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Amazon agrees to buy self-driving startup Zoox for over $1 billion: The Information
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has agreed to pay over $1 billion to buy self-driving startup Zoox Inc, the Information reported on Thursday, citing sources, in a move that would expand the e-commerce gian...
Jun 26, 2020
Alibaba’s Lazada to announce Chun Li as new CEO: sources
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lazada, the Southeast Asian arm of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding, is set to announce a new chief executive officer as early as on Friday, two sources with direct ...
Jun 25, 2020
U.S. lawmakers unveil bid to boost domestic chipmaking industry
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday introduced a measure aimed at strengthening chip manufacturing in the United States, adding to efforts to champion...
Jun 25, 2020
Satellites reveal major new gas industry methane leaks
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) - Last fall, European Space Agency satellites detected huge plumes of the invisible planet-warming gas methane leaking from the Yamal pipeline that carries natural ...
Jun 25, 2020
Verizon suspends advertising on Facebook
(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday it was pausing advertising on Facebook Inc following wide spread support for a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing eno...
Jun 25, 2020
Factbox: More U.S. companies join Facebook ad boycott bandwagon
(Reuters) - A handful of U.S. companies have pulled advertising from Facebook Inc in support of a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platfo...
Jun 25, 2020
New York City legalizes electric bikes and scooters, will create e-scooter pilot program
By Tina Bellon NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Council on Thursday approved several bills that will legalize the private use of electric scooters and bicycles in the city's five boroughs, a cha...
Jun 25, 2020
Uber pares back digital wallet ambitions, head of unit quits: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc's financial services head Peter Hazlehurst is stepping down as the company focuses on rides and food delivery, and ices plans to become a financial services company, ...
Jun 25, 2020
Canada’s LifeLabs failed to protect customer data, privacy commissioners find
By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian laboratory testing company LifeLabs failed to adequately protect sensitive health information of millions of people, resulting in one of the biggest dat...
Jun 25, 2020
U.S. says lobbyist Abramoff to plead guilty in connection with bitcoin offering
(Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Thursday the lobbyist Jack Abramoff has agreed to plead guilty to violating a federal lobbying disclosure law, in connection with an alleged fraudulent offering...
Jun 25, 2020
