TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s service activity maintained a brisk pace of growth in June as the relaxation of pandemic-related restrictions revived consumer demand, a private-sector survey sho[...]
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Technology
Beijing jabs in US-China tech fight with chip material export curbs
By Amy Lv and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Companies caught out by China’s decision to restrict exports of two metals widely used in semiconductors and electric vehicles were racing to[...]
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Morning Bid: China PMI eyed as U.S. trade war rumbles
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The most important Asian economic indicator from a pretty packed calendar[...]
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Twitter CEO backs widely criticized tweet-reading rate limits
(Reuters) – Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino on Tuesday tweeted a defense of the temporary cap announced July 1 on the number of tweets users can read in a day, and the company said advertising has b[...]
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Story on Shein’s IPO plans withdrawn
(Reuters) -The June 29 story on Shein has been withdrawn because it incorrectly stated that the China-founded online retailer had registered with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering.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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Airbus trials new wing designs in technology race with Boeing
By Joanna Plucinska and Tim Hepher FILTON, England (Reuters) – Airbus is stepping up testing of radical new wing technology as the planemaker lays the foundation for a future successor to its be[...]
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What people are saying about China’s chipmaking export controls
(Reuters) -China will control exports of some metals used in the semiconductor industry, ramping up a technology war with the United States and potentially causing more disruption to global supply cha[...]
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What does Twitter ‘rate limit exceeded’ mean for users?
(Reuters) -Elon Musk’s Twitter has put a temporary limit on the number of tweets that users can see each day, a move that has sparked some backlash and could undermine the social network’s[...]
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Alibaba exploring options for video platforms Youku, Tudou -Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding is exploring options for its video streaming platforms Youku and Tudou, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. One of the o[...]
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