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Twitter permanently suspends My Pillow CEO for election misinformation
By Bhargav Acharya (Reuters) - Twitter Inc has permanently suspended the account of My Pillow chief Mike Lindell for repeated violations of the company's policy on election misinformation, the social ...
Jan 26, 2021
Grindr faces $11.7 million fine in Norway for breach of data privacy
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Data Protection Authority said on Tuesday it plans to fine dating app Grindr 100 million Norwegian crowns ($11.7 million) for what the regulator said was illegal disclosure o...
Jan 26, 2021
South Korea probes adequacy of Hyundai’s Kona EV recall after new fire: ministry official
SEOUL (Reuters) - A Hyundai Motor Kona electric vehicle caught fire last week in the first-ever known case of a recalled Kona catching fire, prompting authorities to investigate the adequacy of the re...
Jan 25, 2021
Apple’s hardware engineering chief to step down to focus on new project
(Reuters) - Apple Inc's hardware engineering chief, Dan Riccio, will step down to oversee a new project, the iPhone maker said on Monday, providing few details on the longtime executive's latest role....
Jan 25, 2021
Biden vows to replace U.S. government fleet with electric vehicles
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday vowed to replace the U.S. government's fleet of roughly 650,000 vehicles with electric models as the new administration shifts ...
Jan 25, 2021
Bitcoin, crypto inflows hit record last week: CoinShares
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment flows into cryptocurrency funds and products hit a record $1.31 billion last week after a few weeks of small outflows, as investors took adv...
Jan 25, 2021
India to impose permanent ban on 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok: Indian media
(Reuters) - India's ministry of electronics and information technology has issued fresh notices to make permanent a ban imposed on video app TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps in June, Indian media repo...
Jan 25, 2021
Vimeo raises $300 million equity, valuation hits $6 billion
(Reuters) - IAC/InterActiveCorp said on Monday its online video platform, Vimeo, has raised $300 million in equity funding, just a month after the parent company approved a plan to spin off the unit. ...
Jan 25, 2021
GameStop shares soar on short squeeze, then ease in wild trade session
By Stephen Culp and Julien Ponthus NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. videogame retailer GameStop skyrocketed by 144% on Monday as short sellers scrambled to cover their positions in the stock, which...
Jan 25, 2021
Chip industry group urges Biden admin to review export controls on China
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - A semiconductor industry group on Monday called for a review of the Trump administration's export control policy, and urged the incoming U.S. Commerce Secretary to work w...
Jan 25, 2021
