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U.S. chipmaking industry pushes back on proposed export rule changes
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Industry groups are pushing back on proposed changes to U.S. export controls that would impact the sale of certain semiconductors and other technology to China, while hig...
Apr 06, 2020
Facebook asks users about coronavirus symptoms, releases friendship data to researchers
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it would start surveying some U.S. users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project aimed at genera...
Apr 06, 2020
Peloton halts live classes as employee tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Peloton Interactive Inc said on Monday it would pause live production of its exercise videos at its New York and London studios through April 30 amid the outbreak of the coronavirus. Pelot...
Apr 06, 2020
Cryptocurrency issuers, exchanges face U.S. class action lawsuits
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors have brought class action lawsuits in federal court against seven cryptocurrency issuers and four exchanges, claiming they sold billions of dollars in...
Apr 06, 2020
Finland’s Slush cancels November startup event due coronavirus
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's largest tech event Slush, which was scheduled for November 2020, said on Monday it has decided to cancel the conference due to the spread of the new coronavirus. Founded...
Apr 06, 2020
Uber connects out-of-work U.S. ride-hail drivers to delivery, production jobs
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday its app will list job openings in the delivery, food production and grocery industry that can be accessed by its U.S. drivers who have b...
Apr 06, 2020
EU privacy watchdog calls for pan-European mobile app for virus tracking
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) called on Monday for a pan-European mobile app to track the spread of the coronavirus instead of the current hodge-p...
Apr 06, 2020
IBM taps former Bank of America CTO to oversee cloud business
(Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp on Monday named former Bank of America Corp top technology executive Howard Boville head of its cloud business, as Arvind Krishna takes over from long-...
Apr 06, 2020
Apple supplier Foxconn’s sales down 7.7% in March
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Sales at Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, a key supplier of Apple Inc's products known by its trade name Foxconn, were down by 7.7% in March. The world's largest contract ele...
Apr 06, 2020
UAE agriculture tech start-up secures $120 million investment commitment
DUBAI (Reuters) - United Arab Emirates agriculture technology start-up Pure Harvest Smart Farms has raised $20.6 million in fresh funding and secured commitments for a further $100 million, it said on...
Apr 06, 2020
