Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp on Sunday said in a court filing that Apple Inc’s threat to cut off the creator of “Fortnite” from Apple’s developer tools would hurt Microsoft’s gaming business, as well as other game developers. The filing came in a dispute between Apple and Epic Games. Apple removed Epic’s titles from […]
Everything you need to know about the controversy triggered by the news report that said Facebook ignored hate speech made by BJP leaders. By Rohini Chatterji The controversy over Facebook’s alleged BJP “bias”, triggered by a Wall Street Journal report, is showing no signs of dying down. After allegations that the social media giant went easy on hate speeches made by […]
Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has filed a motion asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit against the president’s executive order targeting social media companies, calling it a “profound misunderstanding,” according to a copy of the motion seen by Reuters. The lawsuit was brought in June by the Center for Democracy and […]
By Joe Tidy & Sophia Smith Galer BBC News Image copyright GETTY IMAGES President Donald Trump has warned that he will ban TikTok unless an American firm buys its US operations. So how did an app attract millions of users but come to be seen as a national security risk in just two years? Alone […]
David Shepardson FILE PHOTO: TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Republican senators back a plan by China’s ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had […]
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Cipla Ltd has received Indian regulatory approval to sell anti-viral drug favipiravir to treat COVID-19, the drugmaker said on Friday, as coronavirus infections in the world’s third worst-hit nation show no sign of abating. The Drug Controller General of India granted Cipla accelerated approval to make and sell favipiravir in an effort […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is working on offering production linked incentives for up to five sectors to boost domestic manufacturing, a top finance ministry official said on Thursday, bolstering efforts to attract new investments in the coronavirus-stricken economy. A commuter walks past the building of India’s Ministry of Finance during dusk in New Delhi, […]
Guy Faulconbridge, Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests. U.S. President Donald Trump identifies China as the United States’ main rival, and has […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday said it will spend around $10 billion in India over the next five to seven years through equity investments and tie-ups, marking its biggest commitment to a growth market. “This is a reflection of our confidence in the future of India and its digital economy,” Sundar […]
Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched two Americans into orbit from Florida on Saturday in a landmark mission marking the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center […]
