By Anirban Sen (Reuters) -Customer relations software maker Salesforce is in advanced talks to acquire Informatica, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, in the latest sign of increased deal-making in the technology sector. A deal could be announced soon, said the source, who requested anonymity as the discussions are confidential. The…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Floods, droughts, an earthquake and freezing conditions in China caused direct economic losses of 23.76 billion yuan ($3.28 billion) in the first quarter, the government said on Saturday. The emergency management ministry cited damage from several cold spells, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, landslides in Yunnan province…
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -“Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games has urged a federal judge in California to force Google to open up its Play Store to greater competition after a jury found the U.S. tech giant had abused its power as a gatekeeper for apps on the Android mobile platform. Epic made its proposal…
(Reuters) -Apple is nearing the production of M4 computer processors which would have AI processing capabilities and plans to update every Mac model with it, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The company is aiming to release the updated computers late this year and early next year, and they…
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Russian government-backed hackers have used their access to Microsoft’s email system to steal correspondence between officials and the tech giant, an emergency directive by the U.S. watchdog released on Thursday showed. In the directive dated April 2, the agency warned that hackers…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Major U.S. airlines and aviation unions on Thursday urged the Biden administration to pause approvals of additional flights between China and the United States, citing ongoing “anti-competitive policies of the Chinese government.” In February, the U.S. Transportation Department said Chinese passenger airlines could boost weekly round-trip U.S. flights to 50…
-Ford Motor cut prices of some variants of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck by as much as $5,500, the Detroit automaker said on Thursday, as it navigates a competitive EV market. Demand for EVs has been volatile, prompting automakers to focus on hybrid vehicles instead as consumers prefer the flexibility offered from dual powertrains….
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Prospects for a first Federal Reserve interest-rate cut before the end of summer — or even at all this year — took a body blow on Wednesday with another U.S. inflation report that cast into stark relief the stickiness of price pressures across the U.S. economy. After months of centering on…
(This April 8 story has been corrected to remove reference to rapid testing, in the headline) (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday bird flu risk to the public remains low even as it asked the state public health officials to be prepared to respond. The agency asked…
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google on Tuesday revealed the details of a new version of its data center artificial intelligence chips and announced an Arm-based based central processor. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Google’s tensor processing units (TPUs) are one of the few viable alternatives to the advanced AI chips made by Nvidia,…