Microsoft launches program for women returning to work
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is stepping up its hiring of women seeking to rejoin the workforce, following a rash of complaints about sexual harassment and gender discrimination at…
Uber’s ‘business is finished’ in Turkey, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has said ride hailing app Uber is finished in Turkey, following pressure from Istanbul taxi drivers who said it was providing an illegal…
Apple to debut phone-to-phone augmented reality: sources
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) next week will debut tools to let two iPhone users share augmented reality while limiting the personal data sent to its servers, two…
Uber, Waymo in talks about self-driving partnership: Uber CEO
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc is talking with Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) autonomous driving unit Waymo about using its technology on Uber’s ride-hailing app, Uber Chief Executive…
U.S. reaches deal to keep China’s ZTE in business: congressional aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration told lawmakers the U.S. government has reached a deal to put Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp back in business after it pays a significant…
Icahn sells some of his Herbalife shares, remains biggest investor
BOSTON (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Friday that he sold some of his shares in Herbalife (HLF.N) as the nutrition and weight loss company bought back some…
Exclusive: U.S. bill would force tech companies to disclose foreign software probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. tech companies would be forced to disclose if they allowed American adversaries, like Russia and China, to examine the inner workings of software sold to the…
Uber pulls up in Japan with taxi-hailing service
TOKYO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies plans to launch its first taxi-hailing pilot service in Japan that will connect passengers to other taxi providers, as it seeks to expand in the…
U.S., China talks focus on cutting trade gap, $200 billion target disputed
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China is “meeting many” Trump administration demands to cut its trade surplus with the United States, but a definitive deal to resolve deep trade differences could take…
U.S., China talks focus on cutting trade deficit, China denies $200 billion target
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was determined to stop China from “taking our jobs, taking our money” as U.S. and Chinese negotiators met for…