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Bitcoin breaks above $20,000 for first time
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin smashed through $20,000 for the first time on Wednesday, its highest ever. The cryptocurrency jumped 4.5% to move as high as $20,440. Bitcoin has gained more than 170% this ...
Dec 16, 2020
YouTube says to appoint Turkey representative in line with new law
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - YouTube has decided to appoint a local representative to Turkey in a move designed to comply with the country's new social media law, the company said on Wednesday. According to s...
Dec 16, 2020
Samsung ties up with IBM to combine private 5G with “edge computing”
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics on Wednesday signed a partnership with IBM to combine "edge computing" with private 5G networks, the latest tie-up among big technology ...
Dec 16, 2020
Greece gets 372.26 million euros from 5G frequencies auction
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has raised 372.26 million euros ($453.78 million) from granting rights for the use of different bands for the development of 5G networks, it said on Wednesday. After six bind...
Dec 16, 2020
British drivers take Uber to Dutch court over data use
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A group of British Uber drivers took their employer to court in the Netherlands on Wednesday in a bid to get access to data the company collects about them. The drivers say Uber ...
Dec 16, 2020
Companies may face 2% fine for breaching EU cybersecurity rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Large energy, transport and financial companies as well as digital providers and makers of medical and computer devices could be fined up to 2% of their global tur...
Dec 16, 2020
German ministers agree security law with high hurdles for suppliers
BERLIN (Reuters) - German ministers on Wednesday agreed an IT security law setting high hurdles for makers of telecommunications equipment for next-generation networks, such as China's Huawei. While t...
Dec 16, 2020
Facebook to test relaunched Instagram Lite in India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is testing a new, less data-intensive version of its photo and video sharing app Instagram in India, a key growth market for the U.S. social med...
Dec 16, 2020
Germany paves way for electronic securities to reap blockchain fruits
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet on Wednesday passed new legislation to introduce all-electronic securities as part of its wider blockchain strategy, finance ministry said. The la...
Dec 16, 2020
Swedish court partly grants appeal by telecoms regulator on Huawei exclusion
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday partly granted an appeal by telecoms regulator PTS over its plan to exclude Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei from the country's 5G netw...
Dec 16, 2020
