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Droning the drove: Israeli cow-herders turn to flying tech
NAHLAYIM RANCH, Golan Heights (Reuters) - The buzz of tiny rotors has replaced dog barks and bullwhips on this Israeli ranch, where drones are being used to herd and observe cattle. The remote-control...
Dec 02, 2020
Hyundai Motor to launch dedicated EV platform in major push into electric cars
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday it will introduce an electric vehicle-only platform early next year that will use its own battery technology to cut production tim...
Dec 01, 2020
SoftBank winding down options trading after investor backlash: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group Corp is winding down its derivatives strategy following investor backlash, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company ...
Dec 01, 2020
Trump vows defense bill veto unless internet liability shield scrapped
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will veto the National Defense Authorization Act unless federal protections for internet companies, known as Section 230, are eliminate...
Dec 01, 2020
Trading in shares of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi halted: HKEx
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Trading in shares of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp was halted on Wednesday, according to a notice from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. It gave no further details on the s...
Dec 01, 2020
Samsung Electronics keeps chairmanship vacant in modest reshuffle
SEOUL (Reuters) - Electronics giant Samsung Electronics announced a small reshuffle of senior executives on Wednesday without replacing its recently deceased chairman or changing top leadership positi...
Dec 01, 2020
ION-backed SPAC aims to raise $500 million in U.S. IPO
MILAN (Reuters) - Financial software group ION is sponsoring a $500 million listing of a special purpose acquisition vehicle to invest in financial technology and services, filings with the U.S. secur...
Dec 01, 2020
Amazon cloud head says COVID-19 accelerated cloud adoption by years
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's cloud head Andy Jassy said on Tuesday the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated cloud adoption by companies by several years. (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil)
Dec 01, 2020
China drafts rules on mobile apps’ collection of personal data
(Reuters) - China unveiled draft guidelines on Tuesday seeking to limit the scope of mobile apps' collection of personal data in the latest attempt to curb the sprawling technology sector. The set of ...
Dec 01, 2020
Airbnb aims for up to $35 billion valuation in long-awaited IPO
By Anirban Sen, Joshua Franklin and Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Airbnb Inc is aiming for a valuation of nearly $35 billion in what will be the last blockbuster U.S. IPO of the year, marking a stunning r...
Dec 01, 2020
