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Tesla’s Musk hints of battery capacity jump ahead of industry event
SEOUL (Reuters) - Tesla Inc's chief executive Elon Musk has suggested the U.S. electric carmaker may be able to mass produce longer-life batteries with 50% more energy density in three to four years. ...
Aug 25, 2020
Facebook says plans to challenge Thai government demand to block group critical of monarchy
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Facebook said on Tuesday it was planning to legally challenge the Thai government after being "compelled" to block access within Thailand to a group with 1 million members that dis...
Aug 25, 2020
Chip designer Arm to pause spin-off of its software units to SoftBank
(Reuters) - Chip company Arm Holdings Ltd said on Monday it has put the brakes on the proposed transfer of two of its software businesses to its Japan-based parent SoftBank Group Corp. In July, Arm sa...
Aug 24, 2020
Judge ‘inclined’ to block Apple’s move to hamper Epic’s Unreal Engine
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday said she was "inclined" to grant Epic Games' request to block Apple Inc's move to terminate the "Fortnite" creator's developer accounts. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rog...
Aug 24, 2020
Peter Thiel-backed workplace app Asana files for direct listing on NYSE
(Reuters) - Workplace app Asana Inc on Monday unveiled plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange through a direct listing, adding to a growing number of tech companies debuting this year...
Aug 24, 2020
Apple to reopen some U.S. stores closed due to COVID-19 spikes: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to start reopening U.S. retail stores that had been closed over the past several weeks due a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people ...
Aug 24, 2020
Automakers urge FTC to seek appeal after defeat in Qualcomm case
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - A group of tech companies and automakers including Ford Motor Co , Honda Motor Co Ltd and Daimler AG on Monday urged the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to seek an appeal a...
Aug 24, 2020
Facebook blocks group of one million critical of Thai monarchy amid government pressure
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Facebook on Monday blocked access within Thailand to a group with 1 million members that discusses the country's king, after the Thai government threaten...
Aug 24, 2020
UK denies it plans to drop tax on digital giants
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry denied a report that it planned to drop a tax on technology companies such as Facebook and Google. Britain introduced the digital services tax in April af...
Aug 24, 2020
TikTok says it has ‘no choice’ but to sue Trump administration over threatened U.S. ban
(Reuters) - TikTok said on Monday that "we simply have no choice" but to sue the Trump administration over U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order banning transactions in the United States with ...
Aug 24, 2020
