Japan to open up Apple- and Google-dominated phone apps to competition
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple and Google, by banning major…
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Twinkies-maker Hostess fined over preventable amputation of worker’s fingertip
By Ismail Shakil and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Labor Department on Friday slapped a $298,000 penalty on…
US to send satellite data to Canada to help detect wildfires
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense began sending real-time satellite and sensor data to Canadian authorities on Friday, technology…
Abortion remains legal in Iowa as top court refuses to revive ban
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Iowa’s highest court did not revive a 2018 ban on most abortions on Friday, meaning…
North Korea starts key party meeting to discuss defence strategy – KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea convened a key party meeting to decide its diplomatic and defence strategy “to cope with…
S&P 500 ends lower as Microsoft recedes from record high
By Noel Randewich and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended lower on Friday, weighed down by Microsoft and…
Factbox-Potential outcomes of FTC legal bids to block Microsoft-Activision deal
(Reuters) – Microsoft, which is seeking to buy games giant Activision, faces two legal fights in coming weeks with U.S….
US House Speaker McCarthy threatens to block funding for Chile waiver program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday threatened to use congressional appropriations to block funding…
Faraday Future plans reverse stock split and delays EV deliveries
(Reuters) -Electric-vehicle startup Faraday Future Intelligent Electric said on Friday it was planning a reverse stock split, as it looks…
U.S. Energy Dept gets two ransom notices as MOVEit hack claims more victims
By Timothy Gardner and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy got ransom requests from the Russia-linked extortion…