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U.S. senator urges criminal probe of Amazon.com ‘predatory data practices’
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Josh Hawley urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to open a criminal probe of Amazon.com Inc, saying the online retailer was building a monopoly using "...
Apr 28, 2020
Special Report: Cyber-intel firms pitch governments on spy tools to trace coronavirus
By Joel Schectman, Christopher Bing and Jack Stubbs WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When law enforcement agencies want to gather evidence locked inside an iPhone, they often turn to hacking software from the I...
Apr 28, 2020
French parliament will not discuss COVID-19 contact-tracing app at Tuesday’s debate
PARIS (Reuters) - The French parliament will not discuss government plans for a coronavirus contact-tracing app during Tuesday's debate about the end of the lockdown period, presidential party LREM sp...
Apr 28, 2020
Payment service provider Checkout.com to join Facebook’s Libra Association
(Reuters) - Global payment service provider Checkout.com said on Tuesday it would join Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook-led effort to build global digital currency Libra. "The Libra...
Apr 28, 2020
Ignorance, fear, whispers: North Korean defectors say contacts in the dark about Kim
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - Defectors from North Korea say many of their relatives and contacts were unaware of the international speculation over leader Kim Jong Un's health or wer...
Apr 28, 2020
Oracle wins cloud computing deal with Zoom as video calls surge
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Tuesday it has started using Oracle Corp's cloud computing service to help handle the surge in online video call volumes brought on ...
Apr 28, 2020
Remote work revenue could help Microsoft offset coronavirus impacts, analysts say
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - When Microsoft Corp reports earnings on Wednesday, analysts expect some areas of its business to take a hit from the novel coronavirus pandemic, with lower-than-expected ...
Apr 28, 2020
China discounts, cheaper iPhone to cushion Apple from virus blow to demand
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apple Inc's discounts on the iPhone 11 in China and the release of a new low-price SE model have put the company in a better position than rivals to weather a coro...
Apr 28, 2020
Contact tracing app for COVID-19 could be rolled out in 2-3 weeks – developer
LONDON (Reuters) - A contact tracing app designed to let people know if they have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 could be rolled out widely in Britain in two to th...
Apr 28, 2020
WHO stepping up shipments but warns on disruption of vaccine, food supplies
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that it is stepping up shipments of diagnostic tests and protective equipment, with a new focus on Latin America where COVID-19 i...
Apr 28, 2020
