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Sony seeing ‘very considerable’ PS5 demand ahead of launch
By Sam Nussey and Noriyuki Hirata TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp is seeing "very considerable" demand for its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console via pre-orders, its gaming chief said on Wednesday, as users rush...
Oct 27, 2020
Tech chief executives to defend social media protections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of Twitter Inc , Facebook and Alphabet Inc will tell U.S. lawmakers a 1996 law is crucial to free expression on the internet, according to written testimony...
Oct 27, 2020
U.S. FCC votes to maintain 2017 repeal of net neutrality rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on Tuesday to maintain its 2017 repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules, even after a federal court dir...
Oct 27, 2020
Hyundai’s Motional partners with Via to launch U.S. robotaxi service in 2021
(Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co's self-driving joint venture Motional and public transit technology firm Via have partnered to launch a shared robotaxi service in the United States next year, the compani...
Oct 27, 2020
DuckDuckGo, rivals want EU’s Vestager to set up Google meeting
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. search engine DuckDuckGo and four of its European peers on Tuesday asked EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to arrange a meeting with Google to resolve con...
Oct 27, 2020
Shopify to partner with TikTok in bid to woo more merchants to site
By Melissa Fares NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian e-commerce company Shopify said on Tuesday it will partner with TikTok to help its one million-plus merchants more easily advertise their products on the...
Oct 27, 2020
Facebook’s top India lobbyist Das quits after content row
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's top India lobbyist Ankhi Das has quit, the U.S. tech giant said on Tuesday, months after a political controversy erupted over how the popular social media network ...
Oct 27, 2020
Waymo, Daimler to partner in developing self-driving semi trucks
By Paul Lienert and Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Daimler AG's commercial truck unit and Alphabet Inc's Waymo on Tuesday said they will collaborate on development of self-driving Class 8 semi truck...
Oct 27, 2020
AMD to buy chip peer Xilinx for $35 billion in data center push
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Semiconductor designer Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) said on Tuesday it would buy Xilinx Inc in a $35 billion all-stock deal, intensifying its battle with Intel Corp i...
Oct 27, 2020
Iliad wins EU antitrust okay for $4 billion Polish telecoms deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French telecoms operator Iliad on Tuesday won EU antitrust clearance for its 3.5-billion-euro ($4.14 billion)acquisition of Polish mobile group Play as it stepped up its overseas ...
Oct 27, 2020
