NEW YORK – Facebook Inc said it plans on Monday to turn over to the U.S. Congress copies of some 3,000 ads that the social network says were bought on Facebook likely by people in Russia in the months before and after the 2016 U.S. election. Last month, in response to calls from U.S. lawmakers, […]
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(Reuters) – Facebook Inc founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg asked for forgiveness for ways his work was used to divide people in a Facebook posting marking the end of Yom Kippur, the Jewish holiday of atonement on Saturday. “For the ways my work was used to divide people rather than bring us together, I […]
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By Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] co-founder Travis Kalanick said he had appointed two new directors, a surprise move that publicly reignited a board battle over the role of the ousted former chief executive. Kalanick’s move on Friday sought to pre-empt a move by new Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi to […]
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(Reuters) – Nearly 2 million people logged onto Amazon.com <AMZN.O> for the online retailer’s first livestream of Thursday Night Football, the U.S. National Football League said on Friday. Some 1.9 million people tuned in to Amazon’s kickoff show and game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, according to the NFL. That compares to […]
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By Jussi Rosendahl HELSINKI (Reuters) – Rovio <ROVIO.HE>, the maker of hit mobile game “Angry Birds,” will look to buy up other players in the gaming industry following its listing on Friday, its main owner Kaj Hed said. The Finnish company’s shares got off to a flying start on their stock market debut, trading up […]
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By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – The new chief executive of Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] will meet the head of London’s transport system next week to try to retain the license for its ride hailing service in the British capital. Transport for London (TfL), which regulates and operates the transport network in one of the world’s […]
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By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Since 2015, Apple Inc <AAPL.O> has tried to protect its Mac line of computers from a form of hacking that is extremely hard to detect, but it has not been entirely successful in getting the fixes to its customers, according to research released on Friday by Duo Security. Duo examined […]
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By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek government plan to regulate taxi-hailing apps, such as Taxibeat and Uber, has angered many consumers who are worried it could disrupt a popular service for their daily commute. Greece is shaping up as the latest battlefield over fast-growing taxi apps such as Uber, which has faced regulatory […]
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By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Weeks after Beijing banned fundraising through token launches and ordered some bitcoin exchanges to shut, casting a chill over the cryptocurrency industry, traders say that the market is far from dead. While several exchanges have announced that they will close by the end of this month, traders have now […]
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By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – Antigua and Barbuda asked the United States on Friday to settle a decade-old trade dispute to help the Caribbean country pay the $250 million cost of recovery from Hurricane Irma, which “completely decimated” the island of Barbuda. The WTO backed Antigua in 2005 in a dispute with the United […]
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By Paul Lienert and Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – An initial public offering by Lyft Inc will give investors a way to jump into self-driving cars, although the ride services company and rival Uber Technologies Inc may have to wait years before sending a driverless robotaxi to a customer. On Thursday, Reuters reported that San […]
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By Takahiko Wada and Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Financial Services Agency said on Friday it has approved 11 companies as operators of cryptocurrency exchanges, in a move that sets the country apart from its neighbors which are tightening their grip on virtual money. The Japanese government recognized bitcoin as legal tender in April […]
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