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Exclusive-Sea’s Shopee shuts operations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico- sources
By Fanny Potkin (Reuters) - Sea Ltd's e-commerce arm told employees on Thursday it was shutting down local operations in Chile, Colombia, and Mexico and leaving Argentina entirely, according to three ...
Sep 08, 2022
White House holding roundtable on Big Tech concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday is holding a roundtable meeting on a number of technology issues hearing from experts on antitrust, privacy, algorithmic discrimination and other are...
Sep 08, 2022
Mysten Labs valued at over $2 billion after FTX-led funding round
(Reuters) - Mysten Labs, a platform that provides infrastructure to accelerate web3 adoption, raised $300 million in a funding round led by cryptocurrency exchange FTX, valuing the firm at more than $...
Sep 08, 2022
Coinbase backs lawsuit against U.S. Treasury over Tornado Cash sanctions
(Reuters) - Crypto exchange Coinbase on Thursday said it was funding a lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury Department to block sanctions barring Americans from Tornado Cash, a virtual currency mixer acc...
Sep 08, 2022
Social media firms to testify at U.S. Senate Homeland Security hearing
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday with Facebook parent Meta Platforms, Alphabet's YouTube, T...
Sep 08, 2022
Uber partners with Nuro in push for autonomous food, grocery delivery
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday it has partnered with start-up Nuro to test food delivery via unmanned vehicles in some U.S. locations, expanding its tie-ups with companies focused ...
Sep 08, 2022
Crypto intermediaries should register with U.S. SEC, agency chair says
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies that help facilitate transactions in the cryptocurrency market should register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just like other...
Sep 08, 2022
Crypto gaming firm Animoca Brands raises $110 million
LONDON (Reuters) - Singapore-based blockchain gaming developer Animoca Brands has raised $110 million from investors, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The company said the fund raising val...
Sep 08, 2022
In Venezuelan oil town, solar-powered car offers escape from fuel lines
By Mariela Nava MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) - In Maracaibo, the once wealthy Venezuelan oil city, two innovators are trying to push a new trend: small electric and solar-powered cars that offer an ...
Sep 08, 2022
Israel’s Shufersal opens first checkout free store in Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's largest supermarket chain Shufersal said on Thursday it had opened the country's first autonomous store where shoppers do not have to queue at checkout or scan any goods...
Sep 08, 2022
