Bolivia says it hired U.S. lobbying firm linked by Facebook to fake news

[ad_1] SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Bolivia’s interim presidency said on Thursday it had hired a Washington-based lobbying firm that Facebook Inc accuses of launching fake news campaigns to skew democratic debate.…

French watchdog fines Google, Amazon for breaching cookies rules

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) -France’s data privacy watchdog has handed out its biggest ever fine of 100 million euros ($121 million) to Alphabet’s Google for breaching the country’s rules on online…

Microsoft to invest $1.5 billion in Italian cloud business

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen next to a cloud in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo MILAN (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp. said…

Microsoft to build hub for cloud services in Greece

[ad_1] ATHENS (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is to build a data centre hub in Greece as it invests in cloud services infrastructure in the country, a boon to an…

Aldi UK partners Deliveroo for grocery home delivery

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People follow social distancing rules while they queue outside an Aldi store as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Northwich, Britain, March 27, 2020.…

Two Huawei staff expelled from Denmark after work permit inspection

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Company logo at the office of Huawei in Beijing, December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish authorities have expelled two Huawei Technologies staff after…

Orange Ventures makes financial investment in French media company Brut

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The logo of French telecoms operator Orange is seen on the facade of a store in Paris, France, February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier PARIS (Reuters) – The…

Facebook faces U.S. lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

[ad_1] By Diane Bartz, Nandita Bose, Katie Paul (This story corrects date in paragraph 14 to July 2019, not July 2020) WASHINGTON/PALO ALTO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc could be forced…

Analysis-U.S. blessing Facebook deals complicates lawsuit demanding Instagram sale

[ad_1] (Reuters) – A U.S. lawsuit that could lead to the break-up of Facebook Inc’s social media empire may be hindered by the government’s role in the company’s monopoly building,…