The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urged Uber Technologies Inc to take action after the company disclosed on Thursday it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault …
Uber takes to streets of Ivory Coast in African expansion
Uber launched in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan on Thursday, part of its expansion into African markets with low levels of car ownership and limited mass transport. Go to Source …
Apple buys first-ever carbon-free aluminum from Alcoa-Rio Tinto venture
Apple Inc on Thursday said it has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminum from a joint venture between two of the world’s biggest aluminum suppliers. Go to Source …
China video streamer iQiyi sees price hikes at home, gold abroad
Chinese video streaming company iQiyi hopes to have as many as half its subscribers in overseas markets in five years despite Sino-U.S. trade tensions and increased government censorship at home, …
Expedia CEO, CFO resign after clash over strategy with board
Expedia Group Inc’s chief executive officer and finance head have resigned following a disagreement with the online travel company’s board over its business outlook, Chairman Barry Diller said on Wednesday. …
Instagram to collect ages in push for youth safety, alcohol ad dollars
Facebook Inc’s Instagram said it will require birthdates from all new users starting on Wednesday, expanding the audience for ads for alcohol and other age-restricted products while offering new safety …
Nintendo’s Switch gaming console to launch in China on Dec 10
Nintendo Co’s will officially launch its Switch gaming console in mainland China on Dec. 10 for 2,099 yuan ($298.20), local partner Tencent Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday. Go to Source …
South Korean court upholds record fine against U.S. chip giant Qualcomm
A South Korean court on Wednesday upheld a record $873 million fine against U.S. chip giant Qualcomm for unfair business practices related to patent licensing and modem chip sales, rejecting …
Nokia names veteran Sari Baldauf as group boss to take on 5G challenge
Telecoms equipment maker Nokia announced on Tuesday that it plans to appoint its former networks chief Sari Baldauf as chairman, succeeding Risto Siilasmaa who will step down after eight years …
TikTok accused in California lawsuit of sending user data to China
A California college student has accused popular video-sharing app TikTok in a class-action lawsuit of transferring private user data to servers in China, despite the company’s assurances that it does …
Huawei plans to shift research center to Canada from U.S.: Globe and Mail
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plans to shift its research center to Canada from the United States, Ren Zhengfei, the founder of the Chinese telecoms equipment maker, said in an interview …
Black Friday sales in Britain jump 16.5% by value: Barclaycard
The value of Black Friday sales in Britain jumped 16.5% compared with last year, according to data from payments firm Barclaycard, in a much needed boost for the country’s retailers. …
Retailers see biggest-ever Cyber Monday after record online Black Friday
U.S. retailers kicked off Cyber Monday by launching a slew of deals earlier than usual over the weekend, seeking to sustain the momentum of a record $11.6 billion in online …
Apple ‘taking a deeper look’ at map policies after calling Crimea part of Russia
Apple Inc is “taking a deeper look at how we handle disputed borders” after it referred to the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula as part of Russia in its Maps and Weather …
Chinese envoy to Canada visited Huawei executive, urges Canada to correct ‘mistake’
China’s ambassador to Canada on Thursday visited a senior Huawei Technologies Co Ltd official who is fighting extradition to the United States, the embassy said in a statement on Friday. …
Exclusive: U.S. weighs new regulations to further restrict Huawei suppliers – sources
The U.S. government may expand its power to stop more foreign shipments of products with U.S. technology to China’s Huawei, amid frustration the company’s blacklisting has failed to cut off …
Green’s in fashion as Lithuanian used clothes site joins $1 billion club
Vinted, an online marketplace for second-hand clothes, has surfed a sustainable fashion wave to become Lithuania’s first technology startup to reach “unicorn” status with a valuation of over $1 billion. …
Facebook works to restore access after Thanksgiving Day outage
Facebook Inc said it was working to restore access on Thursday to its users after issues with its central software systems triggered an outage in its family of apps including …
Amazon must check for trade mark violations: EU court adviser
U.S. online retail giant Amazon is not liable for unwittingly stocking trade mark infringing goods for third-party sellers, but should be diligent in checking whether products are legal, an adviser …
Indonesia aims to replace some top civil service jobs with AI in 2020
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday ordered government agencies to remove two ranks of public servants in 2020 and replace their roles with artificial intelligence, in a bid to cut …