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Google says Denmark is reviewing its taxes there
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish tax authorities have initiated a review of Google's accounts in Denmark to determine whether the tech giant has any outstanding tax obligation, the company said on Monday...
Aug 31, 2020
Japan looks to AI as coronavirus challenges go-and-see quality control mantra
By Naomi Tajitsu and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - At a factory south of Japan's Toyota City, robots have started sharing the work of quality-control inspectors, as the pandemic accelerates a shif...
Aug 30, 2020
Telco SoftBank shares fall 3% as parent slashes stake
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in wireless carrier SoftBank Corp fell 3% in early trading on Monday after parent SoftBank Group Corp said it would sell up to 22% of the telco's shares, slashing its exposure...
Aug 30, 2020
As fintech upends banking, Japan regulator expects more cross-boundary tie-ups
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will likely see more financial tie-ups that extend beyond traditional boundaries similar to those signed between internet banking giant SBI Ho...
Aug 30, 2020
New Zealand’s stock market website goes down again, trading unaffected
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand stock market's website crashed again on Monday, the fifth day in row after a series of cyber attacks last week hit the bourse's ability to operate normally, but ...
Aug 30, 2020
China’s new tech export controls could give Beijing a say in TikTok sale
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's new rules around tech exports mean ByteDance's sale of TikTok's U.S. operations could need Beijing's approval, a Chinese trade expert told state media, a requireme...
Aug 30, 2020
Huawei focusing on cloud business which still has access to U.S. chips: FT
(Reuters) - Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is focusing on its budding cloud business, which still has access to U.S. chips despite sanctions against the company, to secure...
Aug 29, 2020
Factbox: What is QAnon and how are social media sites handling it?
(Reuters) - Social media companies Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have announced crackdowns on content linked with the unfounded and sprawling conspiracy theory QAnon. WHAT IS QANON? QAnon followers esp...
Aug 28, 2020
TikTok says it has not received a bid from Centricus and Triller
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd and social media app Triller Inc have not submitted an offer for the TikTok assets that China's ByteDance is seeking to a divest, a ...
Aug 28, 2020
Zuckerberg says Facebook’s failure to remove militia page ‘an operational mistake’
(Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday the company was at fault for not removing the page and event for a militia group before two people were killed at a protest ...
Aug 28, 2020
