Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo, who is narrowly leading the count from a presidential election at the weekend, would maintain a "market economy" if he becomes president, a key economic aide said on Wednesday.
Social media firms wanting to operate in Nigeria must register a local entity and be licensed, the country's information minister said on Wednesday, the government's latest move since it banned Twitter last week.
Facebook Inc expects to reopen all its U.S. offices by October, with plans to offer flexible work-related options to employees, the social media platform said on Wednesday.
World Trade Organization members agreed on Wednesday to start formal negotiations on a plan to boost COVID-19 vaccine supply to developing countries, but face rival proposals: one with and one without a waiver of intellectual property rights.
Shares of Marqeta Inc, which counts Uber Technologies Inc and hedge fund Coatue among its investors, rose more than 20per cent in their Nasdaq debut, giving the payments startup a market capitalization of over US$17.2 billion.
Facebook Inc ads chief Carolyn Everson is leaving the company, she said in a post on the social media platform on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON :President Joe Biden on Wednesday withdrew a series of Trump-era executive orders that sought to ban new downloads of WeChat and TikTok, and ordered a Commerce Department review of security concerns posed by those apps and others.
Italy is set to create a national agency responsible for fighting cyber attacks, a draft decree showed, as it presses ahead with plans to create a unified cloud infrastructure to increase security for public administration data storage.
Like supermarkets, restaurants and purveyors of sourdough bread, the illegal drugs trade went digital to serve its customers during lockdown, and could stay that way when the COVID-19 pandemic is over, Europe's drugs agency said on Tuesday.
An Egyptian start-up is looking to shake up the undertaking sector by offering a full package of funeral and burial services to clients it finds at hospitals.
