Colombia can only suspend app drivers’ licenses for 3 years, not 25-court
Colombia can only suspend the licenses of drivers who provide services via ride-hailing apps for three years, not 25, the president of the Constitutional Court...
Top U.S. antitrust regulators admit to infighting on big tech probe
The top U.S. antitrust regulators admitted on Tuesday they had wasted time arguing over who would investigate which tech company as they take on major...
France’s Macron bets on private-sector funding to fuel startup push
France aims to raise 5 billion euros ($5.53 billion) in funds from private-sector investors to give French startup companies a leg up and help the...
Facebook oversight board won’t have mandate to change policy
Facebook Inc will allow a new outside oversight board to make final decisions on whether individual pieces of content can be displayed on the social...
Police test ‘Spider-Man’ device as alternative to Taser
With 49 people killed last year after being shocked by Tasers, police departments across the United States are trying out a “Spider-Man”-like device that fires...
Facebook’s Libra will be disruptive: Coeure
Digital currencies such as Facebook’s Libra digital coin will disrupt the financial system by either forcing central banks to innovate or because states will cede...
Factbox: Big Tech faces growing number of federal, state probes
U.S. antitrust enforcers testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel on Tuesday as the number of antitrust probes into big tech companies grows....
U.S. antitrust chiefs face Senate grilling on collaboration, interference
Top U.S. antitrust enforcers go before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel on Tuesday at a time when a little- watched series of laws designed...
Amazon starts hiring own drivers in German last-mile delivery push
Amazon has begun hiring its own drivers in Germany and plans to open 11 more distribution centers to expand its delivery business in its second...
Huobi announces launch of cryptocurrency exchange in Argentina
Huobi Group, which runs one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, announced on Tuesday the official launch of a digital asset exchange in Argentina....