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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
Xiaomi to roll out new e-commerce service in India to boost sales during lockdown
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp said on Monday it will launch an e-commerce service in India this week to enable customers stuck at home during a nationwide lockdown to buy ...
May 04, 2020
Uber’s Careem cuts 31% of workforce
DUBAI (Reuters) - Uber Technologies subsidiary Careem on Monday said it would lay off 536 employees this week, representing 31% of its workforce. Dubai-headquarterd Careem, which primarily operates in...
May 04, 2020
Apple launches new MacBook Pro
(Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday launched an updated version of its MacBook Pro, with modified keyboards as the laptop line had faced criticism for typing-related problems, while boosting perf...
May 04, 2020
Vodacom launches commercial 5G mobile network in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Mobile operator Vodacom Group said on Monday it had switched on Africa's first live 5G mobile network in three cities in South Africa, with further rollouts planned in other p...
May 04, 2020
China, Russia take advantage of virus emergency, U.S defense secretary says
ROME (Reuters) - Russia and China are taking advantage of the coronavirus emergency to put their interests forward in Europe, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday, describing Chinese effor...
May 04, 2020
Online trading platform IG appoints ex-JLT director Rozes as finance head
(Reuters) - IG Group said on Monday Charlie Rozes, former finance director of Jardine Lloyd Thompson, will join the online trading group as chief financial officer, at a time when the sector is benefi...
May 04, 2020
France’s COVID-19 tracing app expected to enter testing in week of May 11
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - France's state-supported "StopCOVID" contact-tracing app should enter its testing phase in the week of May 11 when the country starts to unwind its lockdown, a go...
May 03, 2020
Intel in talks to buy Israel’s Moovit public transit app for $1 billion: media
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Chipmaker Intel Corp is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli public transit app developer Moovit for $1 billion, financial news website Calcalist reported on Sunday. Moovit has ra...
May 03, 2020
Tesla applies to become UK electricity provider: The Telegraph
(Reuters) - U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc has applied for a licence to supply electricity in the United Kingdom, The Telegraph reported on Saturday. The purpose of the licence from the energy regul...
May 02, 2020
