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MEXICO CITY/SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Latin America’s coronavirus crisis is forcing Uber to adopt the taxi model it was meant to drive off the streets of cities from Santiago to Medellin. Uber’s U-turn has been prompted by a pandemic-linked regulatory clampdown…

YANGON (Reuters) – An ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on Southeast Asia’s illegal wildlife trade…

(Reuters) – Two U.S. senators are proposing legislation to prohibit private companies from collecting biometric data without consumers and employees’ consent. Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon said this week he is introducing the reform measure along with independent Senator…

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will spend A$1.66 billion ($1.19 billion) over the next 10

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday asked a federal judge to block California’s net neutrality law, arguing that federal law preempts the state statute. In October, a U.S. appeals court largely upheld the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Wednesday took down a post by U.S. President Donald Trump, which the company said violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the coronavirus. The post contained a video clip, from an interview with Fox…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Wednesday it was stepping up efforts to purge “untrusted” Chinese apps from U.S. digital networks and called the Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok and messenger app WeChat “significant threats.” U.S. Secretary of State…

LONDON (Reuters) – Uber (UBER.N) said on Thursday it was buying the British tech company Autocab, which sells booking and dispatch software to private hire firms, in a move that will allow the taxi app to reach customers where it…

(Reuters) – Google says it has deleted more than 2,500