Online share of retail sales jumps to 19% amid lockdowns: U.N.ZURICH (Reuters) – Online sales accounted for nearly a fifth of total retail turnover last year as lockdowns to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic fuelled a boom in e-commerce, a United Nations study released on Monday showed.

Online sales accounted for 19% of overall retail…[Read more]

Ericsson to launch subscription service for remote officeSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s Ericsson (BS:ERICAs) on Tuesday unveiled a subscription service for remote working in North America that would allow employees of small businesses to start working from home in minutes with access to licensed apps, cloud storage and security tools.

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Vietnam’s VinFast reports customer to police after ‘untrue’ YouTube complaintsHANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese car maker VinFast has reported one of its customers to the police over comments he made on YouTube about the quality of his car.

Tran Van Hoang, a Vietnamese YouTuber with 455,000 followers, uploaded videos about his VinFast Lux A2.0 car…[Read more]

Facebook has six months to determine if Trump returns(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump but said the company was wrong to make the suspension indefinite and gave it six months to determine a “proportionate response.”

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Analysis: Facebook confronts human rights dilemma on political speechReuters) – Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) oversight board’s extension of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s banishment from the social network failed to settle how it will balance political leaders’ freedom of speech and its responsibility to make sure hateful rhetoric does not…[Read more]

Knowns and unknowns about the hack at Colonial PipelineWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ransom-seeking hackers have broken into Colonial Pipeline, prompting the company to shut one of America’s major arteries for fuel delivery.

Here is a look at what we know, and what we don’t, about one of the most disruptive digital shakedown efforts to hit a U.S.…[Read more]

Ransom group linked to Colonial Pipeline hack is new but experiencedWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The ransomware group linked to the extortion attempt that has snared fuel deliveries across the U.S. East Coast may be new, but that doesn’t mean its hackers are amateurs.

Who precisely is behind the disruptive intrusion into Colonial Pipeline hasn’t been…[Read more]

Russian spy chief denies SolarWinds attack – BBCLONDON (Reuters) -Russia’s spy chief on Tuesday denied responsibility for the SolarWinds cyber attack but said he was “flattered” by the accusations from the United States and Britain that Russian foreign intelligence was behind such a sophisticated hack.

The United States and Britain have blamed…[Read more]

Tencent Music says facing increased China scrutiny, is committed to laws(Reuters) – Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME) confirmed on Tuesday it is facing heightened scrutiny from Chinese regulators, adding it was “actively co-operating” with them and is committed to complying with all laws “including those related to anti-trust”.

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Asian shares push higher, dollar easesSYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Tuesday, shrugging off worries about an increase in regional coronavirus infections, while inflation jitters helped push gold prices to three-month highs.

Equities in Europe and the United States looked set to follow. FTSE futures rose 0.76% and EuroSTOXX 50 futures…[Read more]

European Stock Futures Higher; Fed Officials Calm Inflation FearsInvesting.com – European stock markets are seen opening higher Tuesday, helped by promises of continued Federal Reserve largesse ahead of the release of the latest growth data for the region.

At 2:05 AM ET (0705 GMT), the DAX futures contract in Germany traded 0.4% higher, CAC 40…[Read more]

Good morning community, have a wonderful day 🌞

Can someone explain to me why these crypto are dropping?

YOOO she is BACK!!

Sleep well cryptonauts 🌛

Crypto platform Coinbase’s 5% skid on verge of yanking stock below $250 reference price https://t.co/XL69CtA6e4

— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) May 17, 2021

https://twitter.com/cryptoexp74145G/status/1394390257064361991

OK moving on .. with current volatility, BTC at $44K and transaction volumes high, #bitcoin momentum (200 Week Moving Average and Realized Value) is still up and onward. pic.twitter.com/PuJfozdWim

— PlanB (@100trillionUSD) May 17, 2021

Bottlepay App Lets Users Transact Bitcoin And Sterling Through TwitterAnalysis reveals that Bottlepay is the first app that facilitates bitcoin or sterling payments through Twitter. One tweet, for instance, ‘@bottlepay send @recipient £10’ will immediately send the command to shift the specified quantity of sterling from one user’s account to the…[Read more]