By Mayela Armas and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela is planning to introduce new regulations on courier shipments of food, medicine and other products in an effort to raise more tax[...]
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ByteDance launches new music streaming service in Brazil, Indonesia
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Chinese company ByteDance, which owns short-video company TikTok, on Thursday said it will launch a new music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia, as it tries to beco[...]
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Comcast president Cavanagh shakes up NBCUniversal leadership – memo
(Reuters) – Comcast’s Mike Cavanagh named Universal’s film chief Donna Langley to an expanded role as chairman of NBCUniversal Studio Group and chief content officer with oversight o[...]
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AI robots could play future role as companions in care homes
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Nadine, a social robot powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) with human-like gestures and expressions, could have an important future role to play in tending t[...]
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Striking Los Angeles hotel staffers return to work, more walkouts threatened
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of Los Angeles-area hotel staffers returned to work on Wednesday from a three-day strike without a contract, but union leaders threatened furthe[...]
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U.S. Big Tech says it meets EU gatekeeper status, TikTok criticises label
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Seven companies including Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook-owner Meta and Microsoft say they meet the EU’s new criteria of “gatekeeper” that means[...]
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Story on Shein’s IPO plans withdrawn
(Reuters) -The June 29 story on Shein has been withdrawn because it incorrectly stated that the China-founded online retailer had registered with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering. A new[...]
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Los Angeles-area hotel workers strike over wages, housing
By Steve Gorman and Gabriella Borter LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Thousands of Los Angeles-area hotel workers went on strike on Sunday demanding pay hikes and improved benefits in a region where high housin[...]
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Exclusive-Video-sharing website BitChute seeks to raise $10 million in new funding round
By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) – Video-sharing website BitChute is raising $10 million in Series A funding at a valuation of $750 million to $1 billion, according to one of its investors and[...]
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