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Cryptocurrency rules a ‘matter of urgency’, Bank of England’s Cunliffe says
LONDON (Reuters) -Regulators need to work quickly to put in place a set of rules for cryptocurrencies, given the sector's rapid growth and the time it takes to agree on new standards, Bank of England ...
Oct 13, 2021
SeatGeek to go public via $1.35 billion deal with Billy Beane-backed SPAC
(Reuters) - SeatGeek on Wednesday agreed to go public in a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, backed by baseball executive Billy Beane of "Moneyball" fame, giving the online ticketing ...
Oct 13, 2021
SoftBank invests $400 million in activewear maker Vuori
(Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's venture capital fund has invested $400 million in Vuori Inc, the California-based maker of leggings and sports bras said on Wednesday, valuing it at $4 billion. Vuori...
Oct 13, 2021
Honda to launch new EV brand in China next year
BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor will launch a new electric vehicle brand in China next year, it said on Wednesday, and will only launch battery electric, hydrogen fuel-cell or petrol-electric ...
Oct 13, 2021
Irish regulator proposes 36 million euro Facebook privacy fine -document
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has proposed fining Facebook up to 36 million euros in one of more than a dozen probes it has opened into the social media giant, accordin...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. becomes largest bitcoin mining centre as China ban bites
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The United States has overtaken China to account for the largest share of the world's bitcoin mining, data published on Wednesday by Britain's Cambridge Centre for Alternative Fi...
Oct 13, 2021
Corporate travel startup TripActions raises $275 million, valued at $7.25 billion
(Reuters) - U.S. corporate travel and expense tech startup TripActions on Wednesday said it raised $275 million at a valuation of $7.25 billion, its second major fund raising event announced this year...
Oct 13, 2021
Apple warns of cybercrime risks if EU forces it to allow others’ software
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Apple on Wednesday ramped up its criticism of EU draft rules that would force it to allow users to install software from outside its App Store, citing the risks po...
Oct 13, 2021
Italy’s cloud market to grow by 16% this year – study
MILAN (Reuters) - The Italian market for cloud services is set to grow by 16% in 2021 as companies and the public administration strive to build on a digital acceleration brought about by the COVID-19...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. NHTSA asks Tesla why it did not recall autopilot system – AP
(Reuters) - U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has asked Tesla Inc why the electric-car maker has not filed recall paperwork after updating its autopilot driving system, the A...
Oct 13, 2021
