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Micron union in Taiwan to launch one-day strike as bonus dispute escalates

Micron union in Taiwan to launch one-day strike as bonus dispute escalates

By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A union representing Micron Technology workers in Taoyuan, Taiwan, said it would…

October 20, 2026

Waymo to launch autonomous ride-hailing in Madrid next year

MADRID, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous driving unit, plans to launch a fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Spain's…

October 20, 2026

China's CATL profit growth slows in third quarter as competition intensifies

BEIJING, Oct 20 (Reuters) - China's CATL on Tuesday reported slower profit growth in the third quarter, hit by fierce…

October 20, 2026

Brazil’s love affair with cellphones turns theft into an election flashpoint

By Andre Romani, Luciana Magalhaes and Victoria Pachecho SAO PAULO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian content creator Tabata Lenk had…

October 20, 2026

Google Cloud services down in UK; banks, public sector report issues

Oct 20 (Reuters) - A disruption at Google's cloud operations in London on Tuesday affected the websites and mobile apps…

October 20, 2026

Exclusive-Qualcomm to cut jobs worldwide in performance-focused layoffs, internal memo shows

By Aditya Soni and Jaspreet Singh Oct 20 (Reuters) - Qualcomm will cut jobs globally in a "performance-focused reduction" following…

October 20, 2026

AI worries weigh on ABB shares despite record orders

By John Revill ZURICH, Oct 20 (Reuters) - ABB dropped nearly 6% on Tuesday as market nervousness about the sustainability…

October 20, 2026

Amazon to invest over €16 billion in Germany next year

Oct 20 (Reuters) - Amazon plans to invest more than €16 billion (about $18 billion) in Germany in 2027, the company…

October 20, 2026

Exclusive-ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent place over $35 billion worth of Nvidia chip orders

Oct 20 (Reuters) - ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have ordered more than 3 million of Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500…

October 20, 2026

3M expands Amazon data center partnership, shares gain

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Industrial conglomerate 3M said on Monday it was expanding its commercial relationship with Amazon and had…

October 20, 2026