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New Google Fiber-Optic Cable Would Link Saudi Arabia and Israel 

Nov 24, 2020 · 2:24am PST
The project to provide more connectivity to India’s fast-growing population of internet users, may fail to happen because it hasn’t secured all the permits for the complex cross-border route.
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SoftBank Leads $1.7 Billion Investment Into Chinese Logistics Startup Full Truck Alliance

Nov 24, 2020 · 1:17am PST
Other investors in the firm, also known as Manbang, include Fidelity International, Sequoia, Hillhouse, GGV and Jack Ma’s Yunfeng Capital. 
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Microsoft Partner AvePoint Going Public Via SPAC

Nov 23, 2020 · 2:36pm PST
The deal, which values AvePoint at $2 billion, shows how some of Microsoft's thousands of business partners can grow into large companies themselves.
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Disney Television CFO to Depart

Nov 23, 2020 · 2:09pm PST
The move comes after Disney reorganized the company and moved business responsibilities to a new division.
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Apple Security Chief Indicted in Bribery Scheme Over Firearms Permits

Nov 23, 2020 · 2:01pm PST
The head of global security at Apple was indicted by a grand jury for participating in an alleged bribery scheme involving gun permits in Santa Clara County.
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Amazon Uses Pinkertons, Other Analysts to Monitor Warehouse Workers

Nov 23, 2020 · 1:46pm PST
More than two dozen leaked documents obtained by Motherboard detail Amazon’s extensive surveillance of labor and environmental groups around the world.
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Online Ad Group Asks Authorities to Stop Google’s Privacy Rollout

Nov 23, 2020 · 10:24am PST
Online advertisers have asked the U.K.’s antitrust authority  to intervene in Google’s roll-out of a privacy initiative that could restrict targeting of ads.
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Warner Music Reports Stronger Digital Revenue

Nov 23, 2020 · 7:36am PST
Warner Music stock has stagnated since it went public, reflecting the lack of overall growth despite higher streaming revenue.
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Snapchat Launches TikTok Rival

Nov 23, 2020 · 6:00am PST
Snap’s push into short-form video follows earlier moves by Facebook and Google-owned YouTube to also compete with TikTok, which has exploded in popularity in the last two years.
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China Uses Supercomputer Powered by Intel, Nvidia to Repress Uighurs

Nov 23, 2020 · 2:28am PST
The report calls into question whether U.S. chipmakers should ban the sale of all products to companies in China with ties to the Chinese military.
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China Readies Moon Launch to Become First Country in Decades to Retrieve Lunar Rock

Nov 23, 2020 · 1:30am PST
The launch, scheduled for Tuesday, marks a major advance in China's space program, which has also recently sent a mission to Mars. News of the secretive project was released by NASA.
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U.S. May Restrict Tech Exports to 89 Chinese Firms

Nov 22, 2020 · 11:11pm PST
After its sanctions against Huawei, the Trump administration is ramping up its measures to limit exports to other Chinese companies.
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Airbnb ‘Trust’ Executive Left Last Year Over China Data Dispute

Nov 20, 2020 · 2:17pm PST
The company has been spending heavily to grow its business in China. 
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Apple Seeking to Weaken Pending Legislation on Uighur Forced Labor Bill 

Nov 20, 2020 · 12:59pm PST
Apple's lobbyist are trying to weaken a proposal that would hold U.S. companies accountable for the use of forced labor in China.
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Microsoft to Offer Free 24-Hour Video Calls

Nov 20, 2020 · 12:11pm PST
The move is the latest example of how Microsoft is positioning Teams as an alternative to Zoom's video conferencing service.
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Vox’s Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief Both Depart

Nov 20, 2020 · 10:53am PST
The site has now lost three top employees in the last few weeks.
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DOJ Investigating Merger of Hollywood Trades

Nov 20, 2020 · 10:03am PST
The proposed deal put three of Hollywoods biggest trades under the same owner.
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White House May Strip Confederate Names From Military Bases if Congress Repeals Section 230

Nov 20, 2020 · 9:06am PST
The White House is trying to use the controversy over military bases named for Confederate military leaders to get rid of Section 230.
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Wish Files to Go Public

Nov 20, 2020 · 6:56am PST
Wish's IPO filing shows that its growth slowed sharply last year, only to pick up this year, thanks to the pandemic.
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China Tech Stock Attacked By Short Sellers Rises After Denying Allegations

Nov 20, 2020 · 12:29am PST
China's video app Joyy, which has a $3.6 billion deal with Baidu, rose 17% after denying fraud allegations by Muddy Waters.