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Apple, U.S. states reach $113 million settlement on iPhone throttling
By Paresh Dave and Stephen Nellis OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Apple Inc will pay $113 million to settle allegations from 33 U.S. states and the District of Columbia that it slowed down iPhones to mask...
Nov 18, 2020
Google redesigns Pay app, opens waitlist for bank accounts with Citi
By Paresh Dave and Anna Irrera OAKLAND, Calif./LONDON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday relaunched its U.S. payments app, introducing paid promotions to the service and opening a waitlist...
Nov 18, 2020
Analysis: Another bitcoin bubble? This time it’s different, backers hope
By Tom Wilson and Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - With bitcoin surging to the cusp of its 2017 all-time high, backers are hoping fewer frenzied retail investors means less chance of a crash this time a...
Nov 18, 2020
BMW moves engine production to Britain as German plants go electric
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BMW on Wednesday said it will retool its German factories to build electric cars and components and shift manufacturing of combustion engines to plants in Austria and England as ...
Nov 18, 2020
Apple to lower App Store fees for smaller developers
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday said it plans to start a program to lower its App Store commissions for software developers who make $1 million or less in proceeds each year from ...
Nov 18, 2020
GM will announce boosted spending plans for EVs on Thursday: sources
By Ben Klayman and David Shepardson (Reuters) - General Motors Co will roll out details of an expanded and accelerated electric vehicle strategy on Thursday in an effort to convince investors it can b...
Nov 18, 2020
Ericsson takes issue with Swedish ban on Huawei: FT
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson's CEO said Sweden's decision to ban China's Huawei from its 5G telecoms networks restricts free competition and trade, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Swedish...
Nov 18, 2020
Bitcoin breaks $18,000 as rally powers on
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin on Wednesday broke through $18,000 to hit a new year-to-date peak as its blistering 2020 rally powered on. It was last up 3% at $18,175, its highest since Dec. 2017. (Report...
Nov 18, 2020
Cash cards for kids: digital banks race to capture the next generation
By Anna Irrera and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - When John Hibbs' daughter Xanthe received her first bank card in the mail, the six-year-old spent the next week Googling how to buy a horse. Hibbs an...
Nov 18, 2020
Amazon France CEO: French lockdown boosted sales
PARIS (Reuters) - Online retail giant Amazon, which has been operating during the French lockdown, has seen a boost in activity in the range of 40-50%, the head of Amazon France said on Wednesday. "Bu...
Nov 18, 2020
