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‘Bored by all this drama’: TikTok users play it cool over latest U.S. ban threat
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Look who is not freaking out. Since July, TikTok users have braced for a threatened ban of the ultra-popular short-form video app in the United States, with some opening acc...
Sep 18, 2020
U.S. Senator Blumenthal demands AT&T drop push for ad-subsidized cellphone plans
By Kenneth Li (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal on Friday called on AT&T Inc to stop pursuing plans to offer cellphone plans partially subsidized by advertising that he said would undermine ...
Sep 18, 2020
Zoox gets driverless car test permit in California, a win for Amazon
(Reuters) - Zoox Inc on Friday received a permit from California state authorities to test its self-driving vehicles without an in-car backup driver, marking a win for Amazon.com Inc, which acquired t...
Sep 18, 2020
U.S. judge declines to block Commerce Department WeChat order
By Karen Freifeld and David Shepardson NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in California declined to block the Commerce Department order issued Friday that will prohibit U.S. app stores from ...
Sep 18, 2020
Chime leapfrogs Robinhood as most valuable U.S. fintech startup on latest funding
(Reuters) - Chime has raised $485 million in a new funding round that values the digital-only banking firm at $14.5 billion, a company spokeswoman said on Friday. At its latest valuation, Chime has no...
Sep 18, 2020
Unity Software’s shares soar 44% in NYSE debut
(Reuters) - Shares of Sequoia-backed startup Unity Software Inc jumped 44.2% in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, signaling a sustained demand for new stocks. The company's stock o...
Sep 18, 2020
EU to introduce crypto-assets regime by 2024, EU documents say
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union will introduce new rules within four years to make cross-border payments quicker and cheaper through the use of blockchain and crypto assets like sta...
Sep 18, 2020
EU countries told to develop best practices toolbox for fast telephony network
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday urged the 27-country bloc to come up with a best practices toolbox for rolling out fixed and mobile very high-capacity fibre and 5G networks aime...
Sep 18, 2020
Salesforce to add 12,000 jobs by next year
(Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc will create 12,000 jobs over the next year, including 4,000 positions in the coming six months, Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff said in a tweet on Friday. Since the...
Sep 18, 2020
Exclusive: Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday – officials
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department plans to issue an order Friday that will bar people in the United States from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and...
Sep 18, 2020
