Technology

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a request by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) that it reconsider a decision upholding a finding Apple iPhones infringed VirnetX Holding Corp patents relating to secure communications technology.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit declined to reconsider a split decision it...

(Reuters) - Ericsson posted better than expected quarterly earnings on strong demand for 5G network equipment even as the coronavirus wreaked havoc, lifting the Swedish telecoms company’s shares 5% in early trade.Though the company also warned of sales weakness ahead, Wednesday’s results emphasized Ericsson’s ability to withstand pandemic-related pressures that...

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese company says it has developed the country’s first facial recognition technology that can identify people when they are wearing a mask, as most are these days because of the coronavirus, and help in the fight against the disease.China employs some of the world’s most sophisticated...

(Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Wednesday said they had won a $600 million deal to deliver a supercomputer that will be used by the U.S. Department of Energy’s nuclear security arm to support the nation’s nuclear arsenal.The computer, dubbed El Capitan after the...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has begun legal action in India to quash an antitrust investigation against the company, saying it could cause “irreparable” loss and damage to its reputation, according to its court filing seen by Reuters.Last month the Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered an investigation of...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican senators on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at banning federal employees from using Chinese social media app TikTok on their government-issued phones, amid growing national security concerns around the collection and sharing of data on U.S. users with China’s government.The bill by Senators Josh Hawley...

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - With more employees working from home to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, demand is surging for laptops and network peripherals as well as components along the supply chain such as chips, as companies rush to build virtual offices.Many firms have withdrawn earnings forecasts, anticipating a...

(Reuters) - ASAPP Inc an artificial intelligence software that helps call center agents work better and faster, on Friday announced a $185 million series B funding round as the coronavirus pandemic pushes up call center volume at a time when companies are looking to cut labor costs.The latest funding round...

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Monday said it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders, as many consumers have turned to the web to meet their needs during the coronavirus outbreak.With shoppers clearing out shelves in fear...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s smartphone sales may plunge by as much as 50% in the first quarter, as many retail shops have closed for an extended period and production has yet to fully resume due to the fast spread of a new coronavirus, according to research reports.The virus outbreak, which...

(Reuters) - Activist investor Starboard Value is pressuring eBay for the second time in two years and said on Thursday that it plans to install four directors on the e-commerce company’s 14-member board.The hedge fund, which last year helped fill one board seat, said the board had been slow in...

BERLIN (Reuters) - A European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology to trace coronavirus infections that, its backers hope, could help to reopen borders without unleashing a second wave of the pandemic.As countries rush to develop apps that would use Bluetooth short-range wireless to identify those...

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) on Wednesday said it may temporarily suspend accounts of riders and drivers who have tested positive for the coronavirus or been exposed to it at the direction of health authorities.The company, which has already taken action in some affected markets, said it had a...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain’s impending decision on whether to allow Huawei [HWT.UL] to supply equipment for 5G mobile networks comes at a delicate time, with debate raging in European capitals over the security implications of reliance on Chinese technology.In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s preference for applying the same rules to...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s House of Commons, where lawmakers notoriously jeer at rivals seated two sword-lengths away, is about to find out whether it can make ministers sweat over Zoom.When parliament returns this week for its first new session in the age of the coronavirus, just 50 of the 650...

(Reuters) - Intel Corp (INTC.O) on Thursday forecast second-quarter earnings below Wall Street views as it cited the cost of readying a new PC chip and said it could not make a forecast for the full year because of economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Intel’s shares fell 6% in...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Walmart Inc’s Flipkart will resume e-commerce services for essential products after receiving federal and state government assurances on the safety of its delivery staff and a hassle-free supply chain.Bengaluru-based Flipkart halted all shopping on its website and mobile app early on Wednesday, only hours after Indian...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Amazon will on Thursday seek to overturn an EU order to repay about 250 million euros ($277 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg at Europe’s second-highest court, one of a series of high-profile cases marking the bloc’s crackdown on unfair tax deals.The European Commission said in its...

(Reuters) - Chinese anti virus firm Qihoo 360 said CIA hackers have spent more than a decade breaking into the Chinese airline industry and other targets, a blunt allegation of American espionage from a Beijing-based firm.In a brief blog post here published on Monday in English and Chinese, Qihoo said...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam’s manufacturing sector is suffering supply chain problems caused by the coronavirus epidemic, which may delay production of Samsung Electronics’ new phones, the Ministry of Industry and Trade told Reuters on Friday.“Car, electronics and phone manufacturers are experiencing difficulty in acquiring supplies and materials due to disruptions...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House Office of Management and Budget has told the U.S. Congress it will now meet a two-year deadline to ban federal contracts with companies that do business with Chinese telecom giant Huawei, part of a defense law passed last year, according to a letter seen...