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Factbox: Lawsuits pile up as U.S. tackles Big Tech’s market dominance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a big coalition of U.S. states sued Facebook Inc on Wednesday, saying that it broke antitrust law and should potentially be broken up. Face...
Dec 09, 2020
U.S. FTC, states file antitrust lawsuit against Facebook
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a big coalition of states sued Facebook on Wednesday, saying that it broke antitrust law. The FTC said in a statement that i...
Dec 09, 2020
Hackers access BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data in cyberattack on EU regulator
By Jack Stubbs LONDON (Reuters) - German biotech firm BioNTech said on Wednesday that regulation documents related to the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with Pfizer were "unlawfully accessed" after...
Dec 09, 2020
Uber adds 2,400 U.S. locations for package delivery service
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Wednesday its package delivery service, Uber Connect, will now be available in more than 2,400 new cities and towns in the United States. Uber Connect, launch...
Dec 09, 2020
New York attorney general says major news coming as Facebook lawsuit awaited
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Letitia James will make a major "business related" announcement on Wednesday afternoon, her office said in a press release. The announcement came among...
Dec 09, 2020
Criminals getting smarter in use of digital currencies to launder money
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - Criminals are becoming more sophisticated in their use of cryptocurrencies to launder money, with hundreds of millions of dollars of dirty funds last year flowing thr...
Dec 09, 2020
Canada border official who shut down FBI requests in Huawei CFO case faces more questioning
By Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A Canadian border official who testified about "very persistent" information requests from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation after Huawei Chief Financial O...
Dec 09, 2020
Hiring rapidly, U.S fintech startup Stripe plots Asia expansion
By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. digital payments company Stripe plans to expand across Asia, including in Southeast Asia, Japan, China and India, after boosting its staff in the region by 4...
Dec 09, 2020
Japanese libraries hope UV machine gives visitors peace of mind
By Jack Tarrant and Kim Kyung Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) - Libraries in Japan are hoping a machine that sterilizes books using ultraviolet light is giving visitors reassurance to take-out publications durin...
Dec 09, 2020
Yandex robots start to deliver restaurant meals in central Moscow
By Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Driverless robot buggies started delivering hot restaurant meals to paying customers in one central Moscow district on Wednesday, their operator, Russian Internet ...
Dec 09, 2020
