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Uber suspends services in several parts of Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) - Uber said on Tuesday it was temporarily halting its services in several Saudi cities and governorates after a round-the-clock curfew was announced to limit the spread of the coronavi...
Apr 07, 2020
Indian traders ask court for Amazon, Flipkart antitrust probe restart
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian retail group has asked a court to allow the restart of an antitrust investigation into Amazon.com Inc and a Walmart unit that is on hold following a leg...
Apr 07, 2020
U.S.-Israeli cybersecurity firm CyberMDX raises $20 million
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S.-Israeli CyberMDX, a healthcare cybersecurity provider, said on Tuesday it raised $20 million in funding, bringing its fundraising total to $30 million. The latest investment ...
Apr 07, 2020
Demand for Luckin app surges as Chinese rush to drink up after admission of fraud
By Sophie Yu and Jennifer Hughes BEIJING / HONG KONG (Reuters) - Luckin Coffee's app has rocketed to become the second most popular in China as consumers rushed to claim a free drink that it has long ...
Apr 07, 2020
Germany launches smartwatch app to monitor coronavirus spread
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's public health authority launched a smartwatch app on Tuesday in partnership with healthtech startup Thryve to help monitor the spread of COVID-19 and an...
Apr 07, 2020
WeWork special committee files lawsuit against SoftBank after tender offer falls through
(Reuters) - The special committee on the board of The We Company, which operates office-sharing startup WeWork, has filed a lawsuit against its largest shareholder SoftBank Group Corp , challenging it...
Apr 07, 2020
In a first, China knocks U.S. from top spot in global patent race
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - China was the biggest source of applications for international patents in the world last year, pushing the United States out of the top spot it has held since t...
Apr 07, 2020
Taiwan tells agencies not to use Zoom on security grounds
(Reuters) - Taiwan's cabinet has told government agencies to stop using Zoom Video Communications Inc's conferencing app, the latest blow to the company as it battles criticism of its booming platform...
Apr 07, 2020
Samsung Electronics says first-quarter profit likely rose 3%, beating estimates
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday its first-quarter operating profit likely rose 3% from a year earlier, slightly beating analysts' forecasts as chip sales helped cushion th...
Apr 06, 2020
Roku launches ad-funded streaming channel in ‘stay-at-home’ Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - Streaming-device maker Roku Inc launched its Roku Channel in Britain on Tuesday, offering free access to more than 10,000 movies, TV episodes and documentaries at a time when the co...
Apr 06, 2020
