The demonstrators in the UK argue San Francisco-based Uber should honor decisions that ruled that the two drivers in the case were "workers" under British law and therefore eligible for minimum wage and paid holidays. Uber has argued that the men were independent contractors.

The chairman of Huawei called on the United States, Australia and other governments to provide evidence to back up claims the Chinese tech giant is a security risk as it launched a public relations effort to defuse fears that threaten its role in next-generation communications.

General Motors will cut up to 14,000 workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it abandons many of its car models and restructures to cut costs and focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles. The reduction includes about 8,000 white-collar employees, or 15 percent of GM's North American white-collar workforce. Some will take buyouts while others will be laid off.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. is "very close" to a deal with China on tariffs, but that he doesn't know if he wants to do it. "I like the deal we have now," he said on Thursday, as he was leaving the White House to head to Argentina for a meeting of the Group of 20 nations, where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping about ways to ease an escalating trade war.

Global stocks soared Friday, reversing the big losses they suffered just a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 700 points in the latest twist in a wild three months for markets. Hopes for progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute, a strong report on the U.S. jobs market and encouraging comments from the head of the U.S. central bank about its interest rate policy all combined to cheer investors.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Thursday that, out of consideration for the 800,000 federal workers not getting paid, President Donald Trump has nixed his delegation's trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland later this month. The president had earlier pulled out of attending the forum because of the shutdown. It was the latest development in a back-and-forth between Washington Democrats and the White House begun when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requested Trump delay his State of the Union address until government is fully staffed and continued when Trump grounded a congressional delegation, including Pelosi, traveling to Afghanistan war zones.

MIcrosoft's big bet on cloud computing is paying off as the company has supassed Apple as the world's most valuable publicly traded company. Under CEO Satya Nadelia, MIcrosoft has found stability by focusing on software and service over the internet, or the cloud, with long-term business contracts.

Facebook says it didn't violate its users' privacy by giving extensive access to users' personal data. But Facebook has a history of playing fast and loose with the word "permission." That appears to be the case here, too. Here's a look at the claims and the reality.

In Dublin, organizers used megaphones to address the crowd of men and women to express their support for victims of sexual harassment. Other workers shied away from the media spotlight, with people gathering instead indoors to show their solidarity with abuse victims. Protesters in New York carried signs with such messages as "Not OK Google" and the company's one-time motto, "Don't Be Evil."

Lego is looking to keep its plastic bricks out of the trash. The Danish toymaker is testing a way for customers to ship their unwanted bricks back and get them into the hands of other kids.