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Bitcoin sits below all-time high after U.S. ETF debut
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Bitcoin hovered below record levels on Wednesday, the day after the first U.S. bitcoin futures-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) began trading, a development that market participa...
Oct 19, 2021
Micron to build $7 billion plant in Japan’s Hiroshima – report
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. chip supplier Micron Technology Inc is set to invest 800 billion yen ($6.99 billion) in building a new factory in Hiroshima, western Japan, the Nikkan Kogyo newspaper reported o...
Oct 19, 2021
Facebook plans to change its name – The Verge
(Reuters) - Social media giant Facebook Inc is planning to rebrand itself with a new name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing a source with ...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. Senate panel to hold new hearing on social media impact on young users
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate will hold an Oct. 26 hearing with tech firms Snap's Snapchat, TikTok, and Alphabet's YouTube about their platforms' impact on young users, a p...
Oct 19, 2021
Australia to make permanent company laws allowing virtual AGMs – AFR
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will make permanent rules introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic that allow companies to hold virtual shareholder meetings and electronically distribute documents, the Au...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. lawmakers say Facebook cannot be trusted to manage cryptocurrency
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A group of U.S. lawmakers said Facebook Inc cannot be trusted to manage cryptocurrency and urged the social media platform to discontinue immediately a small pilot of its...
Oct 19, 2021
‘Squid Game’ frenzy helps Netflix top subscriber targets
By Lisa Richwine and Eva Mathews (Reuters) -Global interest in Netflix Inc's Korean thriller "Squid Game" lured more new customers than expected in the recent quarter, boosting shares of the world's l...
Oct 19, 2021
Volaris in El Salvador set to accept bitcoin
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Low-cost airline Volaris will accept bitcoin in El Salvador, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said Tuesday. "This allows us to increase the offering of flights for Salvadoran...
Oct 19, 2021
Google announces Pixel 6 phone with new chip, subscription service
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday announced the newest iteration of its smartphone - Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro - which will be powered by the company's first chip called Tensor...
Oct 19, 2021
Facebook to pay up to $14.25 million to settle U.S. employment discrimination claims
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook will pay up to $14.25 million to settle civil claims brought by the U.S. government that the social media company discriminated against workers and vi...
Oct 19, 2021
