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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s move to launch a trade investigation into a digital services tax adopted by several countries including India should not be construed as a move of aggression against New Delhi, a senior Indian government…

(Reuters) – Ride-hailing firm Lyft Inc said on Tuesday that rides on its platform rose 26% in May from the previous month helped by strong growth in cities where coronavirus-induced restrictions have been eased. Lyft’s shares rose 4.2% to $33.02…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) messaging platform WhatsApp and Paypal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) on Wednesday said they have invested in payment and ride-hailing firm Gojek as part of the Indonesian firm’s ongoing fundraising round. WhatsApp and Paypal did not…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Just a few months ago, 17-year-old Taylor Cassidy was spending hours flailing her arms in an attempt to pick up the latest dance move the “Renegade.” That all changed as Cassidy watched videos by Black Lives…

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has suspended accounts associated with white nationalist groups after some advocated bringing weapons to the current wave of anti-racist protests. Company officials also said they removed accounts falsely claiming allegiance to…

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The amorphous internet activist movement known as Anonymous staged an online resurgence in the past week on the back of real-world protests against police brutality. Born from internet chat boards more than a dozen years ago,…

(Reuters) – Playtika Ltd, a mobile gaming company owned by a Chinese investor group, has hired investment banks to prepare for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) that could raise around $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said on…

(Reuters) – Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy of millions of users by pervasively tracking their internet use through browsers set in “private” mode. The lawsuit…

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc TWTR.O on Tuesday appointed Patrick Pichette, a former chief financial officer at Google, as the social network’s board chairman, marking the first time in Twitter’s history that an outsider will preside over the group. Pichette, who…

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc TWTR.O said on Tuesday that it appointed Patrick Pichette, former chief financial officer at Google, as chairman, replacing Omid Kordestani. Pichette has been the lead independent director on Twitter’s board since the end of 20