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IMF chief urges more proactive push for central bank digital currencies
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged countries to make a more proactive push to develop central bank digital currencies (CBDC). Eleven countries, incl...
Nov 15, 2023
Musk’s Starlink secures $90 million contract to offer free internet in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Starlink, the satellite internet service of billionaire Elon Musk, has secured a 1.56 billion peso ($89.80 million) contract to offer free internet in Mexico until the end of 2...
Nov 15, 2023
US lawmakers question Apple over Jon Stewart’s China content
By Patricia Zengerle and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers asked Apple Inc to explain the abrupt end of political comedian Jon Stewart's television show on its streaming service, a...
Nov 15, 2023
Tencent to seek domestic AI training chip supplies after latest US curbs
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese tech group Tencent Holdings said on Wednesday it will look for domestic sources for AI training chips following new moves by the United States to restrict chip ...
Nov 15, 2023
SpaceX discusses spinning off Starlink via IPO as soon as 2024 – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX is discussing an initial public offering for its Starlink satellite business as soon as late 2024, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of t...
Nov 15, 2023
African online retailer Jumia’s Q3 losses narrow with further fall expected
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - African e-commerce firm Jumia Technologies said on Wednesday that cost savings had helped it reduce third quarter losses by 67% from a year earlier, with a further sharp drop ...
Nov 15, 2023
Russia says it plans to send cosmonauts to the Moon next decade – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to send cosmonauts to land on the Moon next decade for the first time in its history and intends to build a moon base from 2031, according to the Russian corporation re...
Nov 15, 2023
Commerzbank receives crypto custody licence in Germany
(Reuters) - Commerzbank AG on Wednesday said it has received a crypto custody licence in Germany, allowing it to build up a broad range of digital asset services, with particular emphasis on crypto as...
Nov 15, 2023
EU asks Amazon to clarify its measures to protect customers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday said it had given Amazon until Dec. 6 to provide more information on measures the online retailer takes to protect customers against illegal p...
Nov 15, 2023
Chinese EV maker Xpeng’s operating loss widens on costs tied to production ramp-up
(Reuters) - China's Xpeng posted a wider-than-expected quarterly operating loss on Wednesday due to costs stemming from a production ramp-up, sending the U.S.-listed shares of the electric vehicle mak...
Nov 15, 2023
