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Sotheby’s diamond auction marks another bitcoin milestone
(Reuters) - A rare pear-shaped diamond that is expected to fetch up to $15 million can be bought at auction next month using cryptocurrencies, Sotheby's announced on Monday. Sotheby's said it would be...
Jun 21, 2021
Intel to work with India’s Reliance Jio on 5G network technology
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Intel Corp on Monday said it will work with India's Reliance Jio to develop 5G networking technology. Intel's venture capital unit last year invested $250 million in Reli...
Jun 21, 2021
SolarWinds hackers could have been waylaid by simple countermeasure – U.S. officials
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Following a decade-old security recommendation could have helped stymie the Russian hackers who ran amok across federal government networks last year, the Depa...
Jun 21, 2021
Israel says it is developing airborne laser to down drones
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Defence Ministry and defence contractor Elbit Systems Ltd are developing an airborne laser weapon to shoot down drones and other flying targets, officials said on Monday...
Jun 21, 2021
Revolut annual losses double on rising risk control costs
LONDON (Reuters) - Digital banking app Revolut said its annual losses doubled to just over 200 million pounds ($278 million) as administrative costs rose from investment in risk, compliance and contro...
Jun 21, 2021
Database company Couchbase files for U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Database software firm Couchbase Inc on Monday registered for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), according to a regulatory filing, as demand for data storage and processing soars from t...
Jun 21, 2021
Flipkart tells Indian court it offers lower fee if sellers cut prices
By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Walmart's Flipkart sees nothing wrong in offering to cut charges for sellers on its platform if they lower product prices, its lawyer told an Indi...
Jun 21, 2021
U.S. Commerce Department rescinds TikTok, WeChat prohibited transactions list
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S Commerce Department said Monday it was rescinding a list of prohibited transactions with TikTok and WeChat that were issued in September as the Trump administration soug...
Jun 21, 2021
EU privacy watchdogs call for ban on facial recognition in public spaces
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's two privacy watchdogs teamed up on Monday to call for a ban on the use of facial recognition in public spaces, going against draft European Union rules wh...
Jun 21, 2021
China’s 51job to go private in $5.7 billion deal
(Reuters) - Chinese recruitment firm 51job Inc said on Monday it entered a definitive agreement with Garnet Faith Limited to be taken private in a deal valued at about $5.7 billion. (Reporting by Eva ...
Jun 21, 2021
