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Apple removes Fortnite game from App Store
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday it removed popular video game Fortnite from its App Store after developer Epic Games enabled a direct payment feature that violated the iPhone maker's in-app pay...
Aug 13, 2020
Two Republican senators ask FTC to investigate TikTok’s data collection practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two prominent U.S. Republican senators sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday asking for an investigation of video-sharing app TikTok's consumer data collecti...
Aug 13, 2020
Uber, Lyft lose bid for delay in California driver injunction
(Reuters) - A California judge on Thursday refused to grant Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc more time to appeal his decision requiring the ride-hailing companies to classify drivers in that state a...
Aug 13, 2020
Thomson Reuters buys cloud-based court document management platform CaseLines
(Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp has acquired CaseLines, a cloud-based court document and evidence management platform, the news and information provider said on Thursday, without disclosing financial...
Aug 13, 2020
Cyber-enabled financing campaigns involving Islamist militant groups dismantled: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced the dismantling of cyber-enabled financing campaigns involving the military wing of Hamas, al Qaeda and Islamic State. "These a...
Aug 13, 2020
NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool: report
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed a sophisticated Russian hacking tool, they said on Thursday in a rare public report o...
Aug 13, 2020
Vroom seeing more demand for used cars ‘than we can currently fulfill’: CEO
DETROIT (Reuters) - Online vehicle seller Vroom Inc is seeing more demand for used cars "than we can currently fulfill" due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a 20% increase in demand in U.S. cities th...
Aug 13, 2020
California startup aims to tackle battery degradation in electric cars
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Lithium-ion batteries are essential to electric vehicles, but they have drawbacks: They are hard to make and degrade over time. A San Leandro, California-based start-up o...
Aug 13, 2020
Serbia chooses links with China to develop economy, telecoms despite U.S. warning campaign
By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) - As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rallied Central European nations this week to stem Chinese influence by snubbing its advanced digital technology, Chin...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. federal contract ban takes effect for companies using products from Huawei, others
By David Shepardson and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New regulations took effect on Thursday barring the U.S. government from buying goods or services from any company that uses products from fiv...
Aug 13, 2020
