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Amazon orders 1,800 Mercedes-Benz electric vans for European deliveries
By Nick Carey and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it had ordered 1,800 electric vans from Mercedes-Benz for its European delivery fleet, as part of the online retailer's plans...
Aug 28, 2020
Taiwan’s Mediatek pushes for permission to supply Huawei after U.S. curbs
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip designer Mediatek Inc said on Friday it had applied to the U.S. government for permission to continue supplying China's Huawei after new U.S. curbs take effect in mid...
Aug 28, 2020
SoftBank to slash holding in wireless carrier; could raise $14 billion
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Friday it planned to slash its exposure to wireless carrier SoftBank Corp to 40.4% from 62.1% now, in a sale worth 1.47 trillion yen ($13.8 billion) at Fr...
Aug 28, 2020
Feel-good hit ‘Fall Guys’ knocks out the competition on PlayStation, PC
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Independent British firm Tonic Games has delivered the latest feel-good gaming hit, "Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout", after Sony Corp offered it to subscribers and by tap...
Aug 28, 2020
U.S. big tech dominates stock market after monster rally, leaving investors on edge
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON, MA.(Reuters) - U.S. technology giants are increasingly dominating the stock market in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, even as they draw accusations of unfair busi...
Aug 28, 2020
Musk confirms Tesla Nevada factory was target of ‘serious’ cyberattack
(Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Thursday that Tesla Inc's factory in Nevada was a target of a "serious" cybersecurity attack, confirming a media report that claimed an employee of the company helped the...
Aug 27, 2020
Exclusive: Facebook says Apple rejected its attempt to tell users about App Store fees
By Katie Paul and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday told Reuters that Apple Inc rejected its attempt to tell users the iPhone maker would take a 30% cut of sales in a new online even...
Aug 27, 2020
New Zealand bourse crashes for fourth day after cyberattacks
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's stock exchange crashed for a fourth day on Friday, due to network connectivity issues relating to two cyberattacks targeted at the bourse this wee...
Aug 27, 2020
TikTok booms in Southeast Asia as it picks path through political minefields
By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - At 19, Sandy Saputra is big on TikTok Indonesia. Within a year, he's leapt from quiet, small-town life to star influencer status as more than 10.5 million followe...
Aug 27, 2020
U.S. seeks to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts tied to North Korean hacks
(Reuters) - The U.S. government sought on Thursday to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts it said were used by North Korean hackers who stole millions of dollars of cryptocurrency from two virtual excha...
Aug 27, 2020
