The chief executives of three large tech companies will defend a law protecting internet companies before a Senate panel on Wednesday - a topic that has split U.S. lawmakers on ways to hold Big Tech accountable for how they moderate content on their platforms.
Lawyers for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and the Canadian government are on Wednesday expected to cross examine more witnesses involved with Meng's 2018 arrest as part of her fight against an extradition request from the United States.
Italy's antitrust authority is investigating Alphabet's Google for alleged abuse of its dominant position in the Italian online display advertising market, it said on Wednesday.
Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday opened up its Swedish website, offering customers more than 150 million products across 30 categories, marking its first entry in the Nordics.
Streetbees, a startup that monitors the emotions of consumers and analyses their purchasing decisions, said on Wednesday it had raised US$40 million from investors to develop its technology platform.
Deutsche Bank sees profit of USUS$363 million as costs fall
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will announce next week a plan for fresh stimulus to help the recession-stricken economy shake off the coronavirus crisis, four government and ruling party sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Japan's Sony Corp on Wednesday reported a 13.9per cent increase in second-quarter operating profit and raised its full-year earnings outlook thanks to an upbeat gaming business.
Sony Corp is seeing "very considerable" demand for its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console via pre-orders, its gaming chief said, as the tech firm targets pole position in the race to tap the growth of gaming globally with the device's Nov. 12 launch.
The first day of Facebook Inc's effort to stop new political advertising being introduced in the final stretch of U.S. election campaigning was marked by complaints that the planned moratorium was beset by glitches.
