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Uber expands higher-margin U.S. transit software business with three new agencies
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday said it had signed deals with three new transit agencies to provide routing and matching technology for their public transportation fleets...
Apr 14, 2021
Japan’s new battery industry group to seek increased gov’t support
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's newly created Battery Association for Supply Chain (BASC) said on Wednesday it will seek increased government support as it aims to reinforce the industry's global competitiv...
Apr 14, 2021
Nikola, Iveco and OGE sign preliminary hydrogen distribution agreement
MILAN (Reuters) - Truckmaker Iveco, electric and hydrogen vehicle maker Nikola and German gas network operator OGE said on Wednesday they entered a preliminary agreement to support hydrogen distributi...
Apr 14, 2021
Ford to offer hands-free driving in some car, truck models later this year
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it will start putting its hands-free highway driving technology in some of its pickup truck and Mustang models later this year. The automaker said its BlueC...
Apr 14, 2021
Taiwan’s TSMC says evaluating impact of power outage at plant
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) said on Wednesday it was evaluating the impact of a power outage at a chip plant in southern Taiwan. "Personnel in the fab were not ...
Apr 14, 2021
Civil groups want EU lawmakers to boost privacy rights in planned WhatsApp, Skype rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Amnesty International, Privacy International and 28 other civil and human rights groups on Wednesday urged EU lawmakers to take a strong stand on privacy rights in...
Apr 14, 2021
KKR-backed pizza platform Slice raises $40 million in latest funding round
(Reuters) - Slice, an online ordering platform which helps small pizzerias compete with large chains, said on Wednesday it raised $40 million in its latest funding round led by Cross Creek, with parti...
Apr 14, 2021
Europeans want digital euro to be private, safe and cheap: ECB survey
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone citizens expect the European Central Bank's proposed digital euro to be private, safe and cheap, an ECB survey showed on Wednesday. "What the respondents want most from...
Apr 14, 2021
Buying diamonds in lockdown? WhatsApp can be your best friend
By Claudia Cristoferi and Silvia Aloisi MILAN (Reuters) - As Italy entered a new coronavirus lockdown and shut shops in March, Genoa-based jeweller Gismondi 1754 turned to messaging service WhatsApp t...
Apr 14, 2021
Coinbase listing marks latest step in crypto’s march to the mainstream
By Tom Wilson and Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, will list on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, marking a milestone in the journey of virtual curr...
Apr 14, 2021
