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EU digital chief to talk to tech giants over rules to curb their power
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's digital chief has invited companies including Alphabet , Apple , Amazon and Facebook to video talks next week to discuss draft rules to curb t...
Nov 19, 2020
Nvidia, Epic to bring ‘Fortnite’ back to iPhones in ‘near future’
By Stephen Nellis and Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp and Epic Games on Thursday said they are working together to put video game "Fortnite" back on Apple Inc's iPhones in the "near future"...
Nov 19, 2020
Flows rise into U.S. healthcare and tech funds in November
(Reuters) - U.S. healthcare exchange traded funds (ETFs) have led inflows in November, bolstered by the progress in development of coronavirus vaccines. Data from Morningstar showed U.S. healthcare ET...
Nov 19, 2020
Exclusive: Vietnam threatens to shut down Facebook over censorship requests – source
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has threatened to shut down Facebook in the country if it does not bow to government pressure to censor more local political content on its platform, a senio...
Nov 19, 2020
Huawei lawyers to grill Canada border agent in CFO’s U.S. extradition case
By Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A Canadian border agent who interrogated Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou before her arrest on a warrant from the United States two years ago will face...
Nov 19, 2020
Kids gaming platform Roblox faces hurdles ahead of public listing: rough words
By Munsif Vengattil and Joseph Menn BANGALORE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Profanities and other offensive content that basic word-filtering tools are designed to catch can be found in some game titles a...
Nov 19, 2020
Britain launches review to keep London listings competitive
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry said on Thursday a former financial services commissioner for the European Union will review listing rules to make London more attractive for...
Nov 19, 2020
Russian parliament given draft law enabling Moscow to block U.S. social media giants
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Russia's parliament presented draft legislation on Thursday that, if passed, would enable the government to restrict internet access to U.S. social media giants deemed ...
Nov 19, 2020
COVID-19 crisis: a shot in the arm for Russian e-commerce
By Anna Rzhevkina and Alexander Marrow GDANSK/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis has helped fuel a surge in online shopping in Russia that has put even the remote icy expanse of Chukotka on the...
Nov 19, 2020
EU auditors see uphill battle for EU antitrust regulators versus big tech
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust enforcers face an uphill battle in tackling tech giants abusing their dominance because of the difficulty of finding remedies, the EU's budget watchdo...
Nov 19, 2020
