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Fiat Chrysler kicks off Magneti Marelli spin-off
The spin-off is part of a plan to “purify” the Italian-American carmaker’s portfolio
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Hyperloop project goes to China
It is one of several ventures to take Elon Musk's idea for a new type of transport system
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Apple Watch, FitBit could feel cost of US tariffs
While consumer technology’s biggest sellers so far have faced little danger of import duties
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The tech-savvy ECP
The pervasive nature of technology has made inroads into every aspect of the lives of people
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Zuckerberg at centre of Holocaust denial controversy
The new policy advances another step by eliminating content that may not be explicitly violent
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British Airways says Heathrow flights hit by computer problems
The carrier suffered a massive computer system failure last in May 2017 caused by a power supply issue near Heathrow
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Alphabet to deploy balloon Internet in Kenya with Telkom in 2019
Known as Project Loon, the technology was developed by the company’s innovation lab
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WhatsApp campaigns to debunk fake news before polls
'To fight fake news we all need to work together - technology companies, the government and community groups'
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Facebook cracks down on bogus posts inciting violence
The social media giant will remove inaccurate or misleading content
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Google hit with record €4.34 billion EU antitrust fine
Penalty represents just over two weeks of revenue for Google parent Alphabet Inc
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Uber says it has invested $500 million in Mexico since 2013
The figure includes contributions to government-run mobility funds
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Tesla Model 3 is most profitable electric car
The car generates net profit margins in excess of 30 per cent
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Social media companies defend filtering practices before Congress
It has seen numerous efforts by these companies to improve transparency
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Android software puts Google at heart of mobile life
The software acts as the brains for mobile devices, coordinating tasks from phone calls and map directions to games
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Elon Musk apologises to British caver for 'pedo' slur
The fault is mine and mine alone, tweets Musk
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Five-day event: Symposium on electoral history concludes
A symposium on 50-year-long electoral history of Pakistan concluded at the University of Management and Technology
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Uber being probed for gender discrimination
The investigators are interviewing former and current Uber employees as well as seeking documents from its executives
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Didi seeks $1.5 billion car services spinoff ahead of likely IPO
The spin-off of what is an asset-heavy part of its business could be a step in that direction
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IBM seeks $167 million from Groupon in dispute over early internet patents
Accusing e-commerce marketplace operator Groupon of using patented technology without authorisation
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Amazon suffers glitch during summer marketing event
The company’s shares were down more than 1 per cent in after-hours trading
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Netflix shares tank after big miss on subscriber growth
The streaming video pioneer added 5.2 million customers from April through June
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Walmart, Microsoft in partnership to use cloud tech
The five-year agreement will leverage the full range of Microsoft’s cloud solutions
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Elon Musk's latest outburst raises doubts on leadership
Tesla shares fell over 3.5 per cent
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Google boils down water data for new UN environment site
Google and UNEP will produce geospatial maps and data for a publicly available platform
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Microsoft seeks regulation of facial recognition technology
The president of the company said it is more sensible to ask an elected government to oversee the technology
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Facebook, Twitter, Alphabet to testify at US House hearing
Social media companies are filtering content for political reasons
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AT&T CEO confident Time Warner deal on solid ground
Shares of AT&T fell 1.7 per cent to close at $31.67
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Rolls-Royce plans for take-off in flying taxi market
It could carry four to five people at speeds of up to 250 miles per hour for approximately 500 miles
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ZTE stock surges as US supplier ban lifted though outlook remains uncertain
The US Commerce Department on Friday lifted a crippling ban on American firms selling parts to ZTE
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Twitter suspends two accounts linked to 12 Russians indicted by Mueller
Social networking site Twitter Inc on Saturday suspended two accounts linked to 12 Russian spies
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Silicon Valley eyes Africa as new tech frontier
Nigeria's VP was in California to court US tech investors for what could herald a "fourth industrial revolution"
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First-ever colour X-ray on a human performed
The colour X-ray imaging technique will help doctors give their patients more accurate diagnoses, CERN statement says
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German court to rule on parents' access to dead daughter's Facebook
The parents argue the contents of their daughter's Facebook account are legally identical to a private diary, letters
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The online battle for the truth
Many see Facebook as being the main vehicle for spreading false information in recent years
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Facebook removes 'treason' as tag to identify users' interests
Tag can be used by intelligence services in authoritarian regimes to identify people considered subversive
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Australia prepares to ban Huawei from 5G project over security fears
Australia's intelligence agencies raised concerns that Beijing could force Chinese telco to hand over sensitive data
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Indian start-up wants to make attacks on women a 'concern of the past'
Leaf Wearables, a New Delhi-based company started by five engineers in 2015, invented the SAFER PRO
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Britain to fine Facebook over data breach
The British fine comes as Facebook faces a potential hefty compensation bill in Australia
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YouTube to invest $25 million to boost 'trusted' news sources
Latest move part of Google News Initiative to help curb manipulation, misinformation
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BMW to join board of Baidu's autonomous driving platform Apollo
The MoU was signed during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Germany
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House Republicans query Apple, Alphabet on privacy, data practices
Alphabet said that it would answer the committee’s questions while Apple officials denied commenting
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Australian lawsuit funder files complaint against Facebook
The world’s largest social network said that data of 87 million people ended up in the hands of Cambridge Analytica
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Trump doubles up as most followed world leader on Twitter
In terms of interactions with followers in the form of likes and retweets Trump's lead is even more impressive
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WhatsApp launches Indian media blitz to dispel fake news woes
We are starting an education campaign in India on how to spot fake news and rumours, Whatsapp spokesperson says
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Samsung opens world's largest phone factory in India
New factory will double current capacity for mobile phones to an annual 120m units
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Musk proposes mini-submarine to save Thai cave boys
fans hail Musk and his engineers for their creativity
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New Zealand to buy new Boeing maritime patrol planes
The new planes will begin operations in 2023
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Daimler gets green light for self-driving vehicle tests in Beijing
Beijing has given the owner of the Mercedes bran a permit for highly automated driving
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LG says second-quarter profit likely up 16.1 per cent
The world’s second-biggest television set maker behind by Samsung estimated profit at 771 billion
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HTC faces biggest drop in over two years
Its popularity has dwindled with the emergence of rivals such as Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi