Exclusive: EU antitrust regulators say they are investigating Google’s data collection

EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google’s collection of data, the European Commission told Reuters on Saturday, suggesting the world’s most popular internet search engine remains in its sights despite record fines in recent years.

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Tesla move will draw further companies into Germany – state premier

Tesla’s announcement earlier this month that it will build its first European factory near Berlin will draw further companies from the electric mobility and energy storage sectors into Germany, a state premier told newspaper Die Welt.

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Facebook issues corrective label on user’s post under new Singapore fake news law

Facebook said on Saturday it had issued a correction notice on a user’s post at the request of the Singapore government, but called for a measured approach to the implementation of a new “fake news” law in the city-state.

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Facebook corrects user’s post under new Singapore fake news law

Facebook said on Saturday it had issued a correction notice on a user’s post at the request of the Singapore government, but urged for a measured approach to the implementation of a new “fake news” law to protect freedom of speech.

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Apple ‘taking a deeper look’ at map policies after calling Crimea part of Russia

Apple Inc is “taking a deeper look at how we handle disputed borders” after it referred to the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula as part of Russia in its Maps and Weather apps for Russian users, a company spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday.

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Buffett’s Berkshire outbid for Tech Data: CNBC

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett was thwarted in trying to spend some of the $128.2 billion of cash at his Berkshire Hathaway Inc, after a private equity firm outbid him to buy technology equipment distributor Tech Data Corp for $5.14 billion, CNBC said on Friday.

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Connected car prices may rise if Qualcomm wins antitrust case: auto makers

The cost of cars equipped with ultra-fast 5G wireless technology is likely to go up if microchip supplier Qualcomm Inc’s patent licensing practices fail to change, a trade group representing major automakers and two leading automotive suppliers said in court filings on Friday.

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Nokia says working to end patent licensing row with Daimler, others

Nokia said on Friday it was working to end a row with Germany’s Daimler and other firms which have complained to the EU antitrust regulators about the level of fees charged for technology patents from the Finnish company.

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EU antitrust regulators seek details of Google’s data practices: document

European Union (EU) antitrust regulators are seeking details of Google’s data collection practices, according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could signal yet more regulatory woes for the world’s most popular internet search engine.

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Chinese envoy to Canada visits detained Huawei CFO, urges Ottawa to correct ‘mistake’

China’s new ambassador to Canada visited a senior Huawei Technologies Co Ltd official who is fighting extradition to the United States and urged Ottawa to release her, the embassy said on Friday.

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