U.S. to announce, but defer, retaliation over French digital tax: USTR

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration will announce actions against France over its digital services tax but will defer them while France defers tax collections from U.S. technology firms,…

U.S. may file antitrust charges against Facebook as soon as November – newspaper

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (Reuters) – Facebook Inc FB.O may face U.S.…

Facebook will ban ads discouraging people from getting vaccines

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: In this photo illustration, a Facebook logo on a computer screen is seen through a magnifying glass held by a woman in Bern May 19, 2012. Picture…

U.S. Treasury chief says TikTok cannot continue in present form

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday that Chinese-owned short video app TikTok cannot continue in its present form collecting data on Americans on a…

Facebook launches climate science info center amid fake news criticism

[ad_1] By Foo Yun Chee, Katie Paul BRUSSELS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook on Tuesday launched a climate science information center to elevate credible sources on climate change, as critics question…

Daily Briefing: An emergency

[ad_1] The Fed has moved on from backstopping financial markets to helping support the real economy. One World Trade is seen behind a sign that flashes an emergency alert in…

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.…

Daily Briefing: Georgia on markets’ minds

[ad_1] December PMIs offered us a glimpse of recovery — with U.S. factory activity ending 2020 at a six-year high while the German reading was the highest in almost two…

Exclusive: Google’s $76 million deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has agreed to pay $76 million over three years to a group of 121 French news publishers to end a more than year-long…

Google buys plot near Apple’s planned Danish data center

[ad_1] The Google app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said it has bought…