Charter surges as Japan’s SoftBank considers bid Charter Communications Inc’s shares surged to a record high on Monday after a source said Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp was considering an acquisition offer, even as Charter shot down the possibility of it being the acquirer in any merger with SoftBank’s U.S. wireless […]
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S And P 500 to exclude Snap after voting rights debate The S&P 500 .SPX will start excluding companies that issue multiple classes of shares, managers of the index said on Monday, a move that effectively bars Snap Inc (SNAP.N) after its decision to offer stock with no voting rights. […]
Charter Communications says ‘no interest’ in buying Sprint Charter Communications Inc is not interested in Sprint Corp’s proposal to be acquired by Charter, a company spokesman said. Sprint proposed a merger with Charter as the wireless carrier seeks an alternative to a deal with T-Mobile US Inc that has so […]
Putin bans VPNs to stop Russians accessing prohibited websites President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that prohibits technology that provides access to websites banned in Russia, the government’s website showed on Sunday. The law, already approved by the Duma, the lower house of parliament, will ban the use of […]
Apple says it is removing VPN services from China App Store Apple Inc (AAPL.O) says it is removing virtual private network (VPN) services from its app store in China, drawing criticism from VPN service providers, who accuse the U.S. tech giant of bowing to pressure from Beijing cyber regulators. VPNs […]
BT floats 600 million-pound plan to push broadband into remote corners of UK British telecoms provider BT has offered to invest up to 600 million pounds ($778 million) to provide faster broadband services to remote parts of the country, Britain’s government said on Sunday. Under the proposal, BT would ensure […]
Hackers scour voting machines for election bugs Hackers attending this weekend’s Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas were invited to break into voting machines and voter databases in a bid to uncover vulnerabilities that could be exploited to sway election results. The 25-year-old conference’s first “hacker voting village” opened […]
China mall offers ‘man pod’ havens for husbands wary of shopping At a Shanghai mall, rows of “man pods” equipped with video games are proving a big hit, providing a refuge for hundreds of weary husbands and boyfriends as their other halves shop until they drop. The first pods were […]
Tesla Musk hands over first Model 3 electric cars to early buyers Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday the Model 3 had over half a million advance reservations as he handed over the first 30 to employee buyers, setting the stage for the biggest test yet of […]
Tesla Musk hands over first Model 3 electric cars to early buyers Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday the Model 3 had over half a million advance reservations as he handed over the first 30 to employee buyers, setting the stage for the biggest test yet of […]
