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Facebook’s Libra appoints HSBC legal chief Stuart Levey as CEO
(Reuters) - Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook Inc-led effort to build global digital currency Libra, on Wednesday named Stuart Levey as its first chief executive officer. Levey is cu...
May 06, 2020
Zoom adds ex-Trump adviser, tech lobbyist to PR push
(Reuters) - Zoom Video Communications Inc on Wednesday named former White House National Security Adviser HR McMaster to its board and hired the policy chief of one of the tech world's big lobby group...
May 06, 2020
U.S. drafts rule to allow Huawei and U.S. firms to work together on 5G standards: sources
By Karen Freifeld and Chris Prentice (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that allows U.S. companies to work with China's Huawei Technologies on setting st...
May 06, 2020
Fitbit launches study to test irregular heartbeat detection of devices
(Reuters) - Fitbit Inc on Wednesday launched a virtual study to test if its wearable devices can detect irregular heart rhythms, which could identify a condition called atrial fibrillation. Fitbit, wh...
May 06, 2020
Volvo Cars to integrate Luminar lidar in next generation car platform
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Volvo Cars is deepening ties with lidar sensor specialist Luminar, and has struck a deal with the Silicon Valley-based start-up to integrate its technology in its new car platfor...
May 06, 2020
Shopify posts surprise adjusted profit as lockdowns drive merchants online
(Reuters) - Canadian e-commerce company Shopify Inc on Wednesday posted a surprise adjusted profit for the first quarter and beat revenue estimates as more users visited its platform after lockdowns l...
May 06, 2020
Finland’s Nokia to buy back its 2021 bond worth 500 million euros and issue a new one
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Wednesday it had issued an offer to buy back for cash its 1% notes due March 15, 2021 for up to 500 million euros. The purpose of the...
May 06, 2020
Samsung heir Lee apologises over succession, labour controversy
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, embroiled in a bribery scandal, on Wednesday apologised over controversial succession plans and said he will not hand over management rights to his chi...
May 06, 2020
Uber rival Bolt aims to launch scooters in 45 cities
TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonian ride-sharing service Bolt on Wednesday launched its own electric scooter model and said it aims to launch the scooter service in more than 45 cities this summer. Bolt, whi...
May 06, 2020
MercadoLibre to invest over $700 million in Brazil as coronavirus boosts e-commerce
By Aluisio Alves SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Latin American e-commerce company MercadoLibre is one of the few firms not scaling back spending amid the coronavirus pandemic and plans to move forward with a p...
May 05, 2020
