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Schumer push to add China tech bill to U.S. defense bill faces hurdles
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's plan to attach a measure to boost U.S. competitiveness with China to a massive defense policy bill fac...
Nov 16, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Google critic Kanter to head Justice Dept Antitrust Division
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Google critic Jonathan Kanter, who was backed by progressives, to head the Justice Department's Antitrust Division. In his confirmati...
Nov 16, 2021
Musk, Brazilian govt discuss deal to provide rural Internet, monitor Amazon
By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Elon Musk and Brazilian Communications Minister Fabio Faria met in Austin on Tuesday to discuss a potential partnership that would leverage SpaceX technolog...
Nov 16, 2021
U.S. aviation regulator in talks with telecom industry over 5G dispute
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it is in direct talks with the telecom industry about its aviation safety concerns involving the planned ...
Nov 16, 2021
Uber introduces revamped shared rides offer in the U.S
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday said it was resuming shared rides, which were scrapped during the pandemic, detailing a revamped offer aimed at reducing the previously high...
Nov 16, 2021
Peru’s central bank joins global push to develop a digital currency
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru is joining the global push to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC), central bank President Julio Velarde said on Tuesday, as policymakers worldwide seek to keep pace wi...
Nov 16, 2021
U.S. NTSB closes probe into fatal Tesla 2020 California crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday said it had closed an investigation into a fatal August 2020 Tesla crash in Saratoga, California without taking a...
Nov 16, 2021
Massachusetts gig worker ballot measure backers submit signatures
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Backers of a measure that asks Massachusetts voters to treat drivers for app-based companies like Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc as independent contractors rathe...
Nov 16, 2021
Tesla bounces back as electric car stocks rally
By Anisha Sircar and Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Tesla's stock bounced back from its recent selloff on Tuesday in a rally of electric vehicle stocks a day after Chief Executive Elon Musk disclosed he s...
Nov 16, 2021
Google Cloud, Snap, Spotify and several other sites down
(Reuters) - Several social media apps and internet services including Google Cloud, Amazon, Snapchat and Spotify were down on Tuesday. Spotify said it was aware of "some issues right now and are check...
Nov 16, 2021
