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Instagram agrees curbs on paid influencers, says UK watchdog
LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook's Instagram has agreed measures to crack down on hidden advertising by paid so-called influencers on its photo and video platform, Britain's Competition and Markets Authori...
Oct 16, 2020
Top EV battery maker LG Chem in JV talks with automakers: CEO
By Hyunjoo Jin and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Chem, the world's top electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, is in talks with a "couple" of automakers to create joint ventures to produce automotiv...
Oct 16, 2020
Crypto exchange OKEX suspends cryptocurrency withdrawals
HONG KONG (Reuters) - OKEX, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said on Friday it had suspended withdrawals of digital assets, also known as cryptocurrencies. The exchange said in a s...
Oct 16, 2020
Taiwan’s Foxconn says eying electric vehicle market
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way said on Friday the company hopes to take 10% of global market share for electric vehicles between 2025-2027, and that it has been in talks with multip...
Oct 15, 2020
Twitter down for many users due to issues with internal systems
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Thursday its social networking site was down for many users due to "some trouble" with its internal systems. The company said in a tweet https://twitter.com/TwitterSupp...
Oct 15, 2020
U.S. judge ‘not inclined’ to reverse decision on WeChat app store ban
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in San Francisco on Thursday said she was "not inclined" to reverse her decision blocking the government from barring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc...
Oct 15, 2020
Uber to invest in South Korea SK Telecom’s mobility business
SEOUL (Reuters) - Uber Technologies said on Friday that it will invest over $150 million into a joint venture and partnership with South Korea's SK Telecom Co Ltd, which is proposing to split off its ...
Oct 15, 2020
Almost 2,000 Robinhood accounts infiltrated by hackers: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Hackers infiltrated nearly 2,000 accounts of fintech startup Robinhood Markets Inc and siphoned off customer funds, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a person with knowledge of a...
Oct 15, 2020
U.S. senators question Amazon on concerns it tracks employees, limits unionization
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday sent a letter to Amazon.com Inc's Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, demanding answers over the company's alleged moves to tra...
Oct 15, 2020
FCC will move to set rules clarifying key social media protection: chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said Thursday the agency will move forward to set new rules to clarify the meaning of a key legal protection for social media...
Oct 15, 2020
