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Amid tensions with China, India warns Amazon, Flipkart over country of origin rule
By Nupur Anand MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian government has warned Amazon.com's local unit and Walmart's Flipkart that sellers on their platforms are not complying with a rule requiring that a product...
Oct 17, 2020
U.S. government agencies to use AI to cull and cut outdated regulations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said Friday that federal agencies will use artificial intelligence to eliminate outdated, obsolete, and...
Oct 16, 2020
Exclusive: Google sweetens Fitbit concessions, heading for EU okay – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google has tweaked its concessions aimed at allaying EU antitrust concerns about its $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit , people familiar with the matter said, putting ...
Oct 16, 2020
FCC asks Justice Department to weigh in on China Unicom U.S. operations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commision (FCC) asked the Justice Department and other U.S. agencies to detail if China Unicom's continued U.S operations pose national security risks...
Oct 16, 2020
Uber seeking options including partial sale for Uber Elevate: Axios
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc is seeking options for its Uber Elevate business, including strategic partnerships or a partial sale, Axios reported on Friday, citing multiple sources. The move refl...
Oct 16, 2020
Zalando seeks right fit with deal to buy body scanning startup
BERLIN (Reuters) - Fashion e-tailer Zalando SE said on Friday it had bought a body scanning company to help solve the biggest question for people buying clothes online: How do I know if they will fit?...
Oct 16, 2020
Twitter updates content policy after blocking New York Post article
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc Chief Executive Office Jack Dorsey said on Friday that blocking URLs to an article from the New York Post that made claims about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's s...
Oct 16, 2020
EU antitrust deadline for Google, Fitbit deal extended to Jan. 8
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have extended their investigation into Alphabet unit Google's $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit to Jan. 8 from Dec. 23, a filing on the European Commission w...
Oct 16, 2020
Europe telecoms lobby group ‘denounces’ bans on Chinese vendors
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - A business group representing challenger telecoms operators in Europe warned on Friday against banning Chinese equipment vendors, saying that doing so for politic...
Oct 16, 2020
Google launches new features to help locate nearest voting locations
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday it was introducing new features across its search engine, Maps and voice assistant to help voters in the United States find their nearest voting locati...
Oct 16, 2020
