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U.S. formally ends fight against Meta’s purchase of VR content maker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which lost a fight in court over whether Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc could buy VR content maker Within Unlimited, has decided to formal...
Feb 24, 2023
Colombia court moves to metaverse to host hearing
By Isabel Woodford (Reuters) - A Colombian court this month hosted its first legal trial in the metaverse, and now hopes to experiment again with virtual reality, authorities told Reuters. At the two-...
Feb 24, 2023
Stripe in advanced talks to raise $4 billion from investors – sources
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Digital payments processor Stripe Inc is close to raising $4 billion in fresh capital at a valuation of about $55 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The latest ca...
Feb 24, 2023
U.S. to impose 200% tariff on aluminum from Russia -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will impose a 200% tariff on aluminum and derivatives produced in Russia from March 10, the White House said on Friday, effectively a ban as it announced sancti...
Feb 24, 2023
Meta rolls out new language model amid Big Tech’s AI push
By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -Meta Platforms Inc said on Friday it was releasing a new large language model based on artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at the research community, becoming the latest comp...
Feb 24, 2023
Uber says Delhi’s plans to allow only electric bike taxis to impact millions
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Friday plans by the local government in India's Delhi city to only allow electric vehicles to function as bike taxis would risk "finishing off the s...
Feb 24, 2023
FACTBOX-TikTok suffers another blow with European Commission’s ban
(Reuters) - European Union's executive arm, the European Commission, has issued an order to ban the use of popular Chinese app TikTok on its staff's phones due to cybersecurity concerns. EU's move und...
Feb 24, 2023
TikTok accuses EU of keeping it in the dark over staff phone ban
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - TikTok accused the European Commission on Friday of failing to consult it over a decision to ban the Chinese short video sharing app from staff phones on cybersecu...
Feb 24, 2023
Siltronic expects lower 2023 earnings, shares on track for worst day in almost 3 years
(Reuters) - Siltronic sees a more difficult 2023 as lower volumes as well as exchange rate effects and inflation are set to impact the German chip equipment supplier, it said on Friday. Siltronic is a...
Feb 24, 2023
Yellen says EV battery mineral trade pacts can likely bypass Congress
By David Lawder BENGALURU (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen said on Friday that she expects that future limited free trade agreements focused on battery minerals with the European Union and o...
Feb 24, 2023
