Technology giant Tencent reportedly talks to parties who want to take an interest in Universal Music Group together with the Chinese. Sources of the negotiations reported this. Hillhouse Capital and the Singaporean state fund GIC, among others, were allegedly approached by Tencent. The deal should be completed within a few months.

Novacom corprotation, fully owned by Kenes Rakishev decided to re-brand itself to Fincraft Group, Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) official media reported.

China and the United States have agreed to reverse the trade tariffs that they have imposed on each other. This concerns the extra rates for recent months. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced this.

Microsoft is launching the updated Edge browser on January 15, 2020 that runs on Chromium. After the renewed logo for the web browser was brought out last weekend, in a very creative way, the company today announces the release date of the updated version.

Facebook and Instagram prohibit the use of emojis that “implicitly or indirectly” refer to sex. In addition, emojis can no longer be used to cover genitals on photos shared via social networks.

CEO Christian Sewing is being pressured by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the German financial market regulator to give up his dual role within the bank. Sewing is currently still senior manager of the financial group and manages the business banking division. That must change, according to business newspaper Financial Times based on insiders.

In the Brazilian Amazon state Maranhão, the famous Brazilian Indian leader and Amazon protector Paulo Paulino Guajajara was shot by illegal loggers. Another Indian leader, Laércio Souza Silva, was injured.

Google has updated the algorithm of its search engine that would ensure that the search engine now “performs ten percent better” for English speakers. The new algorithm uses an ai language model that understands searches better than previous models.

Already in 2016 a high-ranking pilot from aircraft maker Boeing had technical comments on the contested 737 MAX aircraft, which has been on the ground for months due to two crashes. However, the American aviation authority FAA did not see the relevant documents until this week. The regulators accuse Boeing that the company did not ring the bell earlier.

Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Barcelona last night. According to the Guardia Civil there were 40,000 demonstrators. Seven people were injured in clashes between riot police and demonstrators. Three demonstrators were arrested.