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WhatsApp to operate payments in Brazil after showing it is competitive: central bank president
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank president, Roberto Campos, said on Thursday Facebook Inc messaging service WhatsApp will be allowed to operate its newly launched payments service once it is...
Jul 02, 2020
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter to face same EU rules on hateful content as broadcasters
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook, Alphabet-owned YouTube, Twitter and other social media will for the first time be subject to EU broadcasting rules on hate speech and harmful content und...
Jul 02, 2020
EU regulators checking if Fitbit deal will boost Google’s clout
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators are checking whether Google's purchase of Fitbit might allow it to drive rival makers of wearable devices, app developers and other online service pr...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. Senate committee approves anti-child porn bill after addressing Google, Facebook encryption concerns
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to approve a bill aimed at ending the spread of online child sexual abuse material after attempting to address c...
Jul 02, 2020
China tech giant Alibaba dismisses livestreaming head, citing nepotism, gifts: document
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has fired Zhao Yan, the head of its fast-growing livestreaming division, on grounds of nepotism and accepting gifts, according t...
Jul 02, 2020
SoftBank-backed Lemonade opens strong in U.S. market debut
(Reuters) - Shares of SoftBank-backed insurance startup Lemonade Inc surged 73% in their market debut on Thursday, capitalizing on the rebound in U.S. investor demand for new listings following the co...
Jul 02, 2020
Faraday Future’s Chinese founder completes personal bankruptcy process
BEIJING (Reuters) - Jia Yueting, founder of Leshi Internet and electric vehicle (EV) maker Faraday Future, said on Thursday his personal bankruptcy process was complete and that a trust would be estab...
Jul 02, 2020
EU banks to take on Visa, Mastercard with new payments system
By Huw Jones and Maya Nikolaeva LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Sixteen banks from Germany, France and three other euro zone countries on Thursday said a "truly European" payments system was expected to be u...
Jul 02, 2020
Who’s to blame for Wirecard? Germany passes the buck
By John O'Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's accountancy watchdog has denied blame for failing to spot problems at collapsed payments firm Wirecard, the latest in a string of agencies to shirk re...
Jul 02, 2020
‘Gold mine’: European police target secret phone network used by crime rings
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - An encrypted phone network widely used by thousands of criminals has provided police with a "gold mine" of information, leading to numerous arrests, drug seizures and even foiled...
Jul 02, 2020
