A call on the Yum Brands Inc unit to stop the routine use of antibiotics by the companies that supply its poultry was delivered by consumer groups through a petition from more than 350,000 people to the KFC fried chicken chain.   By forcing their respective meat suppliers to adopt new...

The Federal Circuit has agreed to re-consider the penalty amount payable by Samsung to Apple. One group of professionals in the industry informed the Supreme Court that Apple Inc “deserved” the damage charge of “hundreds of millions of dollars” that was paid by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, whereby...

US Marshals Service put on auction 2719 Bitcoins, confiscated in several criminal cases. The total value of items may exceed $ 1.6 million. The auction is scheduled for August 22, and participants can register starting from 18 August. Bitcoins were seized within nine criminal cases. For the last...

Atlante fund, designed to rescue Italian banks, has attracted about 1.6 billion euro ($ 1.8 billion) to further purchase "bad" loan portfolio Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS), reports Reuters. Problem loans of Italian banks totaling € 360 billion become a concern of investors, and contributed...

Uber’s main rival in one of Asia’s fastest growing ride hailing market – India, Ola has been left more vulnerable to attack in its $12 billion home market following Didi Chuxing's acquisition of Uber's China business last week which has reshaped the landscape in Asia's growing ride-hailing sector....

As Middle Eastern output is climbing to records amid OPEC’s battle to defend market share, production increases from Norway and the neighboring U.K. are adding to a global supply glut.   “The road ahead is far from smooth” as large stockpiles are forecast to keep weighing on oil prices even...

In a news report Reuters quotes various sources that say that Nissan is looking to sell off its controlling stake in a car battery manufacturing venture. The report also quotes the sources saying that the Japanese auto maker is in talks with Panasonic Corp for this purpose as well as with other...

In recent decades, the United States have admittedly been a global technology leader. Now, however, China is reducing the backlog in many industries - from drones and electric vehicles to smart phones and data analysis. Last week, Chinese startup Mobvoi announced plans to launch sales of its smart...

Apple is the latest company to join dozens of firms that already offer payments for help uncovering flaws in their products. The U.S. based maker of iPhones and operating system said that payment of up to $200,000 as rewards for researchers who find critical security bugs in its products was being...