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News publishers seek more favorable terms in Apple’s app store: WSJ
(Reuters) - Major news organizations are joining other companies in pushing for more favorable terms on Apple Inc's app store, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a letter. In a lette...
Aug 20, 2020
Lyft to suspend California rides services at midnight: blog post
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Lyft Inc on Thursday said it will suspend its ride-hailing services in California at midnight as a court order takes effect forcing the company to treat its drivers as emplo...
Aug 20, 2020
Uber, Lyft prepare to shut down California rides service on Friday
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc are preparing to suspend their ride-hailing services in California beginning on Friday morning unless an appeals court rules at the last m...
Aug 20, 2020
TikTok removes 380,000 videos for violating hate speech policy
(Reuters) - TikTok has removed more than 380,000 videos in the United States for violating its hate speech policy so far this year, the short-form video app said on Thursday. The app, owned by China's...
Aug 20, 2020
Factbox: High-frequency data sources for tracking the U.S. pandemic economy
(Reuters) - Policymakers, economists and investors are turning increasingly to so-called high-frequency data to get a more timely snapshot of the U.S. economy during the fast-moving coronavirus pandem...
Aug 20, 2020
China’s budget EV maker Kandi eyes setting up North American manufacturing plant
(Reuters) - Chinese battery and electric car maker Kandi Technologies Group Inc said on Thursday it is actively exploring setting up an electric and off-road vehicle manufacturing plant in North Ameri...
Aug 20, 2020
DoorDash launches grocery delivery on its app
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - DoorDash Inc, the largest U.S. third-party delivery company for restaurants, on Thursday launched a new grocery service, entering an increasingly crowded market dom...
Aug 20, 2020
Twitter privacy ruling delayed after dispute among EU regulators
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Some European Union regulators objected to Ireland's preliminary ruling in a landmark privacy investigation of Twitter, the lead regulator said on Thursday, triggering a process whe...
Aug 20, 2020
China’s Alibaba beats quarterly revenue, profit estimates
(Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd beat quarterly revenue and profit estimates on Thursday as its core commerce and cloud computing businesses benefited from a shift to online shopping and ...
Aug 20, 2020
Chinese insurance tech firm Waterdrop raises $230 million, plans U.S. IPO
By Kane Wu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese online insurance technology platform Waterdrop Inc has raised $230 million in a new funding round led by reinsurer Swiss Re and Chinese inter...
Aug 20, 2020
