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Spain's lower house to draft 3% digital tax on internet giants

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 14:55
Spain's lower house voted on Thursday to begin drafting a 3% tax on revenues of internet giants, the latest of such moves by U.S. trading partners that has spurred a U.S. investigation and could lead to punitive tariffs.
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Zebra adds social distancing warnings to warehouse workers' barcode scanners

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 14:05
Zebra Technologies Corp, which sells barcode scanners and other computers used in warehouses globally, introduced a feature on Thursday that sounds an alert when workers breach physical distancing guidelines over the novel coronavirus.
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Robot to safely swab for coronavirus developed by scientists in Denmark

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 13:19
Danish researchers have developed a fully automated robot that can take coronavirus swabs so that health care professionals are not exposed to the risk of infection.
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Exclusive: Amazon in talks to buy $2 billion stake in Indian telco Bharti Airtel - sources

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 13:08
Amazon.com is in early-stage talks to buy a stake worth at least $2 billion in Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel , three people with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters, in a move that could turbocharge India's digital economy.
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GM to work closely with CATL in its China EV push: executive

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 10:53
General Motors will "work very closely" with Chinese electric vehicle battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) as it ramps up electric production in the world's biggest auto market, a senior executive said.
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Facebook, PayPal invest in Indonesian super app Gojek

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 08:01
Facebook Inc messaging platform WhatsApp and PayPal Holdings Inc on Wednesday said they have invested in payment, food delivery and ride-hailing app operator Gojek as part of the Indonesian firm's ongoing fundraising round.
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ZoomInfo IPO priced at $21 per share in largest tech listing this year

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 07:08
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $21 per share, above its upwardly revised target range, in the largest U.S. technology listing so far this year, the company said early Thursday.
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Taiwan eyes $1.3 billion in foreign tech investment under new scheme

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 07:03
Taiwan hopes a new programme will attract T$40 billion ($1.34 billion) of research and development investment by foreign tech companies, creating more than 6,300 jobs a year, the government said on Thursday.
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Amid pandemic, investors bet on India's Jio and its giant-killer playbook

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 05:58
From its Silicon Valley-like campus near Mumbai, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio telecom carrier is emerging as a winner from changes in the way Indian consumers plug into a digital economy made more urgent by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Snapchat removes Trump account from curated promotional section

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 04:01
Snap Inc said it would no longer promote U.S. President Donald Trump's account in Snapchat's Discover section, saying his incendiary comments last week made the account ineligible for the curated section where users explore new content.
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Amazon is sued over warehouses after New York worker brings coronavirus home, cousin dies

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 03:45
Amazon.com Inc has been sued for allegedly fostering the spread of the coronavirus by mandating unsafe working conditions, causing at least one employee to contract COVID-19, bring it home, and see her cousin die.
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Australia's EcoGraf inks graphite battery material supply deal with Thyssenkrupp unit

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 03:30
Australian graphite explorer EcoGraf Ltd said on Thursday it had signed an agreement to supply graphite products used in making batteries to a unit of German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp AG, sending its shares more than 32% higher in early trade.
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Early Facebook staffers denounce Zuckerberg stance on Trump posts

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 02:41
Nearly three dozen former employees from Facebook's early days on Wednesday blasted Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to act against incendiary posts by U.S. President Donald Trump as "cowardly" and a "betrayal" of company ideals.
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Telus director Stockwell Day steps down after likening racism to childhood bullying

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 01:38
Canadian telecom firm Telus Corp said director Stockwell Day had stepped down from its board a day after the former cabinet minister compared enduring racism to his experience of being teased in school for wearing glasses.
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UK in 5G talks with suppliers from Japan, South Korea: source

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 00:08
British officials have discussed supplies of 5G networking equipment with companies in South Korea and Japan as part of a bid to develop alternatives to China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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Snap removes Trump account from curated promotional section

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/03/2020 - 23:56
Snap Inc said it would no longer promote U.S. President Donald Trump's account in Snapchat's Discover section, saying his inflammatory comments last week made the account ineligible for the curated section where users explore new content.
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Uber signals recovery in rides as lockdown restrictions ease

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/03/2020 - 22:40
Uber Technologies Inc said on Wednesday trip requests were gradually picking up, but still remained significantly below prior year levels, as several countries start to lift coronavirus-led restrictions.
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ZoomInfo looks to price IPO above target in 2020's largest tech listing so far: sources

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/03/2020 - 21:02
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc is looking to price its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday above its upwardly revised target range in what is set to be the largest U.S. technology listing so far this year, people familiar with the matter said
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Germany bans digital doppelganger passport photos

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/03/2020 - 20:46
Germany will outlaw the 'morphing' of passport photos, in which pictures of two people are digitally combined, making it possible to assign multiple identities to a single document.
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Apple must face U.S. shareholder lawsuit over CEO's iPhone, China comments

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/03/2020 - 20:43
A federal judge said Apple Inc must face part of a lawsuit claiming it fraudulently concealed falling demand for iPhones, especially in China, leading to tens of billions of dollars in shareholder losses.
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