technology

London fintech funding soars in first half of the year

Fintech companies based in London raised more funding from venture capital investors in the first six months of 2021 than…

4 years ago

Factbox: Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?

Three billionaire entrepreneurs - Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson - are each vying to usher in a new…

4 years ago

eCom Scotland offers help to the UK’s training-starved Pharmacies

The digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, is offering help to the UK’s 12,000 or so retail pharmacies –…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE Weibo chairman and state firm plan to take China’s Twitter private -sources

Weibo Corp (WB.O) Chairman Charles Chao and a state investor are in talks to take the Nasdaq-listed Chinese social media…

4 years ago

Samsung Electronics Q2 profit likely up 38% on strong chip prices

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) likely saw a 38% surge in profit for the April-June quarter thanks to strong chip…

4 years ago

Asia shares volatile as China tech worries remain

Asian share markets were volatile on Tuesday, after Australia's central bank flagged some tapering in its quantitative easing programme and…

4 years ago

Didi cybersecurity probe blindsides shareholders days after debut

Chinese regulators have gained a reputation for aggressive action, but even hardened investors were shocked by the announcement of a…

4 years ago

Factbox: The challenges facing Amazon’s new CEO, Andy Jassy

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Monday got a new chief executive: Andy Jassy, the mastermind behind its lucrative cloud computing division,…

4 years ago

Chinese regulators suggested Didi delay its U.S IPO – WSJ

China’s cybersecurity watchdog suggested Didi Global Inc (DIDI.N) delay its initial public offering and urged it to review its network…

4 years ago

Coop, other ransomware-hit firms, could take weeks to recover, say experts

Computer systems of several companies across the world, including 800 physical grocery stores of Sweden's Coop, that were shut down…

4 years ago