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At Epic v Apple’s closing, judge probes implications of upending Apple’s App Store
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers held unconventional closing arguments Monday in the antitrust trial between Epic Games and Apple Inc, peppering both sides' attorneys...
May 24, 2021
U.S. chip funding could result in seven to 10 new factories -officials
By David Shepardson MANASSAS, Va. (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Monday a proposed $52 billion boost in U.S. government funding for semiconductor production and research cou...
May 24, 2021
Walmart blocks emails containing racial slur from being sent through its domain
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Monday it had blocked emails containing a racial slur from being sent from its domain, following backlash on social media. Several Twitter users posted screenshots of e...
May 24, 2021
Analysis: Google’s Starline shows promise and perils of 3D chats
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Google's Project Starline 3D videoconferencing system, unveiled last week, is well-timed for a post-pandemic world but still has a long way to go in seamless...
May 24, 2021
Fed’s Bostic: Crypto, stablecoins an ‘area we cannot ignore’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rapid development of cryptocurrency and digital finance generally is "an area we cannot ignore," Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said on Monday while pointi...
May 24, 2021
Chile’s Codelco strikes deal with Microsoft to extend automation at its copper mines
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said on Monday it had struck a deal with tech giant Microsoft to fast-track the digitization of its sprawling mining operatio...
May 24, 2021
WhatsApp tells Indian government user privacy is ‘highest priority’
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Facebook Inc-owned WhatsApp on Monday said that it had told the Indian government that the privacy of users was its highest priority after the country's technology ministry raise...
May 24, 2021
Indian police visit Twitter office to serve notice about inquiry
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police said on Monday they visited a Twitter office to serve notice to its country managing director about an investigation into the social media giant'...
May 24, 2021
Bank of England’s Bailey calls crypto-currencies ‘dangerous’
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday that crypto-currencies and similar assets were a danger to the public, reiterating his long-standing concern about them. "I'm s...
May 24, 2021
Israel signs cloud services deal with Amazon, Google
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's government said on Monday it had signed a deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google for a more than $1 billion project to provide cloud services fo...
May 24, 2021
