Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Technology News (Master Feed)
U.S. House panel to take up Big Tech antitrust bills amid vociferous criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House Judiciary Committee will take up a package of six antitrust bills on Wednesday, many aimed at reining in Big Tech, with heated debate expected on both sides of the iss...
Jun 23, 2021
Crypto is ‘rat poison’, a third of mainstream investment firms tell JPM
LONDON (Reuters) - Only 10% of institutional investment firms surveyed by JPMorgan trade cryptocurrencies, with nearly half labelling the emerging asset class as "rat poison" or predicting it would be...
Jun 23, 2021
Telekom Austria may consider Huawei, ZTE for 5G networks – COO
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A1 Telekom Austria Group, an unit of Carlos Slim's America Movil, was open to considering Chinese vendors such as Huawei and ZTE for upcoming 5G networks in...
Jun 23, 2021
Clear Secure aims $2.2 billion valuation in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Clear Secure Inc, a New York-based firm that uses biometric technology to validate identity, is looking to raise as much as $396 million through a U.S. initial public offering, targeting a...
Jun 23, 2021
Afterpay to let U.S. users ‘buy now, pay later’ at major U.S. merchants
(Reuters) - Afterpay said on Wednesday it will allow some of its U.S. users to shop at merchants the Australian 'buy now, pay later' (BNPL) firm does not partner with, such as Amazon, further squeezin...
Jun 23, 2021
Alfi Inc shares set to fall from record highs, ‘meme stock’ Torchlight sinks
(Reuters) -Shares of software firm Alfi Inc fell 10% in early deals on Wednesday after more than doubling in value in the previous session, in a move evocative of the so-called "meme stock" frenzy tha...
Jun 23, 2021
Australian payments firm Zeller plans to seek banking licence
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Payments software firm Zeller said on Wednesday it plans to apply for a full Australian banking licence after raising A$50 million ($38 million) from investors led ...
Jun 23, 2021
U.S. senator presses Amazon, Google on Matter smart-home effort
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google need to offer more details about how their smart-home devices and virtual assistants will support competition and user privacy, U.S....
Jun 23, 2021
UK open to any company interested in Channel 4, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said it was open to any expression of interest in Channel 4, the publicly-owned but advert-funded broadcaster that has a remit to produce distinctive programm...
Jun 23, 2021
Mazda to temporarily halt production at Japanese plant in July due to chip shortage
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp said on Wednesday that it will suspend production at a factory in Japan for a total of ten days in July due to a chip shortage. The automaker's Hofu Plant No.1 in Ya...
Jun 23, 2021
