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Google to add App Store privacy labels to its iOS apps as soon as this week

(Reuters) - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc's Google said on Tuesday it will add App Store privacy labels to applications using the iOS operating system from Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) as soon as this week or by next week. The new policy requires developers to disclose how data is collected from App Store users and used to track them, a Google spokeswoman said, confirming...

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UK lockdown causes biggest drop in new car sales since World War Two

By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - British new car sales fell nearly 30% last year in their biggest annual drop since 1943 as lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus hit the sector, a trade industry body said on Wednesday. Demand stood at 1.63 million cars in 2020, preliminary data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)...

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Japan service-sector activity falls for 11th month in December – PMI

TOKYO (Reuters) - Activity in Japan's services sector extended its run of declines to the 11th month in December, a private sector survey showed, as a new wave of coronavirus infections led to a contraction in business conditions. The data comes after Japan's government in December cut its view on private consumption, which contributes about 55% of the country's gross domestic product,...

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Samsung Q4 profit likely up 33% on chip, display panel sales

By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics (LON:0593xq) Co Ltd's December-quarter profit likely rose by a third, as remote working and TV-watching during the pandemic fuelled demand for chips and display panels, offsetting weaker smartphone sales, analysts said. Profit likely rose 33% to 9.5 trillion won ($8.75 billion) from the same period a year earlier, according to Refinitiv SmartEstimate, based on...

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Self-driving software startup Oxbotica raises $47 million in latest funding round

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Self-driving software startup Oxbotica said on Wednesday it has raised $47 million in its latest funding round led by the venture arm of oil giant BP (LON:BP) and including health and safety device maker Halma (LON:HLMA) Plc and Tencent (HK:0700). The startup, an Oxford University spin-out which develops autonomous systems that could...

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Georgia Results, U.S. Jobs, FOMC: 3 Things to Watch

By Christiana Sciaudone Investing.com -- Thank you, Saudi Arabia. Markets rose thanks to surging oil prices after the Middle Eastern country said it would voluntarily cut output to offset a rise out of Russia and Kazakhstan.   U.S. crude prices broke through the $50 per barrel resistance the first time in 11 months.   Boeing (NYSE:BA) had a better day, too, leading industrials higher....

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Dow Higher as Soaring Oil Prices Boost Energy; Georgia Elections Eyed

By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – The Dow closed higher Tuesday as rallying oil prices on a surprise Saudi production cut sent energy stocks soaring, but upside was limited by uncertainty over the outcome of the Georgia election run-offs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.55%, or 167 points. The S&P 500 was up 0.71%, while the Nasdaq Composite added 0.95%.  Energy stocks supported...

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