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White House’s Kushner says Oracle’s TikTok deal being reviewed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House adviser Jared Kushner on Tuesday said the White House is reviewing Oracle's bid to team up with China's ByteDance to keep operating TikTok in the United States and t...
Sep 15, 2020
ViacomCBS to rebrand CBS All Access streaming service as ‘Paramount+’
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - First came ESPN+. Then Apple TV+ and Disney+. Now there's another "plus" in the streaming video world. On Tuesday, ViacomCBS Inc said it would rebrand its expanded CBS All ...
Sep 15, 2020
JPMorgan and BlackRock tap AI startup to automate opening custody accounts
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co and BlackRock Inc have teamed up with artificial intelligence (AI) technology startup Saphyre to automate the opening of custody accounts, the com...
Sep 15, 2020
China’s SMIC applies to renew licence to supply Huawei: state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has asked for approval from the United States to continue supplying Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, state media outlet Be...
Sep 15, 2020
U.S. crypto, fintech firms to benefit from slimmed down regulatory process
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Money transmitters like Western Union , PayPal , and cryptocurrency firms will be able to more easily expand across the United States, after 48 state regulator...
Sep 15, 2020
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia’s STC asks banks to pitch for subsidiary IPO: sources
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Saeed Azhar DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Telecom Co (STC) has asked banks to pitch for roles in a potential public offering of its products and services development arm, three sourc...
Sep 15, 2020
Google faces grilling on ad business before U.S. Senate antitrust panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will be questioned about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus expected on whether it misused its dominance in online advertisin...
Sep 15, 2020
EU top court gives thumbs up to net neutrality rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's highest court on Tuesday gave its backing to the European Union's net neutrality rules which require telecoms operators to treat all Internet traffic equa...
Sep 15, 2020
Ex-Leumi CEO Russak-Aminoach to head new Team8 fintech venture
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli cyber group Team8 said on Tuesday it had hired former Bank Leumi chief executive Rakefet Russak-Aminoach to lead a new division that aims to develop financial technology ...
Sep 15, 2020
Pandemic-proof Apple to kick off lineup for critical holiday season
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc shares have soared this year even as a pandemic has crippled economies around the world, thanks in large part to booming product sales that have beat Wall Stree...
Sep 15, 2020
