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German fintech N26 eyes more fundraising before IPO in 2023 -CEO
By Nadine Schimroszik BERLIN (Reuters) - German fintech N26, valued at $3.6 billion in its May fundraising, is targeting breaking even on an operating level by end-2021 and is eying at least one more ...
Dec 17, 2020
Analysis-Global chip shortage threatens production of laptops, smartphones and more
By Hyunjoo Jin, Douglas Busvine and David Kirton SEOUL/BERLIN/SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Makers of cars and electronic devices from TVs to smartphones are sounding alarm bells about a global shortage...
Dec 17, 2020
Surging investor interest puts Bitcoin at new all-time peak
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin set a fresh all-time high on Thursday, after rising almost 6% to $22,584 by 0806 GMT, just a day after smashing the $20,000 milestone for the first time. The world's highest...
Dec 17, 2020
UK fintech GoCardless raises $95 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - British digital payments firm GoCardless has raised $95 million in an investment round led by Bain Capital Ventures, the company said on Thursday. The startup will us...
Dec 17, 2020
Watchdog investigates Swisscom’s fibre optic network expansion
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's competition commission (COMCO) has opened an investigation into telecoms provider Swisscom, ordering immediate precautionary measures to allow competitors access to ne...
Dec 17, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. warns Pacific islands about Chinese bid for undersea cable project – sources
By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - The United States has warned Pacific island nations about security threats posed by a Chinese company's cut-price bid to build an undersea internet cable, two so...
Dec 17, 2020
Biden’s expected Energy Department pick, Granholm, could lead charge on electric cars
By Timothy Gardner and Ben Klayman WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - When Jennifer Granholm was governor of auto-manufacturing Michigan, she led a charge that secured a whopping $1.35 billion in federal ...
Dec 17, 2020
Nokia names new chief strategy and technology officer
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nokia on Thursday named Nishant Batra as chief strategy and technology officer and member of its group leadership team, effective Jan. 18. Batra, who is currently CTO at auto tec...
Dec 17, 2020
Alibaba facial recognition tech specifically picks out Uighur minority – report
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has facial recognition technology which can specifically pick out members of China's Uighur minority, surveillance industry researcher I...
Dec 16, 2020
Twitter reverts to old retweet function after U.S. election
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc is reversing changes made to its retweet function intended to curb the spread of misinformation during the U.S. presidential election, the company said. The microblogging site ...
Dec 16, 2020
