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Jury awards Optis $300 million in second patent trial against Apple
(Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Friday awarded Optis Wireless Technology LLC and several related companies $300 million in damages after a second patent trial against iPhone maker Apple Inc. A jury had pre...
Aug 13, 2021
Bitcoin rises 7.07% to $47,587.38
(Reuters) - Bitcoin surged 7.07% to $47,587.38 at 2200 GMT on Friday, adding $3,142.93 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 71.6% from the year's lo...
Aug 13, 2021
After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations
By Joseph Menn and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - After a week of criticism over a its planned new system for detecting images of child sex abuse, Apple Inc said on Friday that it will hunt only for pictu...
Aug 13, 2021
Tesla says Elon Musk’s 2020 compensation was nil
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc said on Friday Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk's total compensation for 2020 was nil, compared to $23,760 in 2019. The electric-car maker also said in a regulatory filing that ...
Aug 13, 2021
U.S. trade agency finds Google infringed five Sonos patents
(Reuters) - A judge at a U.S. trade agency on Friday found that Google audio players infringed five patents belonging to Sonos Inc. Charles Bullock, the chief administrative law judge of the U.S. Inte...
Aug 13, 2021
Intel discloses small stake in crypto exchange Coinbase
(Reuters) - Intel Corp on Friday disclosed a stake worth less than a million dollars in U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc. The chipmaker held about 3,014 shares of Coinbase's Class A co...
Aug 13, 2021
Fintech firm Chime valued at $25 billion after $750 million funding
(Reuters) - Chime Financial said on Friday it had raised $750 million in its latest funding round led by Sequoia Capital Global Equities, valuing the financial services startup at $25 billion ahead of...
Aug 13, 2021
Tencent, SoftBank-led funding pushes Argentina’s Uala to $2.45 billion valuation
(Reuters) - China's online giant, Tencent Holdings Ltd, and SoftBank Group Corp's Latin America-focused fund led an investment round for Argentine firm Uala which took its valuation to $2.45 billion, ...
Aug 13, 2021
Amazon’s palm print recognition raises concern among by U.S. senators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. senators, including Democrat Amy Klobuchar who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, wrote a letter to Amazon.com Inc to express concern about its ...
Aug 13, 2021
Facebook, Amazon seek U.S. approval to operate undersea data cable
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Facebook Inc and Amazon.com Inc have asked the U.S. government for approval to operate a new undersea data cable between the Philippines and California after ...
Aug 13, 2021
