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Airbnb bookings jump 52% as vaccinations spur vacation rental demand
Airbnb Inc beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter gross bookings and revenues, as speedy COVID-19 vaccinations and easing restrictions encouraged more people to check into...
US judge dismisses advertisers’ antitrust claims against Google
A US judge has dismissed antitrust claims against Google brought by a group of advertisers, though offered them a chance to try again after addressing her “serious concerns.&...
US will remove Xiaomi from blacklist, reversing Trump decision
The US Defense Department will remove China’s Xiaomi Corp from a government blacklist, a court filing showed, marking a reversal by the Biden-Harris White House of one of Pre...
Germany’s Contentful explores options including a US IPO
Contentful, a website platform whose customers include Spotify and WeWork, is exploring options including a US IPO that could value it at close to $5 billion, people familiar with ...
Bill to ban TikTok on US government devices passes committee
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously passed a bill that would ban federal workers from downloading the popular app TikTok onto US government ...
Facebook-backed crypto Diem to launch US stablecoin in major shift
Digital currency group Diem Association, formerly known as Libra project, plans to launch a US dollar stablecoin as it scales back its global ambitions to focus on the US, the grou...
Tech giants join call for funding US chip production
Some of the world’s biggest chip buyers, including Apple, Microsoft and Google, are joining top chip-makers such as Intel Corp to create a new lobbying group to press for gov...
The coming storm: US state AG’s ask Congress for antitrust funding
On Monday, dozens of state attorneys general wrote to US lawmakers to urge Congress to fund their antitrust probes, which have resulted in big lawsuits filed against Google and Fac...
US states urge Facebook to cancel plans for Instagram for younger kids
A group of 40 state attorney generals have urged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to abandon plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13.
Brief: Five facts about ransomware attacks
A ransomware attack on top US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has brought attention to the growing area of cybercrime. This article aims to brief you as to what ransomware...
China to restrict mobile app news notifications in internet clampdown
China’s internet watchdog has said that it will ban some mobile app notifications and tighten regulations as the CCP ramps up a campaign to rein in tech companies.
Ransom group linked to Colonial Pipeline hack is new but experienced
The ransomware group linked to the extortion attempt that has snared fuel deliveries across the east coast of America may be new, but that doesn’t mean its hackers are amateu...
US Justice Department probing FinTech’s over PPP loan calculations
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether financial technology companies including Atlanta-based Kabbage Inc may have erred while distributing billions of dollars in ...
Amazon and union tussle over identifying witnesses as US labor board starts hearing
Amazon.com has lost a tussle over whether it could learn the names of witnesses before they testify at a hearing investigating claims that the company illegally interfered with a v...