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Suspected Russian hacking spree extended beyond SolarWinds users
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S. officials this week and tentatively attributed to the Russian government extended beyond users of pervasive netw...
Dec 17, 2020
Huawei to build network equipment factory in France
PARIS (Reuters) - China's Huawei said on Thursday it would invest 200 million euros in building a mobile phone network equipment factory in the east of France, pressing ahead with the roll-out despite...
Dec 17, 2020
Google urged to vet online financial promotions better
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Google should voluntarily take action immediately to better vet paid-for promotions for financial products, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Thursday after...
Dec 17, 2020
Google hit with third antitrust lawsuit as more than 30 U.S. states sue
By Diane Bartz and Paresh Dave (Reuters) - A group of U.S. state attorneys general including Colorado and 34 other states filed an antitrust complaint against Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday, markin...
Dec 17, 2020
Alphabet’s Verily raises $700 million in funding round
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's life sciences division, Verily Life Sciences LLC, said it raised $700 million in a funding round from its investors including Alphabet, Silver Lake and Temasek. The company ...
Dec 17, 2020
E-scooters take off in COVID-hit London despite legal obstacles
By Ben Makori LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of London commuters have ditched the city's underground trains and buses during the COVID-19 pandemic for a more personal form of electric transportation: an...
Dec 17, 2020
Walmart partners with TikTok to sell merchandise while livestreaming
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc, which is looking to invest in TikTok, said on Thursday it would partner with the Chinese-owned video-sharing app to sell items seen on a livestream by creators featuring the r...
Dec 17, 2020
Irish data regulator defends order to halt Facebook data flow
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's data regulator defended its provisional order to halt Facebook user data transfers to the United States from the European Union, telling the Irish High Court on Thursday s...
Dec 17, 2020
Canoo reveals electric delivery van, plans for pickup, microfactories
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Electric vehicle startup Canoo, which is going public through a reverse merger with a blank-check company, on Thursday revealed its second scheduled vehicle, a deliv...
Dec 17, 2020
Google wins EU antitrust nod for $2.1 billion Fitbit deal
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google won EU antitrust approval on Thursday for its $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit after agreeing restrictions on how it will use customers' health relate...
Dec 17, 2020
