Technology

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s largest tech event Slush, which was scheduled for November 2020, said on Monday it has decided to cancel the conference due to the spread of the new coronavirus. Founded in 2008, Slush, which gets its name…

LONDON (Reuters) – Streaming-device maker Roku Inc launched its Roku Channel in Britain on Tuesday, offering free access to more than 10,000

(Reuters) – Industry groups are pushing back on proposed changes to U.S. export controls that would impact the sale of certain semiconductors and other technology to China, while highlighting the role chips play in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. In a…

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors have brought class action lawsuits in federal court against seven cryptocurrency issuers and four exchanges, claiming they sold billions of dollars in unregistered assets in violation of U.S. securities laws. The 11 lawsuits, filed on…

(Reuters) – Peloton Interactive Inc (PTON.O) said on Monday it would pause live production of its exercise videos at its New York and London studios through April 30 amid the outbreak of the coronavirus. Peloton, whose flagship product is a…

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Monday it would start surveying some U.S. users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project aimed at generating “heat maps” of self-reported coronavirus infections. The social media…

(Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) on Monday named former Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) top technology executive Howard Boville head of its cloud business, as Arvind Krishna takes over from long-time chief Ginni Rometty. Arvind, known by his…

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Sales at Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, a key supplier of Apple Inc’s products known by its trade name Foxconn, were down by 7.7% in March. The world’s largest contract electronics maker reported revenues of T$347.7…

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) said on Monday its app will list job openings in the delivery, food production and grocery industry that its U.S. drivers can access during a slump in ride-hailing demand due to the coronavirus. Beginning…