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Fintech startup Robinhood raises fresh funds at $8.3 billion valuation

Technology News (Reuters) - Mon, 05/04/2020 - 20:55
Robinhood Markets Inc said on Monday it has raised $280 million in a funding round that valued the online brokerage at $8.3 billion as it benefits from new signups amid increased market volatility and stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus.
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Apple launches new MacBook Pro with updated keyboard

Technology News (Reuters) - Mon, 05/04/2020 - 17:38
Apple Inc on Monday launched an updated version of its MacBook Pro with modified keyboards, as the laptop line had faced criticism for typing-related problems, while boosting performance and adding storage.
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Uber's Middle East business Careem cuts 31% of workforce

Technology News (Reuters) - Mon, 05/04/2020 - 17:25
Uber Technologies' Careem subsidiary said on Monday it was cutting 536 jobs this week, representing 31% of the Dubai-headquartered company's workforce.
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Fitness group cure.fit lays off employees, mulls all-digital move: sources

Technology News (Reuters) - Mon, 05/04/2020 - 17:04
Indian gym and wellness startup cure.fit has laid off as many as 800 of its staff across the country and permanently closed a number of fitness centres to cut costs amid the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown, sources familiar with the situation said.
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Xiaomi to roll out new e-commerce service in India to boost sales during lockdown

Technology News (Reuters) - Mon, 05/04/2020 - 16:50
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp said on Monday it will launch an e-commerce service in India this week to enable customers stuck at home during a nationwide lockdown to buy its products from their local retailer.
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Apple launches new MacBook Pro

Technology News (Reuters) - Mon, 05/04/2020 - 15:31
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday launched an updated version of its MacBook Pro, with modified keyboards as the laptop line had faced criticism for typing-related problems, while boosting performance and adding storage.
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Vodacom launches commercial 5G mobile network in South Africa

Technology News (Reuters) - Mon, 05/04/2020 - 14:29
Mobile operator Vodacom Group said on Monday it had switched on Africa's first live 5G mobile network in three cities in South Africa, with further rollouts planned in other parts of the country.
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China, Russia take advantage of virus emergency, U.S defense secretary says

Technology News (Reuters) - Mon, 05/04/2020 - 10:01
Russia and China are taking advantage of the coronavirus emergency to put their interests forward in Europe, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday, describing Chinese efforts to promote Huawei mobile phone network equipment as malign.
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Online trading platform IG appoints ex-JLT director Rozes as finance head

Technology News (Reuters) - Mon, 05/04/2020 - 08:29
IG Group said on Monday Charlie Rozes, former finance director of Jardine Lloyd Thompson, will join the online trading group as chief financial officer, at a time when the sector is benefiting from strong volatility due to a coronavirus-induced selloff.
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France's COVID-19 tracing app expected to enter testing in week of May 11

Technology News (Reuters) - Sun, 05/03/2020 - 20:19
France's state-supported "StopCOVID" contact-tracing app should enter its testing phase in the week of May 11 when the country starts to unwind its lockdown, a government minister said on Sunday.
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France reports 135 more deaths from COVID-19, taking toll to 24,895

Technology News (Reuters) - Sun, 05/03/2020 - 20:18
The number of people who have died in France after contracting the new coronavirus rose on Sunday by 135 to 24,895, the health ministry said.
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Intel in talks to buy Israel's Moovit public transit app for $1 billion: media

Technology News (Reuters) - Sun, 05/03/2020 - 13:42
Chipmaker Intel Corp is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli public transit app developer Moovit for $1 billion, financial news website Calcalist reported on Sunday.
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Indonesia's Tokopedia probes alleged data leak of 91 million users

Technology News (Reuters) - Sun, 05/03/2020 - 08:43
Tokopedia, Indonesia's largest e-commerce platform, said it was investigating an attempted hack and claims that the details of millions of its users had been leaked online.
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Tesla applies to become UK electricity provider: The Telegraph

Technology News (Reuters) - Sat, 05/02/2020 - 22:56
U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc has applied for a licence to supply electricity in the United Kingdom, The Telegraph reported on Saturday.
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India orders coronavirus tracing app for all workers

Technology News (Reuters) - Sat, 05/02/2020 - 18:06
India has ordered all public and private sector employees use a government-backed contact tracing app and maintain social distancing in offices as it begins easing some of its lockdown measures in districts less affected by the coronavirus.
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Tesla to extend furlough for some employees by another week: internal email

Technology News (Reuters) - Sat, 05/02/2020 - 08:07
Tesla Inc told furloughed employees on Friday that they will remain out of work for at least another week, postponing a plan to resume normal operations on May 4 at its San Francisco vehicle-assembly plant, according to an internal email.
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Uber must face lawsuit claiming it stifled competition, drove out rival Sidecar

Technology News (Reuters) - Sat, 05/02/2020 - 04:11
Uber Technologies Inc was ordered by a U.S. judge on Friday to face a lawsuit claiming its illegal predatory pricing and other anticompetitive practices stifled competition, and drove rival Sidecar Technologies Inc out of business.
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Alberta launches Canada's first contact tracing app as economy slowly reopens

Technology News (Reuters) - Sat, 05/02/2020 - 00:31
The Canadian province of Alberta on Friday launched the country's first phone app to trace contacts of people infected with the coronavirus, as the country slowly restarts its economy.
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Tesla tumbles after Musk tweets stock too high

Technology News (Reuters) - Sat, 05/02/2020 - 00:13
Shares of Tesla Inc tumbled 9% on Friday after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted that the electric carmaker's high-flying stock was overly expensive.
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Amazon, Target, Instacart workers stage U.S. protests on May Day

Technology News (Reuters) - Sat, 05/02/2020 - 00:08
Some workers at Amazon.com Inc, Target Corp and Instacart Inc staged protests and sick-outs on Friday to demand a safer work environment and better pay during the coronavirus outbreak.
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