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Twitter Locks Account of China's US Embassy Over Its Defense Xinjiang Policy
Twitter has locked the account of China's US embassy for a tweet that defended China's policy towards Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang, which the US social media platform said violated its stand against "dehumanizing" people. China's Foreign Ministry said it was confused by the move and that it was the

Google Signs Deal on Copyright Payments to French Press
Google and French newspapers said Thursday they had signed an agreement aimed at opening the path to digital copyright payments from the online giant after months of heated negotiations. The accord signed with the APIG alliance of French dailies involves "neighboring rights," which call for payme

South Korea's LG Considering All Options for Loss-Making Mobiles
South Korea’s LG Electronics said on Wednesday it was considering all options for its loss-making mobile division, which analysts said could include shutting its smartphone business or selling off parts of the unit. LG said in a statement that 23 consecutive quarters of losses in its mobile busin

GM Teams up with Microsoft on Driverless Cars
General Motors is teaming up with Microsoft to accelerate its rollout of electric, self-driving cars. In the partnership announced Tuesday, the companies said Microsoft’s Azure cloud and edge computing platform would be used to “commercialize its unique autonomous vehicle solutions at scale.”