Vodafone completes 8 bn euro sale of Italian unit to SwisscomVodafone has sold its Italian unit to Swisscom for 8 billion euros as part of its Europe-wide restructuring. Proceeds will be used to reduc...
ED shifts cursor to Amazon, Flipkart; Nithin Kamath interviewHappy Monday! The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has narrowed its probe’s focus on ecommerce firms. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning D...
France's Macron warns against 'punitive' AI regulationThe European Union must avoid overly restrictive regulation of artificial intelligence technologies, French President Emmanuel Macron said ...
France's Mistral AI raises 105 million euros shortly after being set upThe fund-raising highlights the rapid growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) sector as well as Europe's desire to create rivals to Sili...
Vodafone layoffs: New CEO says to cut 11,000 jobs, forecasts flat earningsVodafone layoffs: The new CEO, Margherita Della Valle, has announced plans to lay off 11,000 jobs over three years to simplify the telecoms...
Liberty Global takes 5% 'opportunistic' stake in Vodafone"We believe, like many others, that Vodafone’s current share price does not reflect the underlying long-term value of their operating busin...
Mukesh Ambani eyeing Thrive Capital stakeIndia's Mukesh Ambani, Brazil's Jorge Paulo Lemann and France's Xavier Niel will join KKR & Co co-founder Henry Kravis and Walt Disney Co C...
Vodafone teams up with KKR and GIP in $16 billion towers dealA consortium led by the two infrastructure investors and backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund will buy up to half of Vodafone's 8...
Designer Hubert de Givenchy’s extravagant life as told by his furniture, sculpture & artDe Givenchy's family is keeping Le Jonchet as a holiday retreat.
Drop out of school to get this billionaire’s attentionBillionaire Xavier Niel, founder of phone company Iliad SA, has a habit of supporting unconventional people
New Vodafone CEO needs `safe pair of hands' for deals, rivalryFormer CEO Colao spent $6.5 bn since 2011 to get control of its Indian unit, Read will have to decide what to do with Voda’s 45% stake in t...
Vodafone bets on customer data to avoid India-style price war in ItalyVodafone, the world's second largest mobile operator, is the number three mobile player in Italy where it competes against former monopoly ...
60-year old Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is world's wealthiest bachelor: Report60-year old Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is world's wealthiest bachelor, followed by 79-year old Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani...
At home with GeNext: Obama wows students at St Xavier’s College“Mr President, you have said that the US troops will start withdrawing from Afghanistan in 2011. Has the US been unable to fulfil the visio...
- Le Monde takeover battle in final stretch
Le Monde newspaper announced two firm takeover offers, one including France Telecom subsidiary Orange, the second from a consortium led by ...
- France Telecom to buy stake in Le Monde
France Telecom is set to buy a stake in Le Monde, the chief executive said in an interview today, raising the prospect that the state will ...