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Brett Adcock (L) one of the co-founders and co-CEOs of flying taxi company Archer Aviation, talks with production people as they prepare the unveiling of their all-electric aircraft from a facility in Hawthorne, California, U.S
Air taxi maker Archer seeks $1 billion in damages from Boeing-backed rival

Flying taxi developer Archer Aviation is seeking $1 billion in damages from Wisk Aero, a rival backed by Boeing and Google co-founder Larry Page's Kitty Hawk Corp, according to a court filing, raising the stakes in a heated legal dispute.

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U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores

A bipartisan trio of senators introduced a bill that would rein in app stores of companies they said exert too much market control, including Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google.

A logo is seen on the New York Twitter offices after they announced they will close their re-opened offices effective immediately in response to updated CDC guidelines during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan,
Nigeria to lift Twitter ban soon, minister says

Nigeria will soon lift its ban on Twitter after resolving some of its differences with the social media platform, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Wednesday, signalling the end of a policy widely condemned as an affront to freedom of expression.

A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S.
Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money

Google employees based in the same office before the pandemic could see different changes in pay if they switch to working from home permanently, with long commuters hit harder, according to a company pay calculator seen by Reuters.

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U.S. judicial panel moves Texas lawsuit against Google, others to New York

A U.S. judicial panel on Tuesday said that Texas' antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet's Google would be moved to the Southern District of New York, where other similar cases would also be heard.

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Facebook removes Russian network that targeted influencers to peddle anti-vax messages

Facebook said on Tuesday it had removed a network of accounts from Russia that it linked to a marketing firm which aimed to enlist influencers to push anti-vaccine content about the COVID-19 jabs.

Customers browse products at the new Apple Store on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S.,
Apple says photos in iCloud will be checked by child abuse detection system

Apple Inc on Monday said that iPhone users' entire photo libraries will be checked for known child abuse images if they are stored in the online iCloud service.

A small toy figure and representations of virtual currency stand on a motherboard in this picture illustration taken
Crypto exchange Poloniex agrees to pay $10.4 million to settle U.S. SEC charges

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday Poloniex has agreed to pay roughly $10.4 million to settle charges of operating as an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange.

The Apple logo is seen at an Apple Store, as Apple's new 5G iPhone 12 went on sale in Brooklyn, New York, U.S
Apple to roll out photo checking system on country-by-country basis

Apple Inc will roll out a system for checking photos for child abuse imagery on a country-by-country basis, depending on local laws, the company said on Friday.

The logo of U.S. networks giant Cisco Systems is seen at their headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France,
Cisco developing private-cloud subscriptions for companies - The Information

Cisco Systems Inc is developing a subscription service called Cloud Stack to help enterprises shift or move back to private data centers from public ones, The Information reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

A sign marks a rendezvous location for Lyft and Uber users at San Diego State University in San Diego, California, U.S.
Group backed by Uber, Lyft pushes Massachusetts gig worker ballot measure

A coalition of app-based companies, including Uber Technologies Inc, Lyft Inc and DoorDash Inc, on Wednesday took the first step to put a measure before Massachusetts voters that would define their drivers as independent contractors entitled to minimum benefits but avoid having them declared their employees.

The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France
Mailbox, cameras. How Amazon interfered with Alabama union election -NLRB official

E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc interfered with a union election by installing a mailbox to collect ballots and by distributing paraphernalia encouraging employees to vote against organizing, according to a report by a U.S. National Labor Relations Board hearing officer.

The Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsule is seen after the launch to the International Space Station was delayed for a do-over test flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida,
System glitch prompts Boeing to postpone test space flight

Boeing Co on Tuesday scrubbed the launch of its CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station due to an unexpected system glitch, in the latest setback following the vehicle's botched 2019 debut.

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Kaseya ransomware attack sets off race to hack service providers -researchers

A ransomware attack in July that paralyzed as many as 1,500 organizations by compromising tech-management software from a company called Kaseya has set off a race among criminals looking for similar vulnerabilities, cyber security experts said.

Piedmont Lithium's headquarters is seen in Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina, U.S.,
Piedmont Lithium delays timeline to supply Tesla

Piedmont Lithium Inc said on Monday it will delay first shipments of lithium chemicals to electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc and that it does not have a definitive date for when deliveries could begin.

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