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EU approves more state aid to boost car batteries industry

The EU's executive commission had already cleared a 3.2 billion-euro plan subsidized by seven countries in Dec. 2019 to support research and innovation in a key sector where Europe is lagging behind Asian competitors.
The EU, which expects that demand for batteries will grow quickly in the coming years, said Tuesday that the latest public... Read More
EU urges US to draft joint rule book to rein in tech giants

In a speech to the Davos World Economic Forum, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged the Biden administration to join forces against "the darker sides of the digital world," which she said was partly behind the "shock" storming of Capitol Hill on Jan. 6.
"The business model of online... Read More
Smaller investors face down hedge funds, as GameStop soars

An army of smaller-pocketed, optimistic investors is throwing dollars and buy orders at the stock of GameStop ??" in direct opposition to a group of wealthy investors who are counting on the stock price to plunge.
The resulting action is wild, with GameStop's stock soaring nearly 145% in less than two hours Monday morning, only for the gains to disappear quickly afterward.
The struggling company based in... Read More
California: Criminal rings loot billions in jobless funds

California Labor Secretary Julie Su told reporters in a conference call Monday that of the $114 billion the state has paid in unemployment claims, about 10% ??" or $11.4 billion ??" have been confirmed as fraudulent.
Nearly $20 billion more ??" another 17% ??" is considered suspicious, and a large part of... Read More
Twitter launches crowd-sourced fact-checking project

The pilot program unveiled Monday, called Birdwatch, allows a preselected group of users ??" for now, only in the U.S. ??" who sign up through Twitter. Those who want to sign up must have a U.S.-based phone carrier, verified email and phone number, and no recent Twitter rule violations.
Twitter said it wants both experts and non-experts to write Birdwatch notes. It cited Wikipedia as a site that thrives with non-expert contributions.
Top Stories in Technology
- EU approves more state aid to boost car batteries industry
- EU urges US to draft joint rule book to rein in tech giants
- Norway fines Grindr dating app $11.7M over privacy breach
- Smaller investors face down hedge funds, as GameStop soars
- California: Criminal rings loot billions in jobless funds
- Bally's, Caesars Entertainment add daily fantasy sport deals
- Twitter launches crowd-sourced fact-checking project
- Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress
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