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Exclusive: China’s antitrust regulator bulking up as crackdown on behemoths widens
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's competition watchdog is adding staff and other resources as it ramps up efforts to crack down on anti-competitive behaviour, especially among the country's powerf...
Apr 11, 2021
Korean battery firms set to announce deal to resolve U.S. trade dispute – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Korean battery makers LG Chem and rival SK Innovation Co are expected to announce a settlement on Saturday in a trade secrets dispute that has threatened a key Georgia plant and...
Apr 10, 2021
China’s graft watchdog rebukes ‘mukbang’ binge-eating, drinking videos
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's corruption watchdog has called on online video-sharing platforms to take action against "mukbang" shows, in which people livestream themselves eating - or drinking - exces...
Apr 10, 2021
China regulators fine Alibaba $2.75 billion for anti-monopoly violations
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have fined Alibaba 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) - around 4% of its revenues in 2019 - for violating anti-monopoly rules and abusing its dominant market posit...
Apr 09, 2021
Judge rules against Amazon in New York lawsuit over COVID-19 shortfalls
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday ruled against Amazon.com Inc as it defends against a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James over the online retailer's handling of worker saf...
Apr 09, 2021
U.S. senators criticize Apple for not testifying on antitrust concerns
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Apple Inc is refusing to testify at an upcoming U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on competition issues related to mobile app stores, the bipartisan leaders of the panel said...
Apr 09, 2021
Elon Musk’s Neuralink shows monkey with brain-chip playing videogame by thinking
(Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain-chip startup released footage on Friday appearing to show a monkey playing a simple videogame after getting implants of the new technology. The 3...
Apr 09, 2021
Analysis: Amazon’s win in union fight shows harsh realities facing labor movement
By Jeffrey Dastin and Mike Spector (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's fierce resistance to unionization, skepticism among workers that organizing could get them a better deal and decisions on election param...
Apr 09, 2021
Spain to subsidise electric car sales with 800 million euros to 2023
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government has approved a plan to spend up to 800 million euros ($950 million) until 2023 to encourage electric car sales, the Energy Ministry said on Friday. Private bu...
Apr 09, 2021
Facebook to turn Menlo Park headquarters into vaccination site
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Friday it is converting a part of its Menlo Park headquarters into a vaccination site, joining the government effort to speed up the vaccination drive in the United St...
Apr 09, 2021
