U.S.-Israeli fintech firm Pagaya raises $102 million in funds
U.S.-Israeli Pagaya, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to manage institutional money, said on Wednesday it raised $102 million in a private funding round....
German coronavirus tracing app downloaded 6.5 million times
Germany’s smartphone app to help trace coronavirus infections has been downloaded 6.5 million times in the first 24 hours since its launch, the CEO of...
Facebook closes political ads loophole ahead of U.S. presidential election
Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would affix labels to political ads shared by users on their own feeds, closing what critics have said for...
Qualcomm pushes 5G tech into chips for cheaper phones
Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday said it is putting 5G technology into chips for smartphones that will sell for as little as $300 and that will...
Facebook removes hundreds more accounts as right-wing violence spreads
Facebook on Tuesday removed almost 900 accounts associated with the far-right Proud Boys and American Guard, including those belonging to Proud Boys supporters who marched...
Brazil 5G tender cannot be swayed by debates over China, says house speaker
A fifth-generation (5G) telecoms tender in Brazil should not be contaminated by ideological battles with China and more competition will lead to better prices for...
House panel to hold election-security hearing with Facebook, Google, Twitter
Top officials from Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc’s Google and Twitter Inc will appear before U.S. lawmakers on Thursday at a hearing on foreign influence and...
U.S. House panel to hold election security hearing with Facebook, Google, Twitter
Top officials from Facebook, Google and Twitter will appear before U.S. lawmakers on Thursday at a hearing to discuss foreign influence and election security, the...
Organiser of Europe’s largest tech event says it will go ahead in November
Europe’s biggest technology conference, the Web Summit, will take place in Lisbon in November as planned, its organiser said on Tuesday....
Comcast’s SKY launches broadband offering in Italy
Italy’s top pay-TV operator SKY said on Tuesday it was providing a wider range of services to households as it added a broadband connection in...
