K-pop group NMIXX break fresh ground, tease new music By Hanna Rantala and Natasha Mulenga LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Performing with a live band gave South Korean girl group NMIXX new means to connect with audiences as they brought their "mix pop" sound to the British Summer Time (BST) Hyde Park Festival in London on Sunday. The main stage performance marked a first for the six-piece, which is made up of members Haewon, Lily, Sullyoon, BAE, Jiwoo and Kyujin.

FACTBOX-European regulators crack down on Big Tech Updates with latest on France's investigation in Nvidia July 15 (Reuters) - European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In the latest move, the French antitrust regulator confirmed it was investigating Nvidia NVDA.O for allegedly anti-competitive practices. Here are some of the actions taken by European watchdogs against big technology companies: EUROPEAN UNION Apple AAPL.O will open its tap-and-go mobile payments system

PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - July 12 July 12 (Reuters) - Following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - Discount store operator Dollar General DG.N has agreed to pay $12 million in penalty for alleged safety violations that led to blocked exits and fire extinguishers and unsafe storage, the U.S.

MEDIA-'Armchair Expert' podcast host Dax Shepard signs $80 mln deal with Amazon - WSJ -- Source link: https://tinyurl.com/28ptfzcp -- Note: Reuters has not verified this story and does not vouch for its accuracy

BUZZ-Spotify ticks up after Jefferies upgrades firm to 'buy' on revenue, margin potential ** Shares of music streaming service Spotify SPOT.N rise ~1% to $308.80 premarket after brokerage Jefferies raises rating to "buy" from "hold" ** Brokerage says it is increasingly confident in SPOT's ability to comfortably deliver sustainable revenue growth of more than 15% over the next 3 years ** "...music is about to undergo a multi-year repricing.

UPDATE 2-Apple lets rivals use tap-and-go payments as EU's Vestager warns on tech charges Recasts paragraph 1 with EU antitrust chief comments from press conference, adds Vipps MobilePay comment in paragraph 12 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 11 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O will open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals, EU antitrust regulator said on Thursday, even as its chief Margrethe Vestager said the iPhone maker has yet to change its business practices to comply with landmark tech r

FACTBOX-European regulators crack down on Big Tech Updates with latest on Apple tap-and-go mobile payments, Microsoft giving up seat at OpenAI July 11 (Reuters) - European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In the latest move to stave off EU antitrust fines, Apple AAPL.O agreed to open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals.

REFILE-UPDATE 1-Apple to let rivals use tap-and-go payment, staves off EU antitrust fine Corrects typo in headline By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 11 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O will open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals, EU antitrust regulators said on Thursday, ending a four-year long investigation that could have resulted in a hefty fine for the iPhone maker.

BUZZ-Ubisoft offers 50% upside with game pipeline, subscription model, says Jefferies ** "Subscribe to this 50% upside," Jefferies says as it upgrades Ubisoft UBIP.PA to " buy " from "underperform", citing a mix of game pipeline, push for a subscription model, expectation of FCF inflation, and low valuation ** "We see multiple catalysts ahead to tr

FACTBOX-European regulators crack down on Big Tech Updates with EU request to Amazon for information under DSA July 5 (Reuters) - European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In the latest move, the European Commission asked Amazon AMZN.O for more information on its compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires Big Tech players to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content on their platforms.

FACTBOX-European regulators crack down on Big Tech Updates with France's expected charges against Nvidia July 2 (Reuters) - European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In the latest moves, the EU antitrust authority charged Meta META.O and Apple AAPL.O of breaching its Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Microsoft MSFT.O of illegally tying its Office and Teams products.

FACTBOX-European regulators crack down on Big Tech Updates with EU charges against Meta July 1 (Reuters) - European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In the latest moves, the EU antitrust authority charged Meta META.O and Apple AAPL.O of breaching its Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Microsoft MSFT.O of illegally tying its Office and Teams products.

FACTBOX-European regulators crack down on Big Tech Updates with FT report on possible EU charges to Meta July 1 (Reuters) - European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In the latest moves, the EU antitrust authority charged Apple AAPL.O of breaching its Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Microsoft MSFT.O of illegally tying its Office and Teams products.

FACTBOX-European regulators crack down on Big Tech Updates with EU charges against Microsoft June 25 (Reuters) - European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In the latest moves, the EU antitrust authority charged Apple AAPL.O of breaching its Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Microsoft MSFT.O of illegally tying its Office and Teams products.

FACTBOX-European regulators crack down on Big Tech Updates with EU charges and new probe into Apple June 24 (Reuters) - European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In a latest move, the European Commission charged that Apple AAPL.O breached EU tech rules, known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and announced a new probe into the iPhone maker's contractual terms.

Spotify launches new basic streaming plan in US June 21 (Reuters) - Spotify SPOT.N introduced a new streaming plan for users in the United States on Friday, after raising prices for its premium plans earlier this month. The new basic plan will start at $10.99 per month for eligible users. It will have the streaming benefits of a premium plan, but no monthly audiobook listening time.

EXCLUSIVE-Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, June 21 (Reuters) - Amazon AMZN.O is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service and has considered a monthly fee of around $5 to access the superior version, according to people with direct knowledge of the company's plans.

PRESS DIGEST-Canada - June 18 June 18 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL **Canadian autonomous-vehicle company Waabi has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round, led by existing investors Uber Technologies UBER.N and Khosla Ventures, to support the rollout of its fully autonomous trucks next year.

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BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Spotify, Affirm, Calavo Growers Eikon search string for individual stock moves: STXBZ The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7 The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8 Wall Street's main indexes declined on Tuesday as caution dampened investor enthusiasm ahead of a crucial inflation reading and a policy announcement from the Federal Reserve expected this week.