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Social media giant Twitter Inc faced censure from Indian legislators for a second time in weeks for failing to take down posts critical of India's top court and judges that a parliamentary panel called "obscene".

Southwest Airlines has sent a team of mechanics to Victorville, California to start the long process of bringing its 34 Boeing 737 MAX jets out of their desert hibernation, after the planes' permission to fly was restored.

The former head of Wirecard, Markus Braun, on Thursday declined to answer questions from lawmakers investigating the payment firm's collapse, saying only that no public officials had behaved improperly and that he would cooperate with prosecutors.

Tesla Inc's newly introduced Model Y crossover, which has had body-hardware and paint issues, dragged down the electric carmaker's standing in Consumer Reports magazine's annual reliability study.

The European Union's digital chief has invited companies including Alphabet, Apple, Amazon and Facebook to video talks next week to discuss draft rules to curb their powers, an EU official said on Thursday.

Alphabet's Google has signed copyright agreements with six French newspapers and magazines, including dailies Le Monde and Le Figaro, the U.S. tech company said in a post on its blog on Thursday.

REUTERS: Chinese social networking platform JOYY Inc said on Thursday that a report by short seller Muddy Waters contained numerous errors and that it was open to cash verification conducted by competent third-party advisers. JOYY also said it will continue with its US$300 million share repurchase ...

Macy's Inc reported a more than 20per cent drop in quarterly comparable sales on Thursday and said it expects declines of that magnitude to continue into the fall, signaling a tough holiday season for the coronavirus-battered department store chain.

The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, likely as new business restrictions to control spiraling COVID-19 infections unleashed a fresh wave of layoffs, which could further slow the labor market recovery.

Nvidia Corp and Epic Games on Thursday said they are working together to put video game "Fortnite" back on Apple Inc's iPhones in the "near future" as part of Nvidia's streaming game service.