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Facebook signs licensing deal with century-old Indian music label
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has signed a global licensing deal with one of India's largest music labels, allowing users to choose from a large catalogue of Bollywood music for their Facebook an...
Jun 03, 2020
WhatsApp, Paypal invest in Indonesian payment and ride-hailing firm Gojek
By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Facebook Inc messaging platform WhatsApp and Paypal Holdings Inc on Wednesday said they have invested in payment and ride-hailing firm Gojek as part of the Indone...
Jun 02, 2020
Hackers and hucksters reinvigorate ‘Anonymous’ brand amid protests
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The amorphous internet activist movement known as Anonymous staged an online resurgence in the past week on the back of real-world protests against police brut...
Jun 02, 2020
Facebook takes down white nationalist and fake antifa accounts
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has suspended accounts associated with white nationalist groups after some advocated bringing weapons to the current wave of anti-...
Jun 02, 2020
Coronavirus brings Asia’s booming online lending sector to juddering halt
By Alun John, Nupur Anand and Fanny Potkin HONG KONG/MUMBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The spring started out rosy for the Indian arm of ClearScore, a company that offers online credit scores and loans. Wi...
Jun 02, 2020
Exclusive: China-owned Playtika hires banks for $1 billion U.S. IPO – sources
By Anirban Sen and Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - Playtika Ltd, a mobile gaming company owned by a Chinese investor group, has hired investment banks to prepare for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) t...
Jun 02, 2020
Google is sued in U.S. for tracking users’ ‘private’ internet browsing
(Reuters) - Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy of millions of users by tracking their internet use from browse...
Jun 02, 2020
Use of battery power storage seen accelerating to 2030 and beyond: WoodMac
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The use of batteries for energy storage is expected to grow faster than that of other flexible assets in the period to 2030 and beyond, as renewable energy generation expands, co...
Jun 02, 2020
Europe’s Gaia-X cloud computing platform takes shape
BERLIN (Reuters) - A proposed European cloud computing platform that seeks to break the continent's reliance on Silicon Valley will take shape in the coming weeks when a group of 22 French and German ...
Jun 02, 2020
Lyft says May rides jump 26% from prior month
(Reuters) - Ride-hailing firm Lyft Inc said on Tuesday that rides on its platform rose 26% in May from the previous month, with strong growth from cities where coronavirus-induced restrictions have be...
Jun 02, 2020
