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SoftBank builds $1.2 billion Amazon stake; invests in Netflix, Tesla
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp has built a stake worth around $1.2 billion in e-commerce firm Amazon , regulatory filings showed on Monday, as the tech conglomerate expands its in...
Aug 17, 2020
EU regulators okay with conditions Mastercard’s Scandinavian e-pay deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Monday cleared Mastercard's bid to buy part of Scandinavian payments group Nets after the companies agreed to sell a Nets technology to a rival to boost...
Aug 17, 2020
Exclusive: Amazon in talks to invest in cloud services company Rackspace, say sources
By Greg Roumeliotis and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is in preliminary talks to invest in U.S. cloud services provider Rackspace Technology Inc, people familiar with the discussion said on Mo...
Aug 17, 2020
Apple’s ‘extreme’ app policies give Google defense in Fortnite antitrust suit
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google has a better chance than Apple Inc at defeating Fortnite video game maker Epic Games in court over its allegations the two companies br...
Aug 17, 2020
TikTok signs music distribution deal with UnitedMasters
(Reuters) - TikTok is partnering with U.S. music distribution company UnitedMasters, a deal that will allow creators on the Chinese video sharing app to directly distribute their music to streaming pl...
Aug 17, 2020
Apple expands its independent repair shop program to Mac computers
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Monday it had expanded a program that provides parts and training to independent repair shops to cover its Mac computers. Apple initially launched the p...
Aug 17, 2020
China’s JD.com posts upbeat results as online orders surge
(Reuters) - China's JD.com Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly sales on Monday, as the firm benefited from a shift in shopping habits of domestic consumers who have largely moved to online ever...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S. tightening restrictions on Huawei access to technology, chips
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration announced on Monday it will further tighten restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co, aimed at cracking down on its access to commerci...
Aug 17, 2020
Huawei CFO to push for release of classified documents in Canada court
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and her lawyers are set to attend hearings in a Canadian courtroom via telephone on Monday, arguing for the Cana...
Aug 17, 2020
As U.S. targets China tech, TikTok rival Bigo shifts servers from Hong Kong
By Chen Lin and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - BIGO Technology, a smaller rival of embattled Chinese appmaker ByteDance, is shifting servers from Hong Kong to Singapore, out of the reach of ...
Aug 17, 2020
