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2:20am, 28th May, 2020

Alibaba extends its reach in China as coronavirus outbreak opens doors

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is emerging as one of China's biggest corporate winners of the coronavirus crisis, gaining the opportunity to expand its businesses and solidify its status as a critical part of the country's socio-economic engine.

Twitter opens up data for researchers to study COVID-19 tweets

12:18pm, 29th April, 2020

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Twitter opens up data for researchers to study COVID-19 tweets

Twitter Inc will grant researchers and software developers access to a real-time data stream of tens of millions of daily public tweets about COVID-19, which they can use to study the spread of the disease or track misinformation, the company said in...

U.S. trade body opens patent probe after complaint by Ireland's Neodron

11:22pm, 16th March, 2020

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U.S. trade body opens patent probe after complaint by Ireland's Neodron

The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Monday it would open an investigation into possible patent violations involving touch-controlled mobile phones, computers and computer parts by Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc and a slew of other companies fo...

Google coronavirus website touted by Trump opens for two California counties

5:04pm, 16th March, 2020

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Google coronavirus website touted by Trump opens for two California counties

Google sister company Verily launched a website late on Sunday that invites adults in northern California to answer questions about their recent health and travel that could result in their getting a free coronavirus test.

Uber fizzles in Wall Street debut, opens below $45 IPO price

4:01pm, 10th May, 2019

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Uber fizzles in Wall Street debut, opens below $45 IPO price

Uber Technologies Inc's shares made a disappointing market debut on Friday, marking a rocky start for the most anticipated initial public offering of the year as other high-profile startups such as Slack and WeWork look to go public.

Brazilian fintech Nubank opens office in Mexico, in possible first step in Latam-wide expansion

10:25am, 7th May, 2019

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Brazilian fintech Nubank opens office in Mexico, in possible first step in Latam-wide expansion

Brazilian fintech Nubank is opening an office in Mexico on Tuesday, an initial step in a potential expansion into other Latin American countries, an executive said.

Facebook's lead EU regulator opens probe into data breach

2:48pm, 3rd October, 2018

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Facebook's lead EU regulator opens probe into data breach

Facebook's lead regulator in the European Union, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), on Wednesday commenced an investigation into a massive cyberattack on the social networking site that the company disclosed last week.

Samsung doubles down in India, opens its biggest store world-wide

3:41am, 11th September, 2018

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Samsung doubles down in India, opens its biggest store world-wide

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd opened its biggest mobile store in the world in India on Tuesday as it tries to take pole position in the world's second-biggest smartphone market amid fierce competition from Chinese brands.

Electric Mercedes opens German assault on Tesla

8:54am, 3rd September, 2018

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Electric Mercedes opens German assault on Tesla

Mercedes-Benz is set to unveil its much-anticipated electric SUV on Tuesday, marking the start of a German onslaught against Tesla's dominance of the fast-growing market for premium battery cars.

Goldman Sachs opens digital consumer bank in Britain

12:39pm, 23rd August, 2018

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Goldman Sachs opens digital consumer bank in Britain

Goldman Sachs has opened its digital consumer savings platform Marcus to its own staff in Britain ahead of a wider roll-out to the public in the coming weeks, according to an internal memo sent to staff on Thursday and seen by Reuters.