[ (Reuters) – Uber Technologies will raise the minimum wage it pays drivers in France as part of a wider agreement between ride-hailing companies and driver representatives in the country, the company said on Wednesday. Drivers will earn a minimum income 9 euros ($9.85) per trip, up from 7.65 euros they were earning previously, and … Read more
[ TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony is seeing strong momentum for its PlayStation 5 console, a senior games executive said, with lifetime sales exceeding 50 million units and the company recording its best-ever Black Friday period sales for the device. The entertainment conglomerate is looking for a strong performance from the PS5, which is in its … Read more
[ (Reuters) – Crown Castle on Wednesday announced a review of its fiber business and replaced two directors on its board as part of a deal with activist investor Elliott, which has sought to shake up the wireless tower operator for years of underperformance. The company has also formed two committees under the deal – … Read more
[ (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp has struck a deal with offsets startup Chestnut Carbon to acquire credits linked to the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the firms said Wednesday, as part of the tech giant’s push to meet its sustainability goals. Unlike other offset deals that generate credits by preserving trees, Chestnut plants … Read more
[ PARIS (Reuters) – France’s antitrust body on Wednesday fined Japanese company Sony 13.5 million euros ($14.8 million) for what it said was Sony’s abuse of its dominant position in the market for the supply of video game controllers for PlayStation 4 (PS4). ($1 = 0.9141 euros) (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; editing by Jason Neely) … Read more
[ (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co’s American unit is recalling about 106,030 CR-V hybrid vehicles due to the risk of fire or injury in a crash caused by an overheated battery cable or short circuit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday. To address the issue, dealers will replace the battery cable, … Read more
[ STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The European Union added three adult content companies – Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos – to its list of firms subject to stringent regulations under new online content rules, the bloc’s industry chief Thierry Breton said on Wednesday. The new EU rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) require companies to … Read more
[ DETROIT: Tesla’s recall of more than two million of its electric vehicles – an effort to have drivers who use its Autopilot system pay closer attention to the road – relies on technology that research shows may not work as intended. Tesla, the leading manufacturer of EVs, reluctantly agreed to the recall last week … Read more
[ Chinese researchers expected an earthquake to strike hours before the deadly 6.2 magnitude quake in the northwestern province of Gansu – but were unable to say where it would happen. More than 120 people have died since the quake struck just before midnight on Monday, with the epicentre in a township located in the … Read more
[ BEIJING (Reuters) – Alibaba Group CEO Eddie Wu will take over as chief executive of Taobao and Tmall Group, Alibaba’s domestic e-commerce arm, effective immediately, the company said on Wednesday. Wu, who has been Group CEO since September, also took over from previous head Daniel Zhang as the company’s cloud business CEO that month. … Read more
