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Chinese grocery app Dingdong Maicai raises $330 million in funding
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese grocery app Dingdong Maicai has raised $330 million, advisor Cygnus Equity said on Wednesday, amid a surge of fundraising in the sector. The so-called D-plus round of fundr...
May 11, 2021
Singapore researchers control Venus flytraps using smartphones
By Lee Ying Shan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Researchers in Singapore have found a way of controlling a Venus flytrap using electric signals from a smartphone, an innovation they hope will have a range of u...
May 11, 2021
UK unveils law to fine social media firms which fail to remove online abuse
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday a planned new law would see social media companies fined up to 10% of turnover or 18 million pounds ($25 million) if they failed to stamp...
May 11, 2021
Exclusive – Waymo, Cruise seek permits to charge for self-driving car rides in San Francisco
By Hyunjoo Jin and Paresh Dave BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Waymo and rival Cruise have applied for permits needed to start charging for rides and delivery using autonomous vehicles in ...
May 11, 2021
EA pins hopes on ‘FIFA 21’, ‘Apex Legends’ with upbeat revenue forecast
(Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc on Tuesday forecast full-year adjusted revenue above analysts' estimates, betting that demand for its titles, including "FIFA 21" and "Apex Legends", would stay strong ...
May 11, 2021
FCC studying impact on chips shortage on U.S. communications sector
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday said it was seeking comments on the impact the continuing global shortage of semiconductors is having on the U.S. communications...
May 11, 2021
Judge in U.S. case against Facebook delays trial preparation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The judge in the U.S. government's antitrust case against Facebook Inc said on Tuesday the social media company's motion to dismiss the lawsuit "raises a number of serious chall...
May 11, 2021
U.S. senator asks firms about sales of hard disk drives to Huawei
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Republican U.S. senator on Tuesday asked the chief executives of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Seagate Technology, and Western Digital Corp if the companies ar...
May 11, 2021
Ubisoft invests in free-to-play games, signals profits might fall
By Enrico Sciacovelli and Kate Entringer (Reuters) - French video games company Ubisoft warned operating profit might fall this financial year as the maker of "Assassin's Creed" invests in new titles ...
May 11, 2021
YouTube to launch $100 million creator fund for Shorts video feature
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube on Tuesday announced a $100 million fund to pay content creators who make hit videos on its new short-form video feature Shorts, as YouTube aims to co...
May 11, 2021
