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Exclusive: U.S. drafts rule to allow Huawei and U.S. firms to work together on 5G standards – sources

The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with China’s Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next generation 5G networks, people familiar with the matter said.

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As Shopify Passes RBC, Canada Market Curse Gets Put to Test

(Bloomberg) — Shopify Inc. surged on Wednesday to become Canada’s most valuable company — but can the e-commerce giant survive being No. 1?Ottawa-based Shopify edged past Royal Bank of Canada to become the largest publicly listed company in Canada. The achievement comes with a dubious distinction, however: those that leapfrogged the value of Canada’s largest bank in the past have faltered.Royal Bank, incorporated in 1869, has been Canada’s most valuable company for years, but has been been eclipsed on a few occasions. Shopify closed with a market value of C$121.3 billion ($85.6 billion), surpassing Royal Bank’s C$120.5 billion.The last company …read more […]

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The Winners and Losers of 5G During COVID-19

The coronavirus has quickly spread around the globe. Only Antarctica has been spared.
But a massive, global infrastructure buildout is still going on: the 5G mobile communications platform.
I’m not going to sit here and tell you that every 5G-related company is going great guns. Some aren’t.
But in the long term, the 5G story is still intact. And this network is becoming more important than ever.
Hundreds of millions of people in the U.S. and Europe are still stuck at home due to COVID-19. So we’re relying more on our digital devices these days than ever before.
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Lyft Q1 revenues beat, sees moderate sales growth despite coronavirus pandemic

Lyft announced its first-quarter results after-hours on Wednesday. The ride-share company saw significantly better-than-expected numbers on its top line, although the number of its active riders was less than investors’ expectations. Yahoo Finance’s Myles Udland breaks down Lyft’s earnings report. …read more […]