SoftBank seeks control of WeWork through financing package: WSJ

SoftBank Group Corp. has prepared a financing package for WeWork Companies Inc that would give it control over the shared office space company, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Uber and Banco Inter in talks to forge partnership in Brazil: source

Brazilian lender Banco Inter SA and Uber Technologies Inc are in talks to forge a partnership in financial services, a source familiar with the matter said, in a move that shows how Japan's SoftBank Group Corp is working to integrate its business in Latin America.

Warren campaign challenges Facebook ad policy with 'false' Zuckerberg ad

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's Democratic presidential campaign this week challenged Facebook's policy that exempts politicians' ads from fact-checking, by running ads on the social media platform containing the false claim that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endorsed President Donald Trump's re-elec...

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Lyft follows Uber in suing NYC over cruising time caps

Lyft Inc, following its rival Uber's move, has sued New York City seeking to nullify a new rule limiting the time its drivers are allowed to spend cruising in Manhattan without passengers, the company said on Saturday.

Facebook's Libra currency abandoned by major financial companies

Facebook Inc's ambitious efforts to establish a global digital currency called Libra suffered severe setbacks on Friday, as major payment companies including Mastercard and Visa Inc quit the group behind the project.

Digital assets subject to money-laundering, disclosure laws: U.S. regulators

Three U.S. financial regulators on Friday issued a warning to firms with registered digital assets that they have an obligation to follow securities laws prohibiting money laundering and requiring disclosure of suspicious activity.

U.S. SEC halts Telegram's $1.7 billion digital token offering

U.S. authorities said on Friday they have halted a $1.7 billion unregistered digital token offering by the messaging service Telegram Group Inc and its TON Issuer subsidiary.

Mastercard, Visa, others exit Facebook's Libra project

Facebook Inc's efforts to establish a global digital currency called Libra suffered major setbacks on Friday, as EBay Inc , Stripe Inc, Mastercard and Visa Inc all said they were leaving a group of companies aiding the project.

EBay, Stripe join PayPal in exiting Facebook's cryptocurrency Libra

EBay Inc and Stripe are leaving Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook-led effort to build a global digital currency said on Friday, joining Paypal Holdings Inc which exited the group just a week ago.

SoftBank group to invest $500 million in venture capital funds in Latin America

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp is planning to invest $500 million in venture capital funds in Latin America, its managing partner in Brazil, Andre Maciel, said on Friday.

FTC's antitrust chief, who spearheaded tech task force, to step down

The Federal Trade Commission, which works with the Justice Department to enforce antitrust law, will lose the head of the Bureau of Competition next month, Chairman Joe Simons said in a statement on Friday.

Biden campaign asks Facebook, Twitter and Google to take down Trump ad

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign sent letters over the last week to Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google, asking them to take down a social media ad from President Donald Trump which the Biden campaign said contained false claims.

SoftBank-backed Vir Biotechnology's shares tumble in market debut

Shares of SoftBank-backed Vir Biotechnology Inc plunged nearly 19.3% on their debut on Friday, adding to the gloom in the IPO market following WeWork's failed attempt to list on the stock market.

Brazilian fintech Nubank has grown to 15 million users: CEO

Brazilian financial technology start-up Nubank now has 15 million clients, the firm's chief executive said on Friday, a figure which underlines the rapid growth of the Sequoia Capital-backed venture in Latin America's largest economy.

Portugal cautious about risks posed by Facebook's Libra

Portugal's Secretary of State for Finance raised concerns about Facebook's digital currency Libra on Friday, stating that it should not circulate until the risks it could pose for the financial system are addressed.

Itochu lifts stake in Chinese EV maker Singulato, may invest more: sources

Japan's Itochu Corp has invested nearly $100 million in Chinese electric vehicle maker Singulato Motors to lift its stake to about 7% and plans to boost the holding if the startup meets certain conditions, two people familiar with the matter said.

Itochu boosts stake in Chinese electric vehicle startup Singulato: sources

Japan's Itochu Corp has invested nearly $100 million in Chinese electric vehicle maker Singulato Motors to lift its stake to about 7% and plans to boost the holding if the startup meets certain conditions, two people familiar with the matter said.

Chinese foreign ministry hopes China can work with U.S. for progress on trade talks

China's foreign ministry said on Friday it hoped China can work with the United States for progress on trade consultations, when asked about trade talks between the two countries.

SAP reverts to co-CEOs after showman McDermott's decade of growth

Bill McDermott stood down on Friday after a decade building up SAP as the world's leading enterprise software company, handing the task of completing its transition to cloud computing to new co-CEOs Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein.

SAP to rely on strategy of continuity, new co-CEO tells broadcaster

Christian Klein, SAP's new co-chief executive, told Germany's' n-tv television that the software and cloud computing giant will rely on a strategy of continuity following the departure of Bill McDermott.