Month: December 2021

Reuters exclusively reports Microsoft’s $16 billion Nuance bid set for EU antitrust approval; market reacts

On Friday, Reuters exclusively reported that Microsoft is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $16 billion bid for artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications. The latest tech deal, Microsoft’s second-biggest after its $26.2 billion LinkedIn purchase in 2016, follows heightened regulatory scrutiny of “killer acquisitions” whereby tech giants buy and […]
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Reuters exclusively reports Ukraine PM says Russia ‘absolutely’ behind suspected coup attempt

Reuters exclusively reported that Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmygal accused Russia of being “absolutely” behind what he called an attempt to organize a coup to overthrow the pro-Western government in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine had uncovered a plot to topple his government, involving individuals from Russia, but he stopped short of saying whether […]
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Reuters reveals As China menaces Taiwan, the island’s friends aid its secretive submarine project

A Reuters investigation revealed how an array of foreign submarine-technology vendors, with the approval of their governments, are aiding a secretive program to build subs in Taiwan. Taipei has stealthily sourced technology, components and talent from at least seven nations including the U.S., Britain, Australia, South Korea, India, Spain and Canada to help it build an underwater […]
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