Enlarge / iPhones are seen at an Apple Store in Tianjin, China. Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty ImagesApple's patent battle with Qualcomm in China has intensified this week, with Qualcomm seeking a broader ban and Apple claiming it has a workaround to avoid Qualcomm's patents. On Monday, Qualcomm announced that a Chinese court had banned the…
LONDON (Reuters) - Stocks worldwide tumbled on Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe fanned concerns of a global economic slowdown and left investors fretting over the wider impact of a still-unresolved Sino-U.S. trade dispute. The MSCI All-Country World Index, which tracks stocks across 47 countries, was down over half a percent by…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption French special forces secure the area where Chekatt was shot French police have shot dead the man who attacked Strasbourg's Christmas market on Tuesday, the interior minister has said.A police unit came across Cherif Chekatt in a Strasbourg street and shot him after he opened fire.Three people have died following…
Jeff DunnAmazon and Google haven't played nicely with each other over the past few years, but consumers were just thrown a bone. Amazon has finally restocked Chromecast and Chromecast Ultra devices in its online store, selling them for $35 and $69, respectively. Back in 2015, Amazon pulled Chromecast devices from its store after it dictated…
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose for a second day on Thursday, led by technology stocks, as sentiment was boosted by signs of progress between the United States and China over their bitter trade dispute. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTheresa May: 'We now need to get on with the job of delivering Brexit' Prime Minister Theresa May has won a vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party by 200 to 117.After securing 63% of the total vote, she is now immune from a…
A cosmonaut works with an improvised tool during Wednesday's spacewalk. The beginning of a cut in the insulation can be seen to the right of the Roscosmos logo. NASA TV The improvised cutter didn't work, so a knife was employed. NASA TV More progress is made on the cut. NASA TV Here's a better view…
ROME (Reuters) - Right-wing firebrand Matteo Salvini is softening his eurosceptic policies in a bid to capture the middle ground of Italian politics and eventually take centre-stage in Europe, even if it means disappointing his more radical supporters. FILE PHOTO: Italian Deputy Prime Minister and right-wing League party leader Matteo Salvini attends a news conference…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPater Fritz describes hearing gunshots and helping a victim of the Strasbourg shooting Three people have been killed and 12 others wounded in a shooting in the eastern French city of Strasbourg.The gunman, known to security services, is on the run and is being hunted by police.…
Enlarge / NTSB officials inspecting the vehicle that killed Elaine Herzberg in a March crash in Arizona. NTSBOn March 19, the world learned that Uber had a serious safety problem when a prototype self-driving car struck and killed pedestrian Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona. But signs of Uber's safety problems were evident to company insiders…
