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Japan to issue digital vaccine passport: Nikkei
(Reuters) - Japan is set to issue digital health certificates to citizens who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, joining China, the EU and other countries that have adopted similar measures aimed ...
Mar 27, 2021
Exclusive: Facebook freezes Venezuela president Maduro’s page over COVID-19 misinformation
By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Facebook has frozen Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's page for violating policies against spreading misinformation about COVID-19 by promoting a remedy he cl...
Mar 26, 2021
ViacomCBS, Discovery both fall 27%, leading media stock selloff
By Sinad Carew (Reuters) - Shares in media companies ViacomCBS and Discovery Inc tumbled around 27% each on Friday, capping a week of declines and putting both stocks roughly 50% below their recent re...
Mar 26, 2021
Amazon’s social media team bares its teeth in Washington
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com's social media team bared its teeth this week to go after two big critics in Congress: Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Amazon first struc...
Mar 26, 2021
U.S. trade chief advances digital tax tariff probe against six countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Friday she is proceeding with potential tariff actions against Austria, Britain, India, Italy, Spain and Turkey over digital tari...
Mar 26, 2021
U.S. accuses China of ‘state-led’ social media campaign against firms over Xinjiang
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Friday condemned what it called a "state-led" social media campaign in China against U.S. and other international companies for deciding not to use ...
Mar 26, 2021
U.S. seeks input on licensing rules for information tech security
By David Shepardson and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said Friday it wants new public input on establishing licensing or other procedures to help companies comply with...
Mar 26, 2021
Facebook plans to reopen California HQ on May 10
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Friday it plans to reopen its Menlo Park, California headquarters with 10% occupancy on May 10, if the COVID-19 situation begins to improve. Major tech companies inclu...
Mar 26, 2021
Exclusive: EU antitrust regulators to okay Analog Devices’ $21 billion Maxim buy – source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to approve without conditions U.S. semiconductor maker Analog Devices Inc's proposed $21 billion takeover of rival Maxim Integrated Products Inc, a...
Mar 26, 2021
EU antitrust watchdogs to have more say over tech, pharma, biotech start-up deals
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to have more say over small merger deals involving start-ups in the technology, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, the EU...
Mar 26, 2021
