(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing unit said on Wednesday it will launch data centres in New Zealand in 2024 and create about 1,000 jobs in the country over 15 years. After releasing an economic impact study, Amazon...
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Facebook’s technology head Mike Schroepfer to step down
(Reuters) – Longtime Facebook executive Mike Schroepfer said on Wednesday that he was stepping down as the company’s chief technology officer. Schroepfer said in a Facebook post that veteran leader Andrew Bosworth, who heads...
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Can you ‘own’ a goal? Collectible NFTs rolling into elite soccer
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – It might have seemed a long shot a year ago when a company built a digital platform for basketball fans to buy and trade video highlights of NBA games that they could probably watch for free...
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Apple to pay bonuses of up to $1,000 to store employees – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Apple Inc will pay one-time bonuses of as much as $1,000 to store employees next month, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company will give out $1,000 to retail staff hired...
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Salesforce rival Freshworks valued at over $12 billion as shares jump in U.S. debut
By Krystal Hu, Echo Wang and Niket Nishant -Enterprise software maker Freshworks Inc was valued at $12.2 billion in its Nasdaq debut on Wednesday after shares opened 21% above the initial offering price, indicating strong demand for firms...
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Yellen stressed importance of withdrawing digital services taxes in call with UK
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke with British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday about ongoing global tax reform efforts, and underscored the need for a compromise on withdrawal of digital...
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