BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's internal market chief said on Tuesday it was not up to Brussels to comment on Elon Musk's acquisition of the social media site Twitter, but recalled that the bloc now has strict rules for online platforms to tackle illegal content. "It will be up to Twitter to adapt themselves ... to our rules," Thierry Breton told Reuters and one … [Read more...] about As Musk prepares to take Twitter, EU reminds him: ‘We have rules’
Exclusive-Soelect, Lotte Chemical aim to scale up U.S. output of battery components
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Battery startup Soelect and Korean supplier Lotte Chemical said on Tuesday they intend to invest more than $200 million in a joint venture to make advanced battery components for electric vehicles in the United States. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding to scale up production of Soelect's LiX lithium metal anodes for … [Read more...] about Exclusive-Soelect, Lotte Chemical aim to scale up U.S. output of battery components
Chip startups using light instead of wires gaining speed and investments
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Computers using light rather than electric currents for processing, only years ago seen as research projects, are gaining traction and startups that have solved the engineering challenge of using photons in chips are getting big funding. In the latest example, Ayar Labs, a startup developing this technology called silicon photonics, said on … [Read more...] about Chip startups using light instead of wires gaining speed and investments
Telecoms group Orange denies mulling sale of its physical network
PARIS (Reuters) - Orange has no plans to sell its physical telecoms network, Orange CFO Ramon Fernandez said on Tuesday. French financial daily Les Echos reported on Monday that Orange was studying the sale of its 734,000 kilometres of underground lines and its 15 million telephone poles. It said it could be valued at around 8 billion euros and could possibly be sold to an … [Read more...] about Telecoms group Orange denies mulling sale of its physical network
Cryptoverse: Ether prepares for epic ‘merge’ in quest to eclipse bitcoin
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - Ether has promised to do better. It has promised to go to the next level, edging out crypto rivals and even outshining the godfather, bitcoin. But the clock's ticking. The No.2 cryptocurrency was supposed to be weeks away from the "merge", a transformative June upgrade of its blockchain Ethereum to make it faster, … [Read more...] about Cryptoverse: Ether prepares for epic ‘merge’ in quest to eclipse bitcoin
