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Facebook may not lift ban on Taliban even if U.S. softens its view
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Facebook may not lift its ban on the Taliban even if the United States stops imposing sanctions on the group, which has rapidly taken control of Afghanistan, the soci...
Aug 18, 2021
Ryder will manage Waymo autonomous truck fleets
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Truck fleet operator Ryder System Inc will manage and maintain autonomous trucks for Waymo Via, the autonomous truck unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, the compani...
Aug 18, 2021
Aurora releases tool to gauge safety of self-driving systems
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Aurora, the Silicon Valley self-driving startup founded by former Tesla, Uber and Google executives, has released what it says is the industry's first tool for evaluating w...
Aug 18, 2021
PayPal scraps late fees for buy now, pay later purchases
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc will no longer charge customers late fees when they miss payments on buy now, pay later (BNPL) purchases globally, as competition heats up in the ...
Aug 18, 2021
Comcast, ViacomCBS to launch joint streaming service in Europe
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp and ViacomCBS will launch a joint streaming service "SkyShowtime" in over 20 European markets starting 2022, the media companies said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Chavi Mehta i...
Aug 18, 2021
China regulator says livestreaming sales stars should speak Mandarin, dress well
BEIJING (Reuters) - Hosts in China's livestreaming industry should speak Mandarin and dress appropriately when they market products online, the country's commerce ministry said on Wednesday, as it loo...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. senators urge FTC to probe Tesla over self-driving claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators on Wednesday pressed the Federal Trade Commission to probe Tesla, saying the company has misled consumers and endangered the public by marketing its driving...
Aug 18, 2021
Shares in Indonesia’s Bukalapak extend falls, shed over 20% since IPO
(Corrects price in paragraph 1 to 830 rupiah, not 830,000) (Reuters) - Shares in Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak dropped by 6.74% on Wednesday to 830 rupiah, with the stock shedding 21% since its...
Aug 18, 2021
China rebukes 43 apps including Tencent’s WeChat for breaking data transfer rules
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Wednesday that 43 apps, including Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat, were found to have illegally transferred us...
Aug 18, 2021
Tencent second-quarter profit rises 29%, beats estimates
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings posted a 29% rise in second-quarter profit, a slower pace of growth after the coronavirus pandemic led to a boom in online ga...
Aug 18, 2021
