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Social media CEOs to testify at US Senate hearing in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of social media companies Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord will testify on online child sexual exploitation at a U.S. Senate hearing rescheduled for Jan. 3...
Nov 29, 2023
EU Commission lawyers initially opposed warning Amazon on iRobot deal – sources
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission lawyers initially opposed sending a warning to Amazon over its $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot, three people with direct ...
Nov 29, 2023
Rover shares jump on $2.3 billion go-private deal with Blackstone
(Reuters) - Rover Group shares surged 28% in early trading on Wednesday after the pet care company said investment firm Blackstone will take it private in $2.3 billion all-cash deal. The company's sha...
Nov 29, 2023
Fintech firm SoFi set to exit cryptocurrency business
(Reuters) - Financial technology firm SoFi Technologies is set to exit the cryptocurrency business and has given its customers the option to migrate to UK-based Blockchain.com, the companies said on W...
Nov 29, 2023
Canada, Google reach deal to keep news in search results -CBC News
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada and Google have reached an agreement in their dispute over a new law that aims to make large internet companies share advertising revenue with news publishers in the country,...
Nov 29, 2023
Google DeepMind AI reveals potential for thousands of new materials
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - Google DeepMind has used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the structure of more than 2 million new materials, a breakthrough it said could soon be used to i...
Nov 29, 2023
US sanctions cryptocurrency mixer Sinbad over alleged North Korea ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a virtual currency mixer the Treasury Department said has processed millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency from major hei...
Nov 29, 2023
EVs struggle with reliability due to charging, battery issues – Consumer Reports survey
By Nathan Gomes (Reuters) - Electric vehicles continue to grapple with poor reliability due to charging and battery issues, a survey by an influential U.S. non-profit organization showed on Wednesday,...
Nov 29, 2023
Digital bank robberies key risk for central bank e-money, BIS report warns
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Digital bank robberies and other cyber hacks will be a key risk for countries launching digital versions of their currencies, a new report from the Bank for Internatio...
Nov 29, 2023
Israeli cyber VC fund Cyberstarts names new general partner
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli venture capital fund Cyberstarts on Wednesday named Hila Zigman as general partner. Before joining Cyberstarts, Zigman worked closely with Cyberstarts portfolio company N...
Nov 29, 2023
