| Tech firms must do more on extremism: World Economic Forum | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. tech firms such as Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc should be more aggressive in tackling extremism and political misinformation if they want to avoid government action, a report from the World Economic Forum said on Monday. |
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| Nintendo doubles profit outlook on strong Switch console sales | | | OSAKA (Reuters) - Japanese videogames maker Nintendo Co Ltd , already expecting its highest earnings in seven years, almost doubled its full-year operating profit forecast on Monday as supply shortages for its new Switch games console began to ease. |
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| Facebook, in reversal, to publish cache of political ads | | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc announced a plan to increase transparency about its role in political advertising on Friday, ahead of congressional hearings next week on social media companies and Russia's meddling in last year's U.S. presidential election. |
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| Uber CEO heads to Brazil amid new legislative threat | | | SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The chief executive of Uber Technologies Inc, Dara Khosrowshahi, will visit its operations in Brazil next week, the company told Reuters on Friday, as the country's Congress nears a vote on legislation threatening its business model. |
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| Uber hires Pepsi's Tony West as new chief legal officer | | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said on Friday it hired a new chief legal officer to guide the company through its many legal quandaries, filling one of the crucial vacancies in its leadership. |
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