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Microsoft weighs TikTok purchase as ad business flattens out
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp could re-energize its advertising business with a huge supply of video if it follows through on acquiring TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDa...
Jul 31, 2020
Brazil central bank authorizes tests of Facebook’s WhatsApp pay, Mastercard and Visa say
By Aluisio Alves SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank has authorized testing of payments via Facebook Inc's messaging service WhatsApp in the country, Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc said on Friday...
Jul 31, 2020
Facebook raises settlement to $650 million in facial recognition lawsuit
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc raised its settlement offer by $100 million to $650 million related to a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without th...
Jul 31, 2020
Canada says requirements for Huawei CFO’s extradition to U.S. met, documents show
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - Canada's attorney general says the requirements for extraditing Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou to the United States on charges of bank fraud have been met, ...
Jul 31, 2020
Italy struggles to clinch deal for single broadband network: sources
By Giuseppe Fonte and Stephen Jewkes ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government needs more time to broker a deal between former phone monopoly Telecom Italia and state-controlled utility Enel over plans ...
Jul 31, 2020
U.S. set to unveil crackdown on China’s ByteDance over TikTok: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States is preparing to take action against China's ByteDance over concerns that its ownership of TikTok jeopardizes the security of the personal data that the popular s...
Jul 31, 2020
Google says 20 U.S. states ‘exploring’ contact tracing apps
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday that 20 U.S. states and territories, representing about 45% of the country's population, are "exploring" contact tracing...
Jul 31, 2020
Exclusive: Payments firm Paya nears $1.3 billion deal to go public – sources
By David French, Krystal Hu and Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - Paya Inc is nearing a deal to merge with blank-check acquisition company FinTech Acquisition Corp III which could value the U.S. payments so...
Jul 31, 2020
GM partners with EVgo to add 2,700 new fast chargers in U.S
(Reuters) - General Motors Co has partnered with electric vehicle charging station provider EVgo to add 2,700 new fast chargers, which can be accessed by the general public in the United States over t...
Jul 31, 2020
Tesla demand remained strong during pandemic with consumers shopping online: Musk
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk in a podcast released on Friday said that demand for the company's electric vehicles remained strong throughout the coronavirus pandemic, with consumers...
Jul 31, 2020
