EU’s top court asked to probe Facebook U.S. data transfers
DUBLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The ability of firms such as Facebook to easily transfer Europeans’ data to the United States was …read more Source: Reuters Tech News
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Google poised to emerge unscathed from European antitrust crackdown
BRUSSELS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The European Union’s top antitrust regulator, Margrethe Vestager, has made it her mission to stem alleged …read more Source: Reuters Tech News
Exclusive: Walmart close to buying majority of India’s Flipkart
HONG KONG/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Walmart Inc is likely to reach a deal to buy a majority stake in Indian …read more Source: Reuters Tech News
UK’s Playtech buys 70.6 percent stake in Snaitech in regulated market play
(Reuters) – British gambling technology company Playtech said it agreed to buy a 70.6 percent stake in Italian betting and …read more Source: Reuters Tech News
EU privacy watchdogs to look into harvesting of data from social media
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union privacy watchdogs will look deeper into the harvesting of personal data from social networks for …read more Source: Reuters Tech News
‘Urban mining’ in South Korea pulls rare battery materials from recycled tech
GUNSAN, South Korea (Reuters) – Workers at a rural South Korean factory are busy extracting some of the world’s most …read more Source: Reuters Tech News
Paris municipality asks court to fine Airbnb over unregistered listings
PARIS (Reuters) – The municipality of Paris has asked a French court to urgently fine Airbnb and two other small …read more Source: Reuters Tech News
Cyber security firm Avast plans watershed London tech listing
LONDON (Reuters) – Avast, the world’s largest consumer antivirus supplier by customers, said on Thursday it will apply to list …read more Source: Reuters Tech News
Exclusive: Walmart close to buying majority of India’s Flipkart, deal likely by end-June – sources
HONG KONG/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Walmart Inc is likely to reach a deal to buy a majority stake in Indian …read more Source: Reuters Tech News
Sequoia Capital’s Raanan launches cyber-focused fund
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Gili Raanan, general partner at Sequoia Capital Israel, has raised $50 million for a new venture …read more Source: Reuters Tech News