Mar 20, 2023
U.S. states urge Hyundai, Kia to do more to tackle theft risk

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of 22 U.S. state attorneys general on Monday blasted Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp and said they need do more to address problems with millions of U.S. vehicles that are prone to theft.…

Mar 20, 2023
Google denies destroying ‘chat’ evidence in U.S. antitrust lawsuit

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google has denied intentionally destroying evidence in the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit over the company's search business, in a response to the government's bid for sanctions in federal court. The Justice Department…

Mar 15, 2023
Tech stocks emerge as haven in sell-off fueled by bank worries

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are gravitating toward big technology stocks as banking crisis worries rock U.S. markets, hoping the shares are better positioned to withstand a possible economic downturn and will benefit from a steep drop…

Mar 14, 2023
EBay slams ‘alarming’ Meta subpoena in FTC monopoly case

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) - E-commerce platform eBay Inc on Monday asked a U.S. judge to block a bid by Meta Platforms Inc for testimony from an eBay corporate official as the social media giant seeks rivals' information to counter…

Mar 13, 2023
Major crypto coins stabilise after U.S. intervenes on SVB collapse

By Tom Wilson and Shubham Kalia LONDON (Reuters) -Major cryptocurrencies stabilised on Monday after U.S. authorities announced plans to limit the fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the issuer of the USD Coin stablecoin said it…

Mar 09, 2023
Discord to roll out AI-powered chatbot, messaging features

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Chat app Discord said on Thursday it will introduce new artificial intelligence features that can summarize long conversations or add decorations to a user's avatar, the latest move among tech companies to build generative AI…

Mar 08, 2023
CIA future will be defined by US technology race with China, director says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s future will be defined by America's ongoing technology race with China, agency director William Burns said on Wednesday during a Senate hearing. Burns’ remarks followed the release of the Annual Threat Assessment…

Mar 08, 2023
Apple backs new music startup

(Reuters) - Apple Inc is backing a music startup launched by one of its former executives. The company, called Gamma, is the brainchild of former Apple Music Global Creative Director Larry Jackson and veteran music executive Ike Youssef. It positions…

Mar 07, 2023
Cryptoverse: Hooked on growth, bitcoin investors turn to smart tokens

(Clarifies Fineqia is a crypto-focused investor) By Hannah Lang and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) -For investors living on the digital edge, bitcoin is starting to look a little old-fashioned. Hooked on high growth, some are turning away from the original…