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Pepsi joining Facebook ad boycott, Fox Business News reports
(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc will stop advertising on Facebook Inc , Fox Business News reported https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/pepsi-facebook-ad-boycott on Sunday, citing sources. The halt on advertis...
Jun 28, 2020
Germany to sever ties with accounting watchdog after Wirecard scandal
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government plans to terminate its contract with the country's accounting watchdog after payments company Wirecard filed for insolvency last week in one of Germany's bigge...
Jun 28, 2020
Germany’s beleaguered Wirecard to proceed with business after insolvency
BERLIN (Reuters) - Wirecard, the German scandal-hit payments company, said on Saturday it would proceed with business activities after filing for insolvency and expects a provisional administrator to ...
Jun 27, 2020
Amazon, SoftBank held talks over Russian online retailer Ozon, shareholder says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Global retail giant Amazon and Japanese SoftBank have made approaches to Russian conglomerate Sistema about a possible acquisition of its online retailer Ozon, Sistema's majority ow...
Jun 27, 2020
Didi installs V2X equipment in Shanghai, begins test robotaxi service
By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, backed by SoftBank Group, launched a test robotaxi service in a Shanghai suburb on Saturday after installing V2...
Jun 27, 2020
Poland’s Play could sell some of its network infrastructure: source
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish mobile operator Play Communications is considering selling some of its network infrastructure, a source familiar with the process told Reuters. The company could follow simil...
Jun 27, 2020
Telegram to pay $18.5 million, return investor money to settle SEC charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Telegram Group Inc has agreed to return $1.2 billion to investors and pay an $18.5 million civil penalty to resolve charges over an unregistered digital token coin offering, the...
Jun 26, 2020
Canadian visa program may lure tech workers blocked by Trump
By Moira Warburton and Steve Scherer TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - A fast-track visa program that Canada launched in 2017 has attracted a growing number of tech workers, and U.S. President Donald Trump's...
Jun 26, 2020
DHS asks U.S. tech CEOs to ensure online platforms are not used to spur violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent a letter to chief executives of five large tech companies asking them to ensure social media platforms are not used to incite viole...
Jun 26, 2020
UK fintech firms forced to suspend services after Wirecard collapse
By Iain Withers and Anna Irrera LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Customers of several British digital finance companies were unable to make payments or access their money on Friday after the collapse of Ge...
Jun 26, 2020
