Vietnam says Facebook commits to preventing offensive content Vietnam's government said Facebook has committed to work with it to prevent content that violates the country's laws from appearing on its platform. In February, communist Vietnam complained about "toxic" anti-government and offensive content on Facebook and Google Inc.'s YouTube and pressured […]
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Alibaba's Ma champions U.N. e-commerce drive for development Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma said on Tuesday the Internet should be a utility available to the whole world, putting his weight behind a U.N. call for e-commerce to boost developing economies and help fight poverty. Ma, who advises the United Nations […]
Uber looks to soar with flying taxis by 2020 After upending the taxi market with its ride-hailing service, Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] is now aiming for the skies with its flying taxis. The company expects to deploy its flying taxis in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, and Dubai by 2020, Chief Product […]
Thyssenkrupp plans to open 3D printing center this year German industrial group Thyssenkrupp plans to open its own 3D printing center this year to manufacture products for its customers, a company executive said on Tuesday. As well as producing steel, submarines and elevators, Thyssenkrupp supplies thousands of tonnes of metal […]
Waymo testing self-driving car ride service in Arizona Alphabet Inc's Waymo autonomous vehicle group will begin testing a self-driving car program for hundreds of families in Phoenix, Arizona and is buying 500 Chrysler minivans to do so, the companies said on Tuesday. Waymo, which along with Google is owned by […]
Nikon files patent case against ASML, Carl Zeiss over lithography tech Japan's Nikon Corp on Monday said it has initiated legal action against ASML Holding NV and Carl Zeiss AG [CZTOP.UL], saying the Dutch and Germany companies used its lithography technology without its permission. Nikon, the world's eighth-largest chip equipment […]
ABB, IBM team up on industrial artificial intelligence ABB has sealed a collaboration agreement with International Business Machines Corp, the Swiss engineering company said on Tuesday, the latest step in its efforts to ramp up its presence in digital technology and the internet of things. In a joint statement ABB […]
Apple delays release of first original series Carpool Karaoke Apple Inc's Apple Music has delayed the release of its first original video series, an adaptation of comedian James Corden's popular "Carpool Karaoke" segment, the company said. At the Code Media conference in February, Apple said the show would debut in […]
Microsoft Nadella banks on LinkedIn data to challenge Salesforce Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is rolling out upgrades to its sales software that integrates data from LinkedIn, an initiative that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told Reuters was central to the company's long-term strategy for building specialized business software. The improvements to Dynamics […]
Tom Hanks jokes Twitter CEO inspired his character in The Circle Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, who plays a Silicon Valley tycoon in the new film "The Circle" about a powerful social media company, teased Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey on Monday that he may have been inspiration for […]
