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Microsoft takes on Amazon, Snowflake in cloud data services

Bloomberg Microsoft Corp released one product and unveiled another designed to warehouse, analyse and keep track of data, taking on Amazon.com Inc and Snowflake Inc in a growing market for cloud-based tools that help companies do more with reams of information. Microsoft widely released its Azure Synapse Analytics tool and announced a preview of a new product called Purview, which ...

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JD.com becomes China’s first online mall to test digital yuan

Bloomberg JD.com Inc, China’s second-biggest online retailer, will become the country’s first virtual mall to use digital yuan, the cryptocurrency backed by the central bank. JD Digits, the e-commerce giant’s fintech affiliate, will launch a pilot program this month, and customers will pay for certain items with digital yuan, it said on its official WeChat account. About 100,000 digital cash ...

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Car-sharing firm Turo returns to New York in limited form

Bloomberg Car-sharing startup Turo Inc is returning to New York, seven years after leaving the state that was once its biggest market over a dispute with regulators about insurance rules. Turo, which allows vehicle owners to put their personal cars up for daily rentals through its website and smartphone app, aims to compete with traditional offerings from Avis Budget Group ...

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