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Trial begins in Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee’s suspected fraud, stock manipulation case
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee's trial, in a case of suspected accounting fraud and stock price manipulation connected to a 2015 merger, began on Thursday as a Seoul court he...
Oct 22, 2020
Despite coronavirus, Indian traders stock up in hopes of festive cheer
By Aftab Ahmed and Krishna N. Das JAIPUR/NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) - Indian businesses are stocking up more ahead of this year's big festival season than at any time in the last five years, expecting...
Oct 22, 2020
Amazon announces $100 million logistics investment in Mexico
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it has invested $100 million in opening new warehouses in Mexico, including its first shipping centers outside the populou...
Oct 22, 2020
Chinese online tutor Yuanfudao raises $2.2 billion, valuing it at $15.5 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing-based education tech startup Yuanfudao said on Thursday that it has secured $2.2 billion in two recent rounds of financing, bringing the company's valuation to $15.5 billio...
Oct 21, 2020
Spammers and scammers using U.S. election to turn profit online, Facebook says
By Jack Stubbs LONDON (Reuters) - Fraudsters from Albania to Vietnam are posting about U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election to build fake audiences, maximise clicks and make money onli...
Oct 21, 2020
How social media companies will handle post-U.S. election scenarios
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - In the run-up to the U.S. vote in November, social media companies like Facebook Inc and Twitter have announced new rules for various post-election scenarios. The co...
Oct 21, 2020
Cruise, GM to seek U.S. approval for vehicle with no pedal or steering wheel
(Reuters) - Self-driving car firm Cruise said on Wednesday it and majority shareholder General Motors Co will be seeking U.S. regulatory approval in coming months to deploy the Cruise Origin, a vehicl...
Oct 21, 2020
Explainer: Tesla’s self-driving ambitions get a reboot
By Edward Taylor FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday evening tweeted that the electric car maker will be rolling out a new version of its Full Self Driving software, t...
Oct 21, 2020
U.S. FCC lawyer says agency can change rules on social media liability shield
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top lawyer at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Wednesday the telecommunications regulator has legal authority to redefine the immuni...
Oct 21, 2020
Global democracy at risk from cyberattack ‘onslaught’: Microsoft president
LONDON (Reuters) - Democracies around the world are under a constant barrage of cyberattacks that must be identified, called out and stopped, Microsoft President Brad Smith told a gathering of securit...
Oct 21, 2020
