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Roomba vacuum maker iRobot betting big on the ‘smart’ home

(Reuters) – The Roomba robotic vacuum has been whizzing across floors for years, but its future may lie more in …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Samsung takes aim at TSMC with plans to triple chip foundry market share

YONGIN, SOUTH KOREA (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics plans to triple the market share of its contract chip manufacturing business …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

VEON board elects former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns as chairman

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Global telecoms operator VEON has elected former Xerox Corp chief Ursula Burns as its chairman, the company …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Exclusive: Germany wants more EU sanctions on Russia over Siemens Crimea turbines – sources

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany is urging the European Union to add up to four more Russian nationals and companies to …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Qatari websites unblocked in Saudi due to technical glitch: royal adviser

RIYADH (Reuters) – Websites and some television channels linked to Qatar were unblocked in Saudi Arabia on Monday morning but …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Malaysia’s CIMB to partner Alipay for mobile payment platform

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, Malaysia’s second-biggest bank, on Monday said its subsidiary will form an equity …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Telecom Italia CEO says Vivendi plan to appoint new executive triggered clashes

MILAN (Reuters) – One of the reasons Telecom Italia’s (TIM) CEO Flavio Cattaneo fell out with the phone group’s top …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

U.S. venture capital’s digital coin quandary: cash-rich startups

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. venture capital firms lining up for a slice of the burgeoning digital currency market are …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Grab, Uber’s SEAsia rival, to raise $2.5 billion from Didi, SoftBank, others

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Grab, Uber Technologies Inc’s biggest ride-hailing competitor in Southeast Asia, said it expects to raise $2.5 billion …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Madrid asks anti-trust watchdog to probe Uber’s new airport service

MADRID (Reuters) – Authorities in Madrid asked Spain’s anti-trust watchdog on Saturday to investigate whether Uber’s new low-cost airport transfer …read more Source: Reuters Tech News