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French court upholds 150 million-euro fine against Google for opaque ad rules
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court of appeals upheld a 150 million euro fine levied against Alphabet's Google in 2019 for abusing its power over the treatment of advertisers, a spokesperson for the U.S....
Apr 07, 2022
Tencent shuts down video game streaming arm as crackdown weighs
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings will shut down its Penguin Esports unit by early-June, it said on Thursday, as it streamlines its businesses fol...
Apr 07, 2022
Payments company Bolt to buy crypto firm Wyre in $1.5 billion deal – WSJ
(Reuters) - Payments-focused fintech company Bolt Financial Inc is buying crypto-services startup Wyre Payments Inc in a deal valued at $1.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citi...
Apr 07, 2022
Job wars: Employers wince as Amazon warehouse rises in Indiana town
By Timothy Aeppel ELKHART, Ind. (Reuters) - What happens when Amazon.com Inc plops over 1,000 new jobs in one of the hottest blue-collar job markets in the country? The RV Capital of the World is abou...
Apr 07, 2022
Elon Musk’s arrival stirs fears among some Twitter employees
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - News of Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk taking a board seat at Twitter has some Twitter employees panicking over the future of the social media firm's ability to moderate co...
Apr 07, 2022
Russia takes punitive measures against Google over YouTube ‘fakes’
(Reuters) - Russia's communications watchdog said on Thursday it was taking punitive measures against Google, including a ban on advertising the platform and its information resources, for allegedly v...
Apr 07, 2022
Thailand approves enhanced incentives to boost EV use
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has expanded incentives to boost the use of electric vehicles (EVs), the investment promotion agency said on Thursday, as the country looks to preserve its status as a maj...
Apr 07, 2022
Walmart’s Flipkart raises IPO valuation target to $60-70 billion, eyes 2023 listing-sources
By Aditya Kalra, Aftab Ahmed and Anirban Sen NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Walmart's Indian e-commerce company Flipkart has internally raised its IPO valuation target by around a third to $60-70 billion, and ...
Apr 07, 2022
Meta removes Facebook accounts to tackle misinformation ahead of Philippines polls
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc on Wednesday suspended a network of over 400 accounts, pages and groups ahead of general elections in the Philippines as the Facebook parent moves to crack down hate spe...
Apr 06, 2022
Digicel plans to liquidate Panama business after rivals’ merger approved
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Mobile phone operator Digicel said Wednesday it plans to wind down operations in Panama following the government's approval of a merger between competitors Cabl...
Apr 06, 2022
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