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Trump says he’s ‘looking into’ banning China’s Alibaba in the U.S.
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said during a press conference that he was "looking into" whether Chinese technology giant Alibaba should be banned in the United States. (Reporting...
Aug 15, 2020
Rappi delivery workers in Colombia’s Bogota strike over conditions
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Close to 1,000 delivery workers for SoftBank-backed Colombian mobile application Rappi went on strike in the capital Bogota on Saturday to protest what they called...
Aug 15, 2020
‘Fortnite’ app removal threatens social lifeline for young gamers
By Sheila Dang and Patrick Graham NEW YORK/BENGALURU (Reuters) - A YouTube alert interrupted Jack Erricker's schoolwork on Friday morning as he and kids all over the world woke up to the news that the...
Aug 15, 2020
In lawsuit, ‘Fortnite’ maker to test idea of iPhone as market unto itself
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games has launched the most significant effort yet to advance the legal theory that Apple's iPhone ecosystem has become so "sticky" that it is a dis...
Aug 14, 2020
Huawei lawyers say U.S. evidence ‘unreliable’ in Meng extradition case
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - Evidence used by the United States to justify the extradition of Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is "unreliable and defective" and should not be...
Aug 14, 2020
Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in U.S. TikTok operations within 90 days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the Chinese company ByteDance to divest its interest in video-sharing app TikTok's operations in the United States within 90 days. ...
Aug 14, 2020
California posts final regulations under landmark digital privacy law impacting consumers, businesses
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Final regulations that guide businesses and consumers under California's new digital privacy law went into effect on Friday, marking a significant step towards g...
Aug 14, 2020
Brazilian gaming company reaches $3 billion valuation with new investment
By Peter Frontini SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian gaming company Wildlife Studios said on Friday it had raised $120 million from Vulcan Capital, a fund tied to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, which n...
Aug 14, 2020
Facebook critiques Apple on its commission system
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Friday that Apple Inc has declined its request to waive off the 30% commission fee it takes from apps listed on iOS devices, publicly critiquing a fellow big tech peer...
Aug 14, 2020
CenturyLink settles U.S. allegations it violated terms of Level 3 acquisition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said CenturyLink Inc agreed to settle allegations it violated a court-ordered judgment designed to prevent anticompetitive effects stemming from its ...
Aug 14, 2020
