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Kenya to use Alphabet’s balloons for rural internet

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya will use Alphabet Inc’s system of balloons to beam high-speed Internet access in hopes of connecting …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

India’s Reliance unveils fiber broadband service in 1,100 cities

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries unveiled a fiber broadband system and said it will extend connectivity to …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

ZTE names new CEO, other top executives to comply with U.S. mandate: WSJ

(Reuters) – China’s embattled ZTE Corp has named a set of new top executives, including CEO and CFO, to …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Singapore says Grab-Uber merger lessened competition, proposes penalties

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s Competition and Consumer Commission said on Thursday the merger of Grab and Uber had substantially lessened …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Indonesian conglomerates-backed tech fund to be launched in six months: minister

JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian tech venture capital fund backed by the country’s largest conglomerates will be launched within the …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Chinese video app Tik Tok to set up Indonesia censor team to overturn ban: report

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Chinese video app Tik Tok, the most downloaded app globally on Apple Inc’s app store in January-March, …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Mobike to scrap China user deposit in bike-sharing race

BEIJING (Reuters) – Mobike, one of the world’s biggest bike-sharing companies, is doing away with deposits for all customers in …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Draper Esprit teams up with Earlybird on tech investment

LONDON (Reuters) – London-based venture capital firm Draper Esprit said on Wednesday it had teamed up with its German peer …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Israel’s Shin Bet spy service partners with private start-ups

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s domestic intelligence service Shin Bet said on Wednesday it had teamed up with seven private Israeli …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Uber returns to Finnish roads after taxi market deregulation

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] will re-start its ride-hailing business in Finland on Wednesday after a one-year pause, it …read more Source: Reuters Tech News