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Google told its scientists to ‘strike a positive tone’ in AI research – documents
By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists' papers by launching a "sensitive topics" review, and in at l...
Dec 23, 2020
Amazon to face U.S. union push in year ahead
By Jeffrey Dastin and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - In 2021, Amazon.com Inc is poised to face a renewed challenge from groups it has long countered: unions. Energized by protests at Amazon's U.S. warehouses ...
Dec 23, 2020
China’s Ant cuts credit limits for some young Huabei users
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ant Group is lowering borrowing limits for some young users of its Huabei virtual credit card product, the company said on Wednesday, a month after China suspended the fint...
Dec 23, 2020
Hong Kong online banks to spread wings, offering business loans and wealth management
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's new online-only banks plan to venture into business lending and wealth management, seeking more lucrative avenues beyond basic savings accounts and trans...
Dec 23, 2020
Cryptocurrency XRP tumbles 24% after U.S. SEC charges Ripple
LONDON (Reuters) -Cryptocurrency XRP tumbled 24% on Wednesday after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged associated blockchain firm Ripple with conducting a $1.3 billion unregiste...
Dec 23, 2020
Lawmakers pass bill to restrict websites that ‘discriminate’ against Russian media
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to pass legislation allowing authorities to block or restrict websites like YouTube if they "discriminate" against Russian medi...
Dec 23, 2020
Poland’s CD Projekt sells over 13 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077
By Anna Pruchnicka (Reuters) - Polish video game maker CD Projekt SA on Tuesday said it sold over 13 million copies of its Cyberpunk 2077 game through Dec. 20, taking into account refunds demanded by ...
Dec 23, 2020
Senators Cruz, Rubio warn Pacific ally on Chinese bid for undersea cable project – letter
By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Prominent U.S. lawmakers warned a Pacific ally that China risked undermining the security of a sensitive undersea cable project if a cut-price, state-backed bid ...
Dec 22, 2020
LG Electronics, Magna to set up $1 billion JV to make electric car gear
TORONTO/SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea-based LG Electronics Inc said on Wednesday it has agreed to set up a $1 billion joint venture (JV) with automotive supplier Magna International Inc. The JV, tenta...
Dec 22, 2020
Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide raises $200 million from bus maker Yutong
BEIJING (Reuters) - WeRide, a Chinese startup developing autonomous vehicles, said on Wednesday it had raised $200 million from Yutong Group, the parent of bus maker Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co Ltd, and t...
Dec 22, 2020
