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Exclusive: TikTok owner ByteDance moves to shift power out of China – sources
By Yingzhi Yang, Echo Wang and Alexandra Alper BEIJING/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - TikTok's poaching of Disney's Kevin Mayer to be its CEO was just the most visible part of a broader strategy by i...
May 28, 2020
LabCorp to work with software provider for virtual clinical trials
(Reuters) - Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) said on Thursday it was collaborating with software provider Medable to accelerate adoption of virtual clinical trials. Medable's modul...
May 28, 2020
Google considering taking stake in Vodafone Idea: FT
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is exploring an investment in Vodafone Group Plc's struggling India business, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Google...
May 28, 2020
China’s Nio quarterly revenue misses estimates on COVID-19 hit
(Reuters) - Nio Inc on Thursday reported quarterly revenue below Wall Street estimates as the cash-strapped Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker sold fewer vehicles amid the COVID-19 pandemic, sending ...
May 28, 2020
Payments startup Marqeta raises $150 million, hits $4.3 billion valuation
By Anna Irrera NEW YORK (Reuters) - Payment card issuing startup Marqeta has raised $150 million from a U.S. institutional investor, doubling its valuation to $4.3 billion, the company said on Thursda...
May 28, 2020
Amazon to offer permanent roles to 70% of 175,000 new U.S. hires
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc plans to offer permanent jobs to about 70% of the U.S. workforce it has hired temporarily to meet consumer demand during the coronavirus pandemic, the comp...
May 28, 2020
Amid lockdown, Kenyan medical startup brings clinic to your home
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - Nathalie Maikere sat at her dining table, her two children playing video games a few feet away, as a doctor in a lab coat unpacked her medical bag and took her tem...
May 28, 2020
Facebook German privacy case referred to European Court
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German Federal Court on Thursday referred a lawsuit filed by a consumer protection watchdog alleging privacy violations by Facebook to the Court of Justice of the European Union...
May 28, 2020
From bikes to blockchain: Shipping industry goes digital in lockdown
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The coronavirus lockdown has accelerated a digitalisation drive in a global shipping and logistics sector that still routinely delivers many documents by bike messenger in some ...
May 28, 2020
Alibaba extends its reach in China as coronavirus outbreak opens doors
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is emerging as one of China's biggest corporate winners of the coronavirus crisis, gaining the opportunity to expand its businesses and s...
May 28, 2020
