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Electric-truck maker Lordstown Motors says CEO, CFO resign
(Reuters) -Lordstown Motors Corp said on Monday Chief Executive Steve Burns and Chief Financial Officer Julio Rodriguez have resigned, days after the electric-truck maker warned that it may not have e...
Jun 14, 2021
Google dangles paid upgrade to businesses using Gmail addresses
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday unveiled an option for small businesses to upgrade their Gmail accounts for greater calendaring, video chat and email newsletter functionalit...
Jun 14, 2021
Triller owner prepares direct listing amid social media pivot – sources
By Echo Wang (Reuters) - TrillerNet, the owner of short video app Triller, is preparing to file with U.S. regulators in July for a direct listing as it pivots from competing against larger rival TikTo...
Jun 14, 2021
Nigeria’s Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch
By Nneka Chile LAGOS (Reuters) - Lagos-based entrepreneur Ogechi Egemonu was selling more than 500,000 naira ($1,219) worth of watches, shoes and handbags on Twitter per week. Now, with the site suspe...
Jun 14, 2021
Ethiopia launches tender process to sell 40% stake in Ethio Telecom
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia on Monday launched a tendering process for the proposed sell-off of a 40% stake in state-owned carrier Ethio Telecom to private investors, part of the government's bro...
Jun 14, 2021
Vodafone joins forces with Dell, Samsung, others for Open-RAN development
LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile and broadband operator Vodafone has selected six partners to build Europe's first commercial open RAN (radio access network), it said on Monday. It said Dell Technologies, NE...
Jun 14, 2021
Vodafone opts for Samsung’s 5G network solutions in Britain
By Supantha Mukherjee and Joyce Lee STOCKHOLM/SEOUL (Reuters) - British telecoms group Vodafone has chosen Samsung Electronics as vendor for 5G network equipment in Britain, the pair said on Monday, a...
Jun 14, 2021
U.S. data firm Equinix clinches new JV deals with Singapore’s GIC
(Reuters) - U.S.-based data centre firm Equinix Inc on Monday said it had signed agreements for additional joint ventures with Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC to add $3.9 billion to expand a dat...
Jun 14, 2021
Bitcoin jumps after Musk says Tesla could use it again
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bitcoin hit a two-week peak just shy of $40,000 on Monday, after another weekend reacting to tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk, who fended off criticism over his market influence ...
Jun 14, 2021
Toshiba wants to include two foreigners among new board, hold EGM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp will hold an emergency general meeting to appoint new members and wants to hold include two foreigners among new directors, the chairman of the board said on Mon...
Jun 13, 2021
