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Pro-China digital campaign targets mining firms – cybersecurity report
By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A pro-China propaganda campaign used fake social media accounts to try to stir up opposition, including protests, against mining firms that challenge China's...
Jun 28, 2022
Arm launches new chip technology for smartphone games
(Reuters) - Arm Ltd, the British chip technology firm owned by SoftBank Group Corp, on Tuesday unveiled a set of new chip technologies aimed at making video games on smartphones look better while pres...
Jun 28, 2022
Russian parliament approves tax break for issuers of digital assets
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a draft law that would potentially exempt issuers of digital assets and cryptocurrencies from value-added tax. Russia has long voiced scepticis...
Jun 28, 2022
G7 to tackle cyber threats and disinformation from Russia: communique
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - The Group of Seven leaders agreed on Tuesday to strengthen their countries' defences against foreign disinformation and cyber attacks, including threats pos...
Jun 28, 2022
Swiss top court upholds ban on foreign online betting operators
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's supreme court has upheld a ban on accessing foreign online gambling sites, dashing the hopes of three betting outfits to tap the Swiss market. The Federal Court said i...
Jun 28, 2022
Siemens to invest in Volkswagen’s N.American charging network
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - German industrial giant Siemens AG is investing more than $100 million in Volkswagen AG's Electrify America unit, becoming the first outside investor in the North American ...
Jun 28, 2022
Uber agrees to Australia minimum pay body after similar moves in Britain, Canada
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc and Australia's main transport union agreed on Tuesday to back a federal body that enforces minimum pay for the company's drivers, joining a glob...
Jun 28, 2022
Russia fines United Parcel Service over data storage – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court fined United Parcel Service 1 million roubles ($18,900) on Tuesday for an alleged refusal to localise the data of Russian users on Russian territory, the TASS news ag...
Jun 28, 2022
Disney cancels exclusive Disney+ streaming deal with Israel’s YES
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Competition Authority said on Tuesday it closed a case against Walt Disney and Bezeq Israel Telecom's satellite TV unit YES after the companies agreed to cancel an exclu...
Jun 28, 2022
Microsoft faces investor call to publish global tax affairs
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors managing more than $350 billion of assets have demanded that Microsoft publish more transparent tax and financial information, as tech giants face growing scrutiny globall...
Jun 28, 2022
