Soccer: Twitter vows to tackle online racist abuse of players in Britain

Twitter said it has taken action on more than 700 cases of "abuse and hateful conduct" related to football in Britain in the last two weeks and promised on Wednesday to continue its efforts to curb the menace.

Amazon may need to raise prices to offset latest tariff blow: BofA

Amazon.com Inc will need to raise prices in the United States by about 2.1%-2.6% on average to offset the impact of fresh tariffs slapped by the Trump administration on various Chinese goods, Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts estimated.

T-Mobile U.S. workers worry Sprint deal will mean job losses

T-Mobile US retail employees and technicians delivered a letter late Tuesday for Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges, seeking assurances that their jobs and paychecks will be safe if the wireless carrier is allowed to merge with Sprint, its smaller rival.

Google's YouTube to pay $170 million penalty for collecting data on kids

Google, which is owned by Alphabet Inc , and its YouTube video service will pay $170 million to settle allegations that it broke federal law by collecting personal information about children, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.

Visa innovation center partners with Israeli paytech firms

Visa's new innovation center in Tel Aviv said on Wednesday it is partnering with three Israeli payment technology companies.

U.S. effort to disqualify Huawei's lead lawyer goes to court

A former U.S. Justice Department official who now represents Huawei Technologies is expected in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday to defend his right to represent the Chinese company against U.S. charges of bank fraud and sanctions violations.

Amazon India to weed out single-use plastic packaging by June 2020

Amazon.com Inc's India unit said on Wednesday it would replace all single use plastic in its packaging by June 2020 with paper cushions, the latest major company to join the country's fight against environmental pollution.

Indonesia plans tax overhaul to make tech firms pay VAT - finance minister

Indonesia is preparing a bill that will make tech firms such as Alphabet Inc's Google and Amazon pay value added tax (VAT), Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said.

Samsung's Galaxy Fold will go on sale on September 6 in South Korea: source

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, will go on sale on Friday in South Korea, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

DoorDash spreads beyond North America with Australia launch

Meal delivery service DoorDash Inc said it will begin taking orders in the Australian city of Melbourne on Wednesday, its first foray outside North America, adding to the competition in the country's home-delivery service market.

Israel's Cortica teams with Toyota, BMW in autonomous AI car tech

Israeli high-tech firm Cortica has partnered with some leading players in the automotive industry to form an artificial intelligence venture for autonomous driving, the company said on Wednesday.

Amazon fined 4 million euros in France over competition issues - report

Online retail giant Amazon was fined 4 million euros ($4.5 million) by the Paris commercial court on Monday for introducing abusive clauses in its contracts with third-party vendors, French website Nextinpact reported.

VanEck SolidX bitcoin trust to sell shares to institutional buyers

Investment firm VanEck and financial technology company SolidX Management LLC will sell shares in their bitcoin trust to "qualified institutional buyers," the companies said on Tuesday, in a move aimed at further attracting institutional money into the cryptocurrency segment.

Coupa Software revenue beats as subscriptions rise

Payment management software firm Coupa Software Inc beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, as more firms signed up to its business spend management platform, which helps manage expenses.

Huawei says U.S. enticing, coercing staff to provide company info

China's Huawei Technologies on Tuesday said the U.S. government had instructed law enforcement to "coerce" and "entice" its employees to turn against the company, as it steps up its pushback against a U.S. campaign that could threaten its survival.

Google target of new U.S. antitrust probe by state attorneys general

More than half of U.S. state attorneys general are readying an investigation into Alphabet Inc's Google for potential antitrust violations, a source knowledgeable about the probe said on Tuesday.

VanEck SolidX bitcoin ETF to sell shares to institutional buyers

Investment firm VanEck and financial technology company SolidX Management LLC will sell shares in their proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund to "qualified institutional buyers," the companies said on Tuesday, in a move aimed at further attracting institutional money into the cryptocurrency segment.

Google target of new antitrust probe by state attorneys general: Washington Post

More than half of U.S. state attorneys general are readying an investigation into Alphabet Inc's Google for potential antitrust violations, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

Tesla Autopilot engaged in 2018 California crash; driver's hands off wheel: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday that a Tesla Model S was in Autopilot mode and the driver's hands were off the wheel when it struck a fire truck in Culver City, California, one of a series of crashes the board is investigating involving Tesla's driver assistance syste...

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Congressional antitrust panel to discuss Big Tech competition

The Senate's antitrust panel will meet later this month to discuss concerns that tech giants, such as Google or Amazon, seek to buy smaller rivals in order to head off competition.

Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues 'Tag Suggestions'

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday its face recognition technology will now be available to all users with an option to opt out, while deciding to discontinue a related feature called 'Tag Suggestions'.

Illinois joins lawsuit to stop T-Mobile, Sprint merger

Illinois has joined a multistate lawsuit aimed at stopping the merger of U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp , the New York attorney general's office, which is leading the effort along with California, said on Tuesday.

Illinois joins lawsuit to ask court to stop merger of T-Mobile, Sprint

Illinois has joined a multistate lawsuit aimed at stopping the merger of U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp , the New York attorney general's office, which is leading the effort along with California, said Tuesday.

NTSB says Autopilot engaged in 2018 California Tesla crash

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday that a Tesla Model S was in Autopilot mode when it struck a fire truck in Culver City, California, one of a series of crashes the board is investigating involving Tesla's driver assistance system.

AT&T names John Stankey as chief operating officer

U.S. wireless carrier AT&T Inc on Tuesday named John Stankey as its chief operating officer effective Oct. 1.

U.S. counter-spies launch campaign against 'insider' threats

The office of the top U.S. counterintelligence official is launching a campaign to alert government employees, contractors and the general public to "serious risks" of security breaches or violence posed by "insiders."

Israeli marketing technology firm Zoomd goes public in Toronto

Israeli marketing technology firm Zoomd on Tuesday went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange Ventures, raising C$9.3 million ($7 million) at a share price of C$1.00.

Huawei offers to make source code available to Japanese government: Kyodo

China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Huawei has offered to make its source code available to the Japanese government, Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday.

Dutch central bank to regulate crypto firms from January 10, orders them to register

The Dutch central bank announced on Tuesday it would begin regulating companies that offer crypto-currency services beginning on Jan. 10 and said they must register to remain in business.

Huawei says to spend more than $300 million a year in funding for universities

Huawei plans to spend more than $300 million a year in research funding for universities, a senior company executive said on Tuesday, even as the Chinese firm fights a U.S. trade ban from that has hurt its business and academia tie-ups.