By Jack Stubbs (Reuters) -Suspected Russian hackers who broke into U.S. government agencies also spied on less high-profile organizations, including groups in Britain, a U.S. internet provider and a county government in Arizona, according to web records and a security source. More details were revealed on Friday of the cyber espionage campaign that has computer […]
By Sankalp Phartiyal, Chandini Monnappa NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) -Apple Inc on Saturday said it had placed contract manufacturer Wistron on probation and would not give the Taiwanese firm new business until it took corrective actions following lapses at its southern India plant. Early findings of an Apple audit, which followed violence at the Wistron plant in […]
By Anuron Kumar Mitra BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares slipped from record highs on Friday, dragged down by banking stocks, as investors locked in gains after indexes scaled fresh peaks in 18 of the past 27 sessions. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.34% to 13,694.20 by 0446 GMT, while the benchmark S&P BSE […]
By Jonathan Josephs Business reporter, BBC News Coronavirus pandemic The US has suggested that the process to find a new Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) needs to be reopened, in what would be an unprecedented move. Donald Trump’s trade chief Robert Lighthizer told the BBC on Wednesday that the WTO needs “someone with […]
Google is being sued by 38 US states, accused of trying to make its search engine as dominant inside cars, TVs and speakers as it is in smartphones. This follows a landmark lawsuit by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) over a similar issue in October. It is the tech giant’s third US government-related lawsuit […]
Sony has pulled the game Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation store and offered refunds. Players complained that Cyberpunk 2077 has been riddled with bugs and glitches and is prone to crashes. Earlier this week, the game’s developers CD Projekt Red offered refunds for the game. The company has also committed to releasing patches to improve […]
By Rozanna Latiff, A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific leaders called on Thursday for open and multilateral trade to support a global economy battered by the novel coronavirus, and some hoped for more engagement with the United States under a Joe Biden administration. Chinese President Xi Jinping, among the leaders at a virtual meeting of the […]
Lion Air plane crash US safety regulators have cleared Boeing’s 737 Max plane to fly again, lifting grounding orders put in place in March 2019 after two deadly crashes. It marks a milestone for Boeing which was thrust into crisis by the tragedies and investigations that blamed company failures for the accidents. Its financial woes […]
By Rajini Vaidyanathan BBC News, Delhi image caption Workers at the factories, who live mostly in poverty, allowed the BBC to photograph them anonymously Indian workers in factories supplying the supermarket chains Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, and the fashion brand Ralph Lauren, told the BBC they are being subjected to exploitative conditions. Women […]
By Reuters Staff BEIJING (Reuters) – China will no longer aim at achieving trade surpluses and solely expanding exports, but will pivot to moderately expanding imports for a balance between inbound and outbound shipments, a senior official from a state-affiliated think tank said on Sunday. “This will not only help China to take the initiative in […]
