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Russia lifts ban on Telegram messaging app after failing to block it
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday lifted a ban on the Telegram messaging app that had failed to stop the widely-used programme operating despite being in force for more than two years. Some Russia...
Jun 18, 2020
DC superheroes coming to your headphones as Spotify signs podcast deal
(Reuters) - Podcasts featuring Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman will soon stream on Spotify as the Swedish music streaming company has signed a deal with AT&T Inc's Warner Bros and DC Entertainment. ...
Jun 18, 2020
UK to use Google-Apple model for tracing app in U-turn: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will abandon the centralized model of its coronavirus test-and-trace app and switch to one based on technology provided by Apple and Google, the BBC reported ...
Jun 18, 2020
Thai central bank to develop payment system prototype for business using digital currency
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank unveiled on Thursday plans to build a prototype of a payment system for businesses using central bank digital currency (CBDC), or traditional money but in d...
Jun 18, 2020
Saudi wealth fund to invest $1.49 billion in India’s Jio Platforms
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will invest 113.67 billion rupees ($1.49 billion) in Reliance Industries Ltd's Jio Platforms, the Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate said o...
Jun 18, 2020
Deutsche Post sees Amazon dependence falling as online booms
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - German logistics group Deutsche Post AG said its dependence on Amazon is falling as the coronavirus crisis prompts a big rise in parcel shipments by other customers wh...
Jun 18, 2020
Online fashion stocks in vogue as coronavirus speeds ecommerce
By Emma Thomasson BERLIN (Reuters) - Shares in online fashion retailers Zalando and ASOS jumped on Thursday after the German company said it expects a big increase in second-quarter sales and operatin...
Jun 18, 2020
Ford to offer hands-free driving in 2021 – six years after Tesla
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Thursday that it will offer hands-free driving on its new Mustang Mach-E in fall 2021, six years after Tesla Inc and four years after General Motors Co introduced sim...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S.-China tech war bigger risk than coronavirus, EU chamber chief says
By David Kirton GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - The coronavirus has disrupted supply chains and demand across the global economy, but it is the prospect of Europe becoming a casualty in the U.S.-China te...
Jun 18, 2020
Kenya video-conference platform elbows its way into crowded field
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tiny Kenyan start-up Gumzo is a minnow on the booming teleconferencing scene but its creators hope the platform will help companies spend more of their cash in Africa rather than o...
Jun 18, 2020
