Apple pays $1 billion for Intel unit in push for chip independence
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) took a major step toward supplying its own smartphone chips by purchasing the majority of Intel Corp’s (INTC.O) modem business in a deal valued at…
U.S. hopes to re-launch China trade talks, will not accept conditions on tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States hopes to re-launch trade talks with China after President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in Japan on Saturday but Washington will not…
Exclusive: Dirty oil crisis over for Russia, but contagion felt on high seas
MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – In the opinion of Russian officials, the oil contamination crisis that disrupted flows from the world’s second-largest exporter of crude this spring is long over. FILE PHOTO:…
‘We screwed up’ not buying Google shares, Berkshire’s Munger says
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger walks past a crowd at the annual Berkshire shareholder shopping day in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan (Reuters) – One of…
Microsoft expands political security service to 12 European countries
FILE PHOTO: General view of Microsoft’s logo at Microsoft Corporation headquarters at Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said it…
EU clinches copyright overhaul deal, tech giants in focus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to rewrite its two-decades-old copyright rules which will force Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc to share revenue with the creative industries…
Zynga buys Empires & Puzzles gamemaker in largest deal to date
(This story corrects paragraph 7 to say Zynga acquired a unit of Peak Games, and not the entire company. The error also appeared in an earlier version) The Zynga logo…
Jared Kushner Calls U.S. Criminal Justice System The ‘Best In The World.’ It’s Not.
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, made a rare television appearance on Fox News this week, where he spoke about the need to reform a criminal justice system that he…
Seth Meyers Sees Vampire Horror In Donald Trump’s Lies
“Late Night” host Seth Meyers accused President Donald Trump of making up “weird” stuff about other countries and thinks he knows where it’s leading ― to vampires! His “Closer Look”…
Honda to invest $2.75 billion in GM’s Cruise self-driving unit
WARREN, Mich (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) will invest $2.75 billion in General Motors Co’s (GM.N) Cruise Automation, the second outside multibillion-dollar commitment to the self-driving vehicle unit…