Uncategorized

China’s Tencent to acquire stake in Brazil fintech Nubank: source

Chinese internet company Tencent Holdings Ltd has reached an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Brazilian financial technology …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Alphabet shuts Google+ social site after user data exposed

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Monday up to 500,000 Google+ user accounts were potentially affected by a bug that may …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Google exposed user data, chose not to tell public: WSJ

Alphabet Inc’s Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of users of its Google+ social network and …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

EU regulators studying crypto assets case by case

The European Union’s securities watchdog said on Monday it was examining every initial coin offering (ICO) to see whether it …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Exclusive: Microsoft’s $7.5 billion GitHub deal set for EU approval – sources

U.S. software giant Microsoft is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $7.5 billion purchase of privately …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Amazon India denies it gives select sellers preferential treatment

Amazon’s Indian business has denied accusations that it favors select merchants and brands, responding to a complaint lodged by an …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

UK union calls on its Uber drivers to strike on Tuesday

A British trade union called on Uber [UBER.UL] drivers to strike in London, Birmingham and Nottingham on Tuesday for 24 …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Czechs join Ireland, Nordic countries in opposing EU digital tax

The Czech Republic joined opposition by Ireland, Finland and Sweden to the European Union’s proposed tax on big internet companies …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Microsoft testing new game-streaming service

Microsoft Corp is testing a new game streaming service called Project xCloud that is designed to work across PCs, consoles …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Venture capital funding in Southeast Asia at record: industry

Funding by venture capital (VC) firms in Southeast Asian start-ups has risen to a record so far this year, surpassing …read more Source: Reuters Tech News