Swedish Radio becomes first big European broadcaster to quit Twitter

[ad_1] STOCKHOLM, April 18 (Reuters) – Swedish Radio announced on Tuesday it was quitting Twitter, the first major European public broadcaster to join three from North America that abandoned the…

Canada’s CBC says Twitter ‘not serious’ after ‘69% government-funded media’ label

[ad_1] April 18 (Reuters) – Public broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on Tuesday pushed back against Twitter’s move to label it “69% government funded media,” saying it had complete editorial…

U.S. banks highlight office real estate as next big worry

[ad_1] April 14 (Reuters) – Some of the largest U.S. banks singled out office commercial real estate on Friday as an area of growing concern, with property values falling and…

VIEW U.S. tech firms face new EU rules for business practices

[ad_1] BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Big U.S. technology firms ranging from Apple (AAPL.O) to Facebook (FB.O) may have to change their business practices in Europe or face fines of…

Twitter users fact check misinformation in new trial program

[ad_1] Jan 25 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) said on Monday it launched a pilot program that has users flag tweets that they believe are misleading and write notes to…

Exclusive: China plans $500 million subsea internet cable to rival US-backed project

[ad_1] SINGAPORE, April 6 (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia, the Middle East and Europe to…

Facebook, telcos to extend subsea cable to four countries

[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Facebook and a team of African and global telecoms companies will add four more countries to its world’s largest subsea cable project, widening the…

Italy data authority asks Facebook for clarifications on smart glasses

[ad_1] MILAN, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Italy’s data protection authority said on Friday it has asked Facebook (FB.O) to provide clarifications over the social media giant’s newly launched smart glasses…

U.S. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to help news media negotiate with Big Tech

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers reintroduced a bill to allow news organizations to join together to negotiate ad rates with tech giants such…