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DHS asks U.S. tech CEOs to ensure online platforms are not used to spur violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent a letter to chief executives of five large tech companies asking them to ensure social media platforms are not used to incite viole...
Jun 26, 2020
UK fintech firms forced to suspend services after Wirecard collapse
By Iain Withers and Anna Irrera LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Customers of several British digital finance companies were unable to make payments or access their money on Friday after the collapse of Ge...
Jun 26, 2020
Canada’s top court rules in favor of Uber driver in gig economy case
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a driver in a gig economy case that paves the way for a class action suit calling for Uber Technologies Inc to re...
Jun 26, 2020
Belgium adopts mobile tracking to limit beach crowds
By Clement Rossignol and Christian Levaux KNOKKE-HEIST, Belgium (Reuters) - Belgium has set up a new system to track mobile phones in order to limit crowding of seaside resorts and beaches that formal...
Jun 26, 2020
Microsoft to close physical stores, take $450 million hit
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Friday it would close its retail stores and take a related pre-tax asset impairment charge of $450 million in the current quarter. The Redmond, Washington-based soft...
Jun 26, 2020
Video games group Ubisoft investigating allegations of misconduct
PARIS (Reuters) - French video games group Ubisoft said it was investigating allegations of misconduct at the company, which earlier media reports said centred around charges of sexual misconduct. "We...
Jun 26, 2020
BMW works council backs electric-only platform-report
BERLIN (Reuters) - BMW should shift course and establish a technology platform just for electric cars, moving away from developing cars that can be fitted with either electric or combustion engines, t...
Jun 26, 2020
U.S. and states’ Google antitrust probe nears finish line
By Diane Bartz and Paresh Dave WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is seeking the final documents to complete an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc's Google , said three sources fa...
Jun 26, 2020
Japanese startup creates ‘connected’ face mask for coronavirus new normal
By Tim Kelly and Akira Tomoshige TOKYO (Reuters) - As face coverings become the norm amid the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" tha...
Jun 26, 2020
Wirecard collapse puts German watchdog in EU crosshairs
By Jan Strupczewski and Huw Jones BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission in a rare move has asked its markets watchdog to investigate German financial regulator BaFin over the collapse of...
Jun 26, 2020
