EU wants Big Tech to pay for news, Tesla’s bitcoin investment, SoftBank Vision Fund makes big gains
EU lawmakers want to force Big Tech companies to pay for news, echoing a similar move in Australia, Tesla’s $1.5bn investment in bitcoin sends the cryptocurrency to record highs, and oil hits $60 a ba...
9 Feb 20218min
TikTok ecommerce push, Cuba invites private business, a new green world order
TikTok plans to expand into ecommerce in the US to compete with Facebook, Cuba has announced it will open most of the economy to private business, and Mercedes-Benz says by 2030 it will make as much f...
8 Feb 20219min
Carmakers’ chip woes, UK directors face liability rules, Japan’s job-creating robots
German carmakers are considering their own semiconductor stockpiles to avoid supply chain troubles, the UK government could soon hold directors personally liable for the accuracy of their companies’ f...
5 Feb 20219min
Nvidia-Arm antitrust probes, Australia takes on Google, discount retailers thrive
The EU and the UK are set to open probes into Nvidia’s $40bn acquisition of chip designer Arm, Microsoft looks to capitalise on Google’s threat to shut its search engine in Australia, and Mario Draghi...
4 Feb 202110min
Bezos to step aside, Draghi set for Rome, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi house arrest
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos will step aside later this year to become executive chairman of the ecommerce group, Italy’s president is expected to ask former European Central Bank president, Mari...
3 Feb 202111min
US threatens Myanmar sanctions, Robinhood raises $2.4bn, Kuaishou’s IPO
Joe Biden has threatened to impose sanctions on Myanmar after the military seized power in a coup, and Robinhood raises another $2.4bn to shore up finances strained by turbulent trading. Plus, the FT’...
2 Feb 20219min
Reddit traders eye silver, Republicans float smaller relief bill, Mance talks to Bellingcat founder
Reddit traders have targeted silver markets after piling into GameStop shares last week, and Republicans in the US Senate float a stimulus deal a third the size of president Joe Biden’s plan. Plus, th...
1 Feb 202110min
EU vaccine shortage, Reddit traders challenge establishment, North Korea defector
The EU’s Covid-19 vaccination plan is nearing a crisis point after several regions suspended inoculations over the shortage of jabs, and amateur day traders are challenging the financial establishment...
29 Jan 202110min
