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BT and Toshiba launch quantum-secured network
BT and Toshiba have launched the first commercial trial of a quantum-secured network that will block future vulnerabilities in encryption. Read more…
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Toshiba will split into three to pacify (some) shareholders: will not go private
Toshiba Corp outlined plans on Friday to split into three independent companies, seeking to appease activist shareholders. Read more…
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Toshiba is in talks with four private equity firms to help with its strategy
Toshiba is in talks with at least four global private equity firms including KKR and Blackstone to seek their ideas for its new strategy. Read more…
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Is Toshiba embroiled in Japan’s ‘worst corporate scandal in a decade?’
Toshiba: Japan’s trade minister he was not planning to order up a probe into allegations made by an independent investigation. Read more…
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Toshiba finally signs $18 billion deal to sell chip unit
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it had signed an $18 billion deal to sell its chip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital, overcoming a key – albeit not its Read more…
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Toshiba accepts $18b bid from Bain/govt consortium for chip biz
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp has chosen a consortium of Bain Capital and Japanese government investors as the preferred bidder for its chip business, aiming to seal a deal worth some $18 billion by next Read more…
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Apple and Dell join Foxconn’s quest for Toshiba chip unit
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Apple and computing giant Dell will join a Foxconn-led consortium bidding for Toshiba Corp’s highly prized chip unit, the CEO of the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer told Reuters on Monday. Terry Read more…
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Toshiba likely to miss earnings again, bidders mass for chip units
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp will likely miss a third deadline to report its quarterly business results, two sources told Reuters, forcing the Japanese conglomerate to ask for a fresh extension or face a possible Read more…
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It ain’t easy being a digital disruptor – just ask Facebook and Uber
Our world is going mad, if it has not already got there. And it seems that even the coolest companies are becoming ever so slightly stained by the journey. You have to wonder if the Read more…
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Toshiba share sell off scramble continues with molding affiliate
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp said it will sell almost all its stake in affiliate Toshiba Machine Co for $134 million as it scrambles for cash to stave off a financial collapse. Toshiba Machine, which Read more…