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Qualcomm receives U.S. permission to sell 4G chips to Huawei in exception to ban
(Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc on Friday received a license from the U.S. government to sell 4G mobile phone chips to China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, an exemption to U.S. trade restrictions imposed amid...
Nov 14, 2020
Google at odds with U.S. over protective order for firms tied to lawsuit: court filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google and the U.S. Justice Department have failed to reach agreement over a protective order for third parties like Microsoft that provided data to the government fo...
Nov 13, 2020
Boston Dynamics dog robot ‘Spot’ learns new tricks on BP oil rig
(Reuters) - Boston Dynamics' dog-like robot 'Spot' is learning new tricks. Working on an oil rig operated by BP Plc nearly 190 miles (305 km) offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, the company is programming...
Nov 13, 2020
EU Commission seeks feedback on new data transfer tools after court ruling
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday sought feedback on two new data transfer tools after Europe's top court in July set strict conditions for such mechanisms used by...
Nov 13, 2020
ByteDance gets 15-day extension from U.S. order to divest TikTok: company
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration granted ByteDance a 15-day extension of a divestiture order that had directed the Chinese company to sell the short video sharing app TikTok by Thursday...
Nov 13, 2020
Nio stock falls after short-seller Citron targets EV maker
(Reuters) - Shares of electric vehicle maker Nio Inc reversed course to trade lower on Friday after short-seller Citron Research recommended investors to sell the stock, citing pricing pressure posed ...
Nov 13, 2020
Turkey fines Google $26 million for abusing market position: competition board
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish Competition Board has fined Google 196.7 million lira ($26 million) after ruling it was abusing its market dominance, a statement by the board said on Friday. The comp...
Nov 13, 2020
Ford CEO says automaker weighing making own batteries for EVs
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is considering making its own batteries as sales volumes of electric vehicles rise around the world, the automaker's top executive said on Friday. "We are discussing (battery...
Nov 13, 2020
North Korean, Russian hackers target COVID-19 researchers: Microsoft
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers working for the Russian and North Korean governments have targeted more than half a dozen organizations involved in COVID-19 treatment and vaccine rese...
Nov 13, 2020
Velodyne targets sub-$500 price point for self-driving car sensor
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Velodyne Lidar Inc said on Friday it would introduce a new lidar unit, a key sensor in self-driving cars, with a target price point of less than $500 and no moving parts....
Nov 13, 2020
