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Microsoft says Apple’s move against ‘Fortnite’ creator would hurt its games
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Sunday said in a court filing that Apple Inc's threat to cut off the creator of "Fortnite" from Apple's developer tools would hurt Microsoft's gaming business, as well as...
Aug 23, 2020
Russia ready to co-operate with Huawei on 5G: Ifax cites Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to co-operate with China and its Huawei Technologies Co on 5G technology which Moscow is currently trying to develop, the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday, ci...
Aug 23, 2020
UK plans to drop ‘Facebook tax’, Mail on Sunday says
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak plans to drop a tax on technology companies such as Facebook and Google because it does not raise much money and could hurt a push for a U.S. tr...
Aug 23, 2020
TikTok to challenge Trump’s executive order
(Reuters) - TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent Byte...
Aug 22, 2020
Shenzhen’s ChiNext challenges Shanghai, adds fuel to ‘technology war’ with U.S
By Samuel Shen and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As companies prepare to list on the start-up board ChiNext under a new U.S.-style IPO system on Monday, China's Shenzhen will officially challe...
Aug 21, 2020
Boeing testing hand-held UV wand to sanitize cockpits, cabins
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Friday it is developing a hand-held wand that emits ultraviolet light to neutralize bacteria and viruses, part of a suite of methods to disinfe...
Aug 21, 2020
Exclusive: TikTok to challenge U.S. order banning transactions with the video app – sources
By Echo Wang and David Shepardson NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - TikTok is preparing to mount a legal challenge as early as Monday to President Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting transactions...
Aug 21, 2020
Apple asks judge to reject ‘Fortnite’ maker’s bid to be kept in App Store
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Friday asked a federal judge in California to deny a request by "Fortnite" maker Epic Games to be kept in the iPhone maker's App Store as a dispute between t...
Aug 21, 2020
What’s at stake in California’s November gig worker ballot measure
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - After a California appeals court on Thursday halted a law requiring the reclassification of ride-hail drivers of Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc as employees, the decisio...
Aug 21, 2020
Italy’s foreign minister to meet Chinese counterpart in Rome next week
ROME (Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio in Rome on Tuesday, the Italian foreign ministry said on Friday, amid tensions over telecommunications...
Aug 21, 2020
