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Dutch students devise carbon-eating electric vehicle
By Dan Fastenberg (Reuters) - The sporty all-electric car from the Netherlands resembles a BMW coupe, but is unique: It captures more carbon than it emits. "Our end goal is to create a more sustainabl...
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Amazon’s next union vote to start on Oct. 12 in upstate New York
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said employees at its "ALB1" warehouse in upstate New York will start voting on Oct. 12 on whether to unionize, with the ballot count expected to commence on Oc...
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Flutterwave adds Nigeria’s eNaira as payment option for merchants
ABUJA (Reuters) - Africa-focused fintech firm Flutterwave said on Wednesday it has added Nigeria's eNaira as a payment option for merchants, a move that could help boost adoption of the digital curren...
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Walmart-backed fintech startup to offer banking services – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc's fintech startup will start offering digital bank accounts to thousands of workers and a small percentage of its online customers in the coming weeks as part of an initial bet...
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Analysis-Google’s court setback is good news for landmark EU tech rules
By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Google's court defeat on Wednesday is set to strengthen EU antitrust regulators' hand against Big Tech as they roll out landmark rules next year to rein in their...
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Twilio to cut staff by 11% to rein in costs, lift margins
(Reuters) -Twilio Inc said on Wednesday it plans to cut its staff by nearly 11% as the cloud communications platform seeks to reduce costs and shore up margins. The company estimates it will incur bet...
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Security systems maker Verkada valued at $3.2 billion after Sequoia-backed funding
(Reuters) - Security software company Verkada said on Wednesday it was valued at $3.2 billion after its latest funding round that saw investments from venture capital giant Sequoia Capital and MSD Par...
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Comcast doubles share buyback program to $20 billion
(Reuters) - Media giant Comcast Corp on Wednesday doubled its share buyback authorization to $20 billion, after increasing it to $10 billion in January. (Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing...
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Hong Kong exchange considers lowering threshold for hard-tech listings
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's stock exchange will publish new draft rules within the next few weeks to make it easier for hard-tech companies to sell shares in the city, according to three sources...
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Silicon Valley startup SambaNova offers new AI system, triples previous system speed
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - SambaNova Systems, a SoftBank-backed Silicon Valley artificial intelligence chip and systems startup, said on Wednesday it has started offering its new AI system called ...
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