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Facebook-backed crypto project Diem to launch U.S. stablecoin in major shift
By Tom Wilson and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Digital currency group Diem Association, formally known as Facebook Inc's Libra project, plans to launch a U.S. dollar stablecoin as it scales b...
May 12, 2021
Volkswagen, Argo AI to launch international trials of self-driving ID. BUZZ
(Reuters) - Volkswagen AG and self-driving startup Argo AI will launch international autonomous driving trials of the all-electric VW ID.BUZZ microbus this summer, the German automaker said on Wednesd...
May 12, 2021
Bumble beats quarterly revenue estimates
(Reuters) - Bumble Inc edged past quarterly revenue estimates on Wednesday, as more people turned to online dating while staying indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company reported revenue for ...
May 12, 2021
U.S. Senate committee approves tech research bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee voted 24-4 on Wednesday to approve a compromise measure to authorize more than $110 billion for basic and advanced technology research over five years in...
May 12, 2021
Colonial pipeline hacking group claims responsibility for breaching 3 more companies
(Reuters) - The hacking group blamed for crippling a major U.S. pipeline company has claimed responsibility for breaking into three more companies on Wednesday, saying it was publishing hundreds of gi...
May 12, 2021
U.S. safety agency opens probe of Tesla fatal crash in California
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Agency (NHTSA) said on Wednesday it is opening a safety probe into a fatal May 5 Tesla crash in California amid growing co...
May 12, 2021
Exclusive – German startup Contentful explores options including U.S. IPO: sources
By Anirban Sen and Arno Schuetze (Reuters) - Contentful, a website platform whose customers include Spotify, WeWork and the British Museum, is exploring options including a U.S. initial public offerin...
May 12, 2021
Final leg of Huawei CFO extradition hearings set to resume in August
By Sarah Berman (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and her legal team are set to return to court for three more weeks of extradition hearings starting Aug. 3, following a fourth a...
May 12, 2021
Bill to ban TikTok on U.S. government devices passes committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously passed a bill that would ban U.S. federal workers from downloading the popular app TikTok onto U.S. g...
May 12, 2021
Italy’s regulator asks TikTok for further action on users aged under 13
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's data protection regulator said on Wednesday it had asked video-sharing app TikTok to strengthen measures to prevent young users from accessing the platform after the group ha...
May 12, 2021
