By Paresh Dave (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc’s money-losing health tech arm Verily on Thursday announced a new tie-up in its search for sustainable revenue, saying it would study skin health and explore new products with cosmetics maker...
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U.S. bill targeting Big Tech approved by Senate panel despite hefty lobbying
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would bar tech giants like Amazon.com from giving preference to their own businesses on their websites, despite hefty lobbying from...
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Analysis-Microsoft faces challenge cleaning up Activision Blizzard’s culture
By Sheila Dang, Julia Love and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – The success of Microsoft’s biggest deal ever rides on rehabilitating Activision Blizzard’s culture, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared after announcing the $69 billion...
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Google launches fresh appeal to overturn $2.8 billion fine at top EU court
(Reuters) – Google is filing an appeal at the European Union’s top court against an earlier decision to uphold a $2.8 billion antitrust fine, a spokesperson for the Alphabet unit said late on Thursday, the company’s...
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Self-driving sensor maker Luminar shares rally on Mercedes-Benz tie-up
By Hyunjoo Jin San Francisco (Reuters) -Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz will partner with self-driving sensor maker Luminar Technologies Inc to enable fully automated driving on highways for its next-generation vehicles, Luminar’s...
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GM to deliver electric SUV Cadillac Lyriq to customers in ‘few months’
(Reuters) -General Motors Co’s pre-production version of electric SUV Cadillac Lyriq have been assembled and the final production version is expected to be delivered to customers in a few months, President Mark Reuss said in a...
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