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Russian court slaps additional $47 million fine on Google owner Alphabet
(Reuters) - A Russian court has fined Alphabet Inc, the company behind Google, over 4 billion roubles ($47 million) for failing to pay an earlier fine, Russia's anti-monopoly watchdog said on Tuesday....
Jun 27, 2023
India’s Byju’s seeks to raise $1 billion to stave off investor revolt – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Indian edtech startup Byju's is in advanced talks with potential new shareholders to raise $1 billion in funding as it attempts to sidestep a revolt by some investors, Bloomberg News report...
Jun 27, 2023
Spain set to impose new restrictions on ride-hailing drivers
By Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) -The Spanish government is set to impose new restrictions on drivers working with ride-hailing apps such as Uber after the European Union's top court overturned a set...
Jun 27, 2023
PDD’s Temu seeks U.S.-based compliance help amid scrutiny of China goods
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) - E-commerce marketplace Temu is looking to hire a compliance officer based in the U.S., job ads showed, after lawmakers scrutinized the Chinese company for alle...
Jun 27, 2023
Stellantis aims to relieve ‘charging anxiety’ with new service for EV users
MILAN (Reuters) - Stellantis launched a 'Charging & Energy' business unit on Tuesday to make it easier to keep electric vehicles on the road and cash in on an expanding range of services around greene...
Jun 27, 2023
Israel’s Shin Bet spy service uses generative AI to thwart threats
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's Shin Bet security service has incorporated artificial intelligence into its tradecraft and used the technology to foil substantial threats, its director said on Tuesday, ...
Jun 27, 2023
Volkswagen China chief asks China’s premier Li for clarity on data transfers
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen's head of its business in China said on Tuesday that the carmaker needed clarity on cross-border data transfers in a meeting with the country's Premier Li Qiang, asking h...
Jun 27, 2023
Zalando sues EU Commission over landmark online content rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Zalando, Europe's biggest online fashion retailer, on Tuesday sued the European Commission for putting it in the same category as Alphabet's Google and Meta Platfo...
Jun 27, 2023
WhatsApp Business users jump four-fold in three years
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms' WhatsApp Business application is now catering to more than 200 million users on its platform, a four-fold jump from about three years ago, chief Mark Zuckerberg said on Tue...
Jun 27, 2023
China’s Baidu says its new AI beat ChatGPT on some metrics
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - Baidu Inc, China's leading search engine provider, said the latest iteration of its ChatGPT-style service had surpassed the widely popular Microsoft-backed OpenAI chat...
Jun 27, 2023
