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Four Democratic U.S. senators warn against Uber buying Grubhub
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Democratic lawmakers, led by Senator Amy Klobuchar, wrote to antitrust enforcers on Wednesday to warn that plans by Uber Technologies Inc, owner of Uber Eats, to buy rival ...
May 20, 2020
Apple and Google still in talks with UK about COVID-19 app technology
LONDON (Reuters) - Apple and Google said they were continuing to talk to the British government about the technology used in its smartphone COVID-19 contact tracing app as the two companies released t...
May 20, 2020
EU regulators seek feedback ahead of new tough tech rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators are seeking feedback from users and digital service providers before drafting rules that could rein in Google, Facebook, Amazon, Uber and other tech ...
May 20, 2020
Apple-Google contact tracing tech launches, with 23 countries seeking access
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google, the companies a...
May 20, 2020
HBO Max announces more launch partners; no deals yet with Amazon, Comcast, Roku
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - HBO Max, the forthcoming streaming service from AT&T Inc-owned WarnerMedia, announced on Wednesday several new partners will carry its content, but it has not yet announced...
May 20, 2020
Google Cloud secures U.S. defense department contract
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google Cloud said on Wednesday it has secured a deal with the United States Department of Defense to help detect and respond to cyber threats. The deal allows the Defense In...
May 20, 2020
Factbox: Where do Trump and Biden stand on tech policy issues?
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - The regulation of big technology companies such as Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google has been a hot button issue ahead of the U.S. presidential election on Nov....
May 20, 2020
SAP expects to stick to dividend policy
BERLIN (Reuters) - German business software group SAP expects to stick to its dividend policy even as the coronavirus crisis weighs on its results, its finance chief said on Wednesday. Speaking at the...
May 20, 2020
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi reports 13.6% rise in first-quarter revenue
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Xiaomi Corp reported a 13.6% rise in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, even as demand for its smartphones plunged amid the coronavirus pandemic that has also rattled supply chai...
May 20, 2020
SoftBank-backed Ola to cut about 35% workforce amid COVID-19 crisis
BENGALURU (Reuters) - SoftBank Group-backed Indian ride-hailing company Ola will cut 1,400 jobs, or about 35% of its workforce, as it tries to navigate the coronavirus crisis, its chief executive offi...
May 20, 2020
