By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Warren Buffett left no doubt: He misses Charlie Munger, and so will Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa)\'s shareholders. Buffett on Saturday devoted a special section of his annual shareholder letter to Munger, who died in November at age 99. The 93-year-old Buffett called his long-time business partner a key driver behind what...
By Milana Vinn (Reuters) -Chipmaker Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is nearing a $3.8 billion deal to sell its business that allows users to access desktops and applications from any device to private equity firm KKR, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The potential deal represents an effort by Broadcom CEO Hock Tan to streamline the...
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -AT&T will award billing credits to consumers impacted or potentially impacted earlier this week by a significant wireless outage because of the disruption, the company said late on Saturday. AT&T (NYSE:T), whose 5G network covers around 290 million people across the United States, grappled with interruptions to its service for...
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Europe\'s automakers and their already-stretched suppliers face a tough year as they race to cut costs for electric models to counter leaner Chinese rivals which are bringing cheaper vehicles to challenge them on their home turf. A big question is how much more Europe\'s automakers can squeeze out of...
Household social media platform Reddit holds Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), according to a public IPO filing. The disclosure comes after Reddit filed to go public with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the ticker “RDDT”. RDDT is expected to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in March. “We are going...
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) referred to Republican opponent John Deaton’s campaign as a “threat” as she called on supporters to help fund her campaign against him, newly surfaced emails from the politician over the past week reveal. Warren Launches Email Campaign in Fight for Senate Seat Deaton, a noteworthy attorney from Rhode Island, moved specifically...
Security tokens are set for a boost in Japan, where business giants including Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Bank, and Rakuten will launch an offering that pays interest in “electronic money.” In a press release, the firms explained that the new ST offering will take place on the blockchain-powered Progmat platform, with investors paid in Rakuten Cash tokens....
Jeff “Jihoz” Zirlin, co-founder of Axie Infinity, experienced a security breach in two of his personal Ethereum addresses on Ronin, resulted in an $8 million loss. The web3 security firm Ancilia, Inc. first alerted Ronin Network about the unusual withdrawal of over 2,790 Ethereum. The crypto was withdrawn to three addresses and immediately deposited to...
Venture capitalists are warming up to funding blockchain and crypto projects, ready to fuel the next wave of innovations. After two years of hardship, crypto entrepreneurs are now seeing a potential shift in fortunes, with Bitcoin’s surge of over 30% in the past month reigniting interest in funding opportunities within the industry. While still low...
A new study put together by Swiss researchers has declared blockchain the best performer in cybersecurity startups, beating out heavyweight fields like Artificial Intelligence and cloud services for the top spot. The study, titled “Measuring the performance of investments in information security startups: An empirical analysis by cybersecurity sectors using Crunchbase data,” was funded by...