By Elizabeth Culliford and Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg said privacy and safety need to be built into the metaverse, as he opened the company's annual conference on virtual and augmented reality on Thursday. Facebook continues to battle criticism over its market power, its content moderation practices and harms linked to its social media … [Read more...] about Facebook’s Zuckerberg lays out ‘metaverse’ vision at developers event
Microsoft to work with community colleges to fill 250,000 cyber jobs
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Thursday said it plans to work with community colleges across the United States to fill 250,000 cybersecurity jobs over the next four years. Microsoft said it will provide scholarships or assistance to about 25,000 students and will provide training for new and existing teachers at 150 community colleges across the country. … [Read more...] about Microsoft to work with community colleges to fill 250,000 cyber jobs
Airtel Africa eyes broadband and mobile money boost after bumper first half
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Airtel Africa expects a boost from growing demand for mobile broadband and phone-based financial services, its chief executive said on Thursday, after posting rapid growth in first-half earnings. The telecoms firm, which operates in 14 African markets including Nigeria and Kenya, said revenue grew 27.6% on a … [Read more...] about Airtel Africa eyes broadband and mobile money boost after bumper first half
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD’s third-quarter profit drops 27.5%
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD Co Ltd, which is backed by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Thursday reported a 27.5% drop in third-quarter net profit. BYD made a 1.27 billion yuan ($198.54 million) net profit in the three months to Sept. 30, down from 1.75 billion yuan in the same period last year. BYD, which has partnerships with Japan's top … [Read more...] about Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD’s third-quarter profit drops 27.5%
Sony ekes out 1% Q2 profit rise as PS5 costs squeeze margins
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Sony Group Corp on Thursday squeezed out a surprise 1% rise in operating profit for its second quarter though costs from growing sales of its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console pressed on margins. Weaker profitability in the key games segment could also not stop the group hiking its full-year operating forecast by 6% to 1 trillion yen ($8.81 … [Read more...] about Sony ekes out 1% Q2 profit rise as PS5 costs squeeze margins
