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WeChat rival ‘Bullet’ removed from App Store over copyright complaint

Chinese chat app Bullet Messenger – touted as an upstart rival to Tencent Holdings Ltd’s hugely popular WeChat – says …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Google goes global with 10 events for new Pixel phones

Alphabet Inc’s Google will unveil the third edition of its Pixel smartphone at 10 media events across the world …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

French startup Devialet hopes to score big with smaller speakers

French startup firm Devialet, whose high-end speakers have won admirers from rapper Jay-Z to President Macron, unveiled a miniaturized version …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

WhatsApp builds system to comply with India’s payments data storage norms

Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp said on Tuesday it has built a system that stores payments-related data locally in India, in a …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Microsoft to invest in Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab

Microsoft Corp is investing in Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab as part of a partnership that the two companies said …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Google drops out of bidding for $10 billion Pentagon data deal

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Monday it was no longer vying for a $10 billion cloud computing contract with the …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Electronics retailer Ceconomy says fiscal year earnings below targets

Ceconomy, Europe’s biggest consumer electronics retailer, said operating profit for the 2017-18 fiscal year came in below its targets, citing …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Alphabet to shut Google+ social site after user data exposed

Alphabet Inc’s Google will shut down the consumer version of its failed social network Google+ and tighten its data sharing …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

EU antitrust regulators scrap probe into Swedish mobile operators

EU antitrust regulators have scrapped a year-long investigation into four Swedish mobile telecoms providers because there was insufficient evidence of …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

China’s Tencent invests $180 million in Brazil fintech Nubank

Chinese gaming and social media firm Tencent Holdings Ltd paid $180 million for an undisclosed minority stake in Brazilian …read more Source: Reuters Tech News