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Xiaomi, bound for IPO, woos fans (and investors) at glitzy launch

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi [IPO-XMGP.HK], lining up for a $10 billion IPO, held a rock concert-style …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Telegram says Apple has prevented it from updating since April

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Apple has prevented the Telegram messaging service from updating globally ever since Russia ordered Apple to remove …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Amazon geoblocks Australia from U.S. site as tax change kicks in

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it will force Australians to use its Australian website instead of its …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

New Zealand privacy watchdog seeks greater power over Facebook

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s top privacy enforcer is seeking greater powers to regulate Facebook Inc as the social media …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Uber, Waymo in talks about self-driving partnership: Uber CEO

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] is talking with Alphabet Inc’s autonomous driving unit Waymo …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Amazon cuts Australia from its U.S. site to avoid sales import tax

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it will force Australians to use its Australian website instead of its …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

China’s SenseTime raises $620 million, its second funding round in two months

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese facial recognition technology developer SenseTime Group Ltd said it has raised $620 million in a …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Google launches second app in China, woos top smartphone market

BEIJING (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has launched a file managing tool in several Chinese app stores as it …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

China’s SenseTime raises $620 million in latest funding round

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese facial recognition technology developer SenseTime Group Ltd has raised $620 million in its latest round …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Samsung Life sells $ 1 billion worth of shares in Samsung Electronics

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd said on Thursday it sold 1.12 trillion won ($1 billion) worth of …read more Source: Reuters Tech News