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Facebook to enhance encryption across platforms, despite regulatory warning

Facebook messaging privacy chief Jay Sullivan and other executives said the company would press ahead with the changes while more carefully scrutinizing the data that it collects.

US may have initiated a national security investigation into TikTok app

US lawmakers have been calling in recent weeks for a national security probe into TikTok, concerned the Chinese company may be censoring politically sensitive content

BMW's Q3 profit up 33% on higher SUV sales; EV sales seen doubling by 2021

Sales of BMW's cars rose just 3.6% in the quarter, but shifted from sedans to sports utility vehicles, including its higher-margin X3 and X4 models, it said.

Investors left exposed as Trump's SEC gives America Inc helping hand

Corporations led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the country's biggest business group, have said red tape is partly to blame for a 50% decline in the number of listed companies over the past two deca

Son's failed tech bets behind Softbank Group's $6.5 billion quarterly loss

The group's first quarterly loss in 14 years casts doubt on founder Masayoshi Son's high-risk strategy of investing in cash-burning startups, as he is trying to raise a second giant investment fund.

RCEP deal could provide huge export opportunities for India: China

India pulled out at the last minute amid worries that the deal would unleash cheaper imports from countries like China

US October job growth beats expectations despite General Motors strike

Job growth has slowed this year, averaging 167,000 per month compared with an average monthly gain of 223,000 in 2018

Apple asks US to waive tariffs on China-made watches, iPhone parts, AirPods

Apple told the US Trade Representative's Office the products were consumer electronic devices and "not strategically important or related to 'Made in China 2025' or other Chinese industrial programs.'

China may impose $3.58 billion in annual trade sanctions on US: WTO panel

In the WTO ruling, a three-member arbitration panel said Chinese exporters suffered impairment to trade valued at $3.579 billion annually

US, China reach consensus on principles after trade talks: Report

The White House had no immediate comment on the report

Amazon's Future Retail deal under CCI scanner, could be delayed: Report

The CCI sought justification from Amazon on why it chose to file a Form I, the source added, which could potentially delay approval of the deal

Israeli govt has nothing to do with NSO-Whatsapp hack: Minister Zeev Elkin

WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, accusing it of helping government spies break into the phones of roughly 1,400 users across four continents in a hacking spree

Manufacturing PMI drops to 2-year low in October on softening demand

The downturn in overall business activity and demand suggests the Reserve Bank of India might need to ease policy again, a survey showed

India's Oct unemployment rate rises to 8.5%, highest in over 3 years: CMIE

India's infrastructure output fell 5.2% in September from a year earlier, the worst performance in years

Pro-democracy protests push Hong Kong into first recession in 10 years

The economy shrank 3.2 per cent in July-September from the preceding period, contracting for a second straight quarter and meeting the technical definition of a recession

WhatsApp hacked to spy on govt officials in 20 countries, including India

The revelation comes as more than a dozen Indian journalists and human rights activists said on Thursday they were also targeted

Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs gets conditional nod to build Toronto smart city

The project will go through a formal evaluation and further public consultation before a final vote on March 31

Price cuts, iPhone 11 timing drive Apple's uncertain rebound in China

Apple said sales in greater China fell 2.4% in its fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, a far cry from the 27% drop it saw in the first quarter this year

Global funds prefer stocks on monetary policy easing, bond rally: Report

Even with risks aplenty, major central banks are mostly reluctant to ease policy aggressively

IOC September quarter net profit slumps 83% at Rs 563.4 crore

Revenue from operations fell 13.2% to Rs 1.32 trillion