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BMW creates data hub with Amazon to boost efficiency
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - BMW has developed a data hub with Amazon's cloud computing division, in a sign of how companies are increasingly using "big data" to try to boost efficiency. "We want ...
Dec 08, 2020
Resilient European tech startups near record $41 billion investment, report
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - European tech startup investment has bounced back from the spring shock of the coronavirus outbreak and is on track to hit a record high this year, venture capita...
Dec 08, 2020
China removes TripAdvisor, 104 other apps from stores under cleansing campaign
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China has removed 105 apps including that of U.S. travel firm TripAdvisor Inc from app stores in the country, under a new campaign to cleanse stores of apps it deems spread conte...
Dec 07, 2020
China to adopt ‘positive and prudent’ approach towards fintech regulation, banking regulator says
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China will adopt a "positive and prudent" approach towards the rapid growth of the country's financial technology industry and will watch over "too big to fail" cases in ...
Dec 07, 2020
Australia to make Facebook, Google pay news outlets for content
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia locked in plans on Tuesday to make Facebook Inc and Google pay its media outlets for news content, a world-first move aimed at protecting independent journalism that has d...
Dec 07, 2020
Second U.S. judge blocks Commerce restrictions on TikTok
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second U.S. judge late on Monday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on Chinese-owned short video sharing app Tik...
Dec 07, 2020
U.S. lawmaker urges delay in spectrum auction citing aviation safety risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. House lawmaker on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to delay the auction of portions of a key spectrum band, warning it could impact a nearb...
Dec 07, 2020
FCC awards $9.2 billion to deploy broadband to 5.2 million U.S. homes, businesses
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said that it was awarding $9.2 billion to provide high-speed broadband internet service to 5.22 million unserved h...
Dec 07, 2020
Palantir wins $44 million FDA contract, boosting shares 21%
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Data analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc was awarded a $44.4 million contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a Palantir spokeswoman said, sending its s...
Dec 07, 2020
After talk with Google’s Sundar, EU’s Jourova says seeks more transparency on fake news
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google needs to be more transparent about how it is fighting the spread of "fake news," European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said on Monda...
Dec 07, 2020
