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Trump vows defense bill veto unless internet liability shield scrapped
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will veto the National Defense Authorization Act unless federal protections for internet companies, known as Section 230, are eliminate...
Dec 01, 2020
Trading in shares of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi halted: HKEx
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Trading in shares of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp was halted on Wednesday, according to a notice from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. It gave no further details on the s...
Dec 01, 2020
Samsung Electronics keeps chairmanship vacant in modest reshuffle
SEOUL (Reuters) - Electronics giant Samsung Electronics announced a small reshuffle of senior executives on Wednesday without replacing its recently deceased chairman or changing top leadership positi...
Dec 01, 2020
ION-backed SPAC aims to raise $500 million in U.S. IPO
MILAN (Reuters) - Financial software group ION is sponsoring a $500 million listing of a special purpose acquisition vehicle to invest in financial technology and services, filings with the U.S. secur...
Dec 01, 2020
Amazon cloud head says COVID-19 accelerated cloud adoption by years
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's cloud head Andy Jassy said on Tuesday the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated cloud adoption by companies by several years. (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil)
Dec 01, 2020
China drafts rules on mobile apps’ collection of personal data
(Reuters) - China unveiled draft guidelines on Tuesday seeking to limit the scope of mobile apps' collection of personal data in the latest attempt to curb the sprawling technology sector. The set of ...
Dec 01, 2020
Airbnb aims for up to $35 billion valuation in long-awaited IPO
By Anirban Sen, Joshua Franklin and Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Airbnb Inc is aiming for a valuation of nearly $35 billion in what will be the last blockbuster U.S. IPO of the year, marking a stunning r...
Dec 01, 2020
Facebook-backed digital coin Libra renamed Diem in quest for approval
By Anna Irrera and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra has been rebranded "Diem" in a renewed effort to gain regulatory approval by stressing the project's independence....
Dec 01, 2020
From hate speech to nudity, Facebook’s oversight board picks its first cases
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's independent oversight board announced on Tuesday the first six cases where it could overrule the social media company's decisions to remove certain pi...
Dec 01, 2020
Brazil planemaker Embraer says hackers gained access to company data
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian plane manufacturer Embraer said late on Monday that it had been targeted by hackers, who obtained the "disclosure of data allegedly attributed to the company." The comp...
Dec 01, 2020
