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YouTube cracks down on QAnon, banning conspiracy content targeting individuals
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - YouTube, the video service of Alphabet Inc , said on Thursday it was banning content that targets an individual or a group using conspiracy theories such as QAnon or...
Oct 15, 2020
Online used-car seller Shift’s shares fall in Nasdaq debut
(Reuters) - Shares of Shift Technologies Inc fell 6.7% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday after the online used-car seller went public through a reverse-merger deal with blank check firm Insurance Acqu...
Oct 15, 2020
Renault adds to electric car range with sportier model
MEUDON, France (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault unveiled on Thursday a new electric car concept with a larger, sportier design, as it bets on medium-size family vehicles to try to turn itself aroun...
Oct 15, 2020
JLR to launch electric Jaguar I-PACE in India in early 2021
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plans to launch its electric Jaguar I-PACE sedan in India early next year, the automaker's country head told Reuters on Thursday, as governm...
Oct 15, 2020
Silicon Valley payments firm Stripe buys Nigerian startup Paystack
LAGOS (Reuters) - U.S. payments company Stripe has bought Nigerian fintech startup Paystack to expand into the fast-growing online market in Africa, the companies said on Thursday. The acquisition, wh...
Oct 15, 2020
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency taps ex-HSBC exec as CFO of payments unit
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Another former HSBC executive is heading to the Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency project, joining as chief financial officer of a unit tasked with managing the pla...
Oct 15, 2020
Nokia’s COVID detection system automatically scans for temperature, mask
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nokia has created an automated system that uses a thermal camera and real-time video analytics to determine if a person has COVID-19 symptoms and is wearing a mask, part of effor...
Oct 15, 2020
France, Netherlands call for an EU watchdog to regulate tech giants
By Mathieu Rosemain and Douglas Busvine PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - France and the Netherlands called on Thursday for the creation of a European Union authority to regulate large tech companies such as G...
Oct 15, 2020
Innoviz sees lower lidar costs accelerating autonomous car development
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli lidar maker Innoviz Technologies said price reductions for the laser-based sensors will be key to enabling automakers to reach the next level of autonomous driving on a la...
Oct 15, 2020
Dutch telecom KPN picks Ericsson over Huawei for 5G network
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - KPN has chosen Sweden's Ericsson to build core elements of its new 5G mobile network following a decision last year not to select China's Huawei, the Dutch telecoms company said ...
Oct 15, 2020
