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France hoping to deploy StopCovid app by June 2: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France is hoping to deploy its state-supported "StopCOVID" contact-tracing app by June 2, the Minister for Digital Affairs, Cedric O, said on Tuesday. "We hope to have something by J...
May 05, 2020
Apple borrows on the cheap to fund buybacks, dividends
By Kate Duguid and Joshua Franklin NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Monday capitalized on the Federal Reserve's emergency measures in response to the coronavirus outbreak to issue its cheapest bonds ...
May 04, 2020
Boeing could produce Loyal Wingman fighter-like drone by middle of decade: executive
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - Boeing Co sees mass production of its unmanned, fighter-like jet developed in Australia likely happening by the middle of the decade, an executive said on Tuesday, as...
May 04, 2020
WeWork co-founder Neumann sues SoftBank over failed tender offer
(Reuters) - WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann filed a lawsuit against Japan's SoftBank Group Corp and its Vision Fund on Monday for terminating a $3 billion tender offer to the office-sharing startup's s...
May 04, 2020
Tesla stock rise appears to qualify CEO Musk for $700 million payday
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk appeared to qualify on Monday for a $700 million payday, just three days after he said the electric car company's stock price was too high...
May 04, 2020
Intel buys Moovit transit app for $900 million to help develop robotaxis
JERUSALEM/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chipmaker Intel Corp has bought Israeli public transit app maker Moovit for about $900 million to help it develop self-driving "robotaxis" that could take to the streets...
May 04, 2020
Fintech startup Robinhood raises fresh funds at $8.3 billion valuation
(Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc said on Monday it has raised $280 million in a funding round that valued the online brokerage at $8.3 billion as it benefits from new signups amid increased market vo...
May 04, 2020
Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps
By Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are b...
May 04, 2020
UK’s centralised COVID-19 app will offer more insight, says programme head
LONDON (Reuters) - The COVID-19 smartphone app being developed by Britain will be able to give serious insights into the virus by virtue of using centralised matching, despite its offering less privac...
May 04, 2020
Fitness group cure.fit lays off employees, mulls all-digital move: sources
By Chandini Monnappa BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian gym and wellness startup cure.fit has laid off as many as 800 of its staff across the country and permanently closed a number of fitness centres to cu...
May 04, 2020
