Technology

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday put on hold a suit by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) challenging the Pentagon’s decision to award a $10 billion contract to Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O). Judge Patricia E. Campbell-Smith granted the Pentagon’s request to…

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) has increased the amount of money in its coronavirus emergency relief fund by $50 million, bringing the total for displaced production workers to $150 million, a company spokeswoman said on Friday. Film and…

LONDON (Reuters) – The Chinese-backed owners of Imagination Technologies told the British government on Friday the chip designer would remain headquartered in the United Kingdom and they would consult over any board changes. Confirming an earlier Reuters source-based report, private…

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google would waive off the fee it collects from news publishers using its ad services for the next five months, the search giant said on Friday. News publishers, especially the print media, have borne the…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said China’s role in the global coronavirus pandemic is likely to force countries to rethink their telecommunications infrastructure, including the adoption of China-based Huawei’s 5G networks. Asked about use…

LONDON (Reuters) – The Chinese-backed owners of Imagination Technologies told the British government on Friday the chip designer would remain headquartered in the United Kingdom and they would consult over any board changes. Confirming an earlier Reuters source-based report, private…

BERLIN (Reuters) – A European technology platform to support smartphone apps that can help trace people at risk of infection by the new coronavirus is gaining support from governments, one of its prime movers said on Friday. Seven countries have…

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s telecoms regulator has dropped a deadline for its first 5G auction due a government clampdown designed to tackle the spread of the corononavirus. Poland had initially sought preliminary offers from telecom companies interested in acquiring spectrum…

BOSTON (Reuters) – Activist investors say telecommunications pioneer AT&T Inc won’t take their calls for its upcoming annual meeting, reinforcing their concerns that the shift of the gatherings to cyberspace due to the COVID-19 pandemic would restrict shareholder input. The…

(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs said on Friday it expects iPhone shipment to drop 36% during the third quarter due to coronavirus-related lockdowns around the world and downgraded Apple Inc stock to “sell”. The brokerage noted that average selling prices for…