Apple closely watching coronavirus outbreak in South Korea, Italy: CEO

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Apple’s CEO Tim Cook speaks with Singapore Paralympian Theresa Goh (unseen) at the OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Sports Hub December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su (Reuters) – Apple…

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares look for rebound following tech earnings

[ad_1] Oct 30 (Reuters) – Asian markets looked to continue an upward swing on Friday, after a rebound in U.S. equities and strong corporate earnings set the stage. Australia’s ASX…

Google to add App Store privacy labels to its iOS apps as soon as this week

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is shown at one of the company’s office complexes in Irvine, California, U.S., July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said…

Samsung warns of second-quarter profit fall as coronavirus hits sales of phones, TVs

[ad_1] By Hyunjoo Jin, Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS said on Wednesday it expected profit to decline in the current quarter due to a coronavirus-related…

France, Germany in standoff with Silicon Valley on contact tracing

[ad_1] By Mathieu Rosemain, Douglas Busvine PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – A standoff between the two largest nations in the European Union and Silicon Valley escalated on Friday as Apple and Google…

Russian lawmakers propose making local software mandatory on smartphones

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A customer tests a smartphone during the launch of the new iPhone XS and XS Max sales at “re:Store” Apple reseller shop in Moscow, Russia September 28,…

Nordea shareholders approve plan to move HQ from Sweden to Finland

[ad_1] By Johan Ahlander, Jussi Rosendahl STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nordea NDA.ST, the Nordic region’s biggest bank, won shareholder approval on Thursday to transfer its headquarters from Sweden to Finland –…

The media has a big problem, Reuters Institute says – Who will pay for the news?

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – News organisations are being challenged by technology giants and unsettled by a broader lack of trust but they have a much deeper problem: most people don’t…

U.S. to announce, but defer, retaliation over French digital tax: USTR

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration will announce actions against France over its digital services tax but will defer them while France defers tax collections from U.S. technology firms,…

LG shakes up loss-making phone business, to outsource lower-end models

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A man walks past an LG logo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Perez SEOUL (Reuters) – LG Electronics said on…