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Online travel agency Booking’s loss narrows as travel demand picks up
(Reuters) -Online travel agency Booking Holdings Inc reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday as increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates made people feel confident about traveling ag...
May 05, 2021
Zynga to buy mobile ad focused Chartboost, raises full-year bookings forecast
By Tiyashi Datta (Reuters) - Zynga Inc said on Wednesday it would buy mobile game ad network Chartboost and raised its full-year bookings forecast, counting on robust performance of titles such as "Ha...
May 05, 2021
Uber narrows loss on food-delivery uptick, cost cuts, but ride-hail demand flat
By Tina Bellon and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday said its food-delivery business continued to grow, but ride-hailing bookings were flat from the previous quarter though ...
May 05, 2021
Britain set to stockpile metals for electric cars to beat Chinese threat – The Telegraph
(Reuters) - Britain is exploring the creation of a national stockpile of so-called rare earth metals amid rising fears that country's efforts to adopt electric cars are at risk from a Chinese strangle...
May 05, 2021
U.S. SEC chief plans to scrutinize short-sellers, rein in ‘gamification’ following GameStop trading frenzy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator is considering measures to boost transparency around "short-selling" and equity derivative bets and to rein-in retail "gamification" following Janu...
May 05, 2021
White House says social media platforms should not amplify ‘untrustworthy’ content
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden believes social media platforms have a responsibility to "stop amplifying untrustworthy content," the White House said on Wednesday, even as it declined...
May 05, 2021
U.S. lawmakers make push for electric vehicles, charging stations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are pushing for tens of billions of dollars in funding to shift to electric vehicles and away from gas-powered vehicles and build hundreds of ...
May 05, 2021
Facebook won’t say if its algorithms boosted Trump’s violent rhetoric
By Helen Coster and Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's oversight board said on Wednesday that the company did not answer questions about whether its algorithms amplified inflammatory posts by then...
May 05, 2021
Exclusive: Swiss digital therapeutics firm MindMaze in SPAC talks, seeks funds, say sources
By Arno Schuetze FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Swiss digital therapeutics firm MindMaze, backed by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, is considering a Nasdaq listing by merging with a SPAC, or blank check comp...
May 05, 2021
China concerned its companies barred from 5G trials in India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it was concerned that India had not allowed Chinese companies to conduct 5G trials in the country. India will allow foreign mobile carriers to carry out 5...
May 05, 2021
