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Exclusive: Trump administration asks court to dismiss Big Tech’s challenge to social media executive order
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has filed a motion asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit against the president's executive order targeting social media companies, calling...
Aug 12, 2020
Vroom shares tumble as COVID-19 hits first post-IPO results
(Reuters) - Shares of Vroom Inc tumbled 14% on Wednesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic fueled a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss in the online used car seller's first set of results since its blockbust...
Aug 12, 2020
Facebook, Snap held talks to buy TikTok rival Dubsmash: Information
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc and Snapchat owner Snap Inc held talks to buy Dubsmash, the Information reported on Wednesday, putting a spotlight on pop video apps at a time when Microsoft Corp is trying to...
Aug 12, 2020
England’s revamped contact-tracing app to begin public trials on Thursday: BBC
(Reuters) - A revamped coronavirus contact-tracing app for England will begin its public trials on Thursday, BBC News reported on Wednesday. The software will be modelled after Apple and Google's priv...
Aug 12, 2020
Lyft maintains end-2021 profitability goal even as COVID-19 guts demand
(Reuters) - Lyft Inc said on Wednesday cost cuts put the company on track to reach its goal of becoming profitable on an adjusted basis by the end of 2021, even as its second-quarter revenue tumbled 6...
Aug 12, 2020
Cisco beats fourth-quarter revenue estimates
(Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly revenue on Wednesday, as more people working from home during lockdowns boosted demand for its networking equipment and...
Aug 12, 2020
Twitter launches much-awaited developer software after hack delay
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc rolled out its new long-awaited Application Programming Interface (API) software on Wednesday, nearly a month after the social media company delayed the platform's launch follo...
Aug 12, 2020
U.S court upholds FCC cap on 5G small cell fees in win for wireless carriers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the 2018 decision by the Federal Communications Commission to cap fees for wireless carriers to deploy "small cells" essential to the...
Aug 12, 2020
Uber likely to shut down temporarily in California over new driver ruling: CNBC
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc would likely shut down temporarily in California for several months if a court does not overturn a recent ruling requiring it to classify its drivers as full-time emp...
Aug 12, 2020
Tencent says U.S. executive order only affects WeChat, not its other businesses
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent's chief financial officer said on Wednesday that the firm understood that the U.S. executive order was focused on its WeChat app in the United States and not on ...
Aug 12, 2020
