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China to expand pharma, EV, gaming sectors in Hainan
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday announced a slew of measures supporting industries such as drugs, new energy vehicles, gaming and aerospace in the southern province of Hainan, as part of moves t...
Apr 07, 2021
Malaysia’s Axiata, DiGi.Com shares suspend trading ahead of ‘material announcement’
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Axiata Group Bhd and DiGi.Com Bhd suspended trading of their shares on Thursday, pending a "material announcement", both telecommunication companies said in exchang...
Apr 07, 2021
U.S. government, states ask judge to deny Facebook’s request to dismiss lawsuits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission and a big group of U.S. states asked a federal court on Wednesday to deny Facebook Inc's request to dismiss major antitrust lawsuits filed against t...
Apr 07, 2021
Facebook launches public test of live Q&A product Hotline
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc started public testing of a new application dubbed Hotline on Wednesday, where creators can speak and take live questions from an audience. This Q&A pro...
Apr 07, 2021
U.S. panel to hold hearing on tech bill to combat China: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is set to hold a hearing on April 14 on a bipartisan measure to bolster U.S. technology research and development efforts in a bid to address C...
Apr 07, 2021
GM offers clues to technology aimed at slashing EV battery costs
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - General Motors Co is testing a variety of battery chemistries, technologies and manufacturing processes aimed at slashing the cost of future electric vehicle batteries and ...
Apr 07, 2021
Instacart, DoorDash plan to launch credit cards: WSJ
(Reuters) - U.S. grocery delivery app Instacart Inc and food delivery firm DoorDash Inc are planning to launch their own credit cards, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people fami...
Apr 07, 2021
U.S. Senate readying legislation on semiconductors, Biden says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate leaders are preparing to introduce legislation on semiconductors, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday as the nation wrestles with an ongoing shortage of the c...
Apr 07, 2021
Facebook does not plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc did not notify the more than 530 million users whose details were obtained through the misuse of a feature before 2019 and recently made public in a dat...
Apr 07, 2021
Twitch will ban users for ‘severe misconduct’ that occurs away from its site
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Live-streaming service Twitch will ban users for offenses such as hate-group membership or credible threats of mass violence that occur entirely away from the site, ...
Apr 07, 2021
