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China eyes 'black tech' to boost security as parliament meets
The AI-powered glasses flag with a red box when any faces match up with a centralized “blacklist”
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DeepMind boss admits 'risks' of AI amidst benefits
Hassabis was speaking at a screening of a documentary about AlphaGo
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Panasonic considers selling factory in China
The plant makes security cameras in a deal it hopes will fetch over $450 million, the Nikkei reported on Saturday
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Uber to hail loan investors directly
Several Wall Street banks deemed the deal too risky from a regulatory perspective to take on
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Toshiba expects to complete chip unit sale by June
Toshiba agreed last year to sell the semiconductor business to a consortium led by US private equity firm
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Wall Street has never been so far behind on Netflix
The online video streamer’s shares have remained well above analysts’ average 12-month target
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Waymo's self-driving trucks to haul cargo for Google in Atlanta
The announcement comes two days after rival Uber said its self-driving trucks will haul cargo on Arizona highways
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Study reveals users more loyal to Android than iOS
The report states that loyalty has increased in recent times and stands at its highest peak
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Foxconn gets China go-ahead for Shanghai IPO of subsidiary
The China Securities Regulatory Commission confirmed the approval in a statement issued on Thursday
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US not coordinating against Russian cyber threat
US officials have warned repeatedly that Russia is trying to interfere in the 2018 mid-term US elections
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Updating curriculum: Technology must feature in updating academia
Seminar on ‘Curriculum: theory and practice in Pakistan’ commences at IIUI
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False news online travels faster than the truth: study
Report in journal Science is largest to date and studies some 126,000 cascades on Twitter
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Amazon readies move to sell electronics directly in Brazil
The move would take the US e-commerce giant beyond its current role in Brazil as a marketplace
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Amazon to quiet Alexa's cackling
Amazon Echo was giving people eerie feelings about what the artificial intelligence might be plotting
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Twitter takes steps to prevent crypto scams on platform
The measures come amid a boom in the price of bitcoin
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Snapchat to lay off about 100 engineers
The layoffs would be the company's largest yet and the first to affect its engineers
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Bitcoin falls below $9,500
The world's biggest and best-known digital currency was last down 7.53 per cent
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Great Wall seeks to double vehicle sales by 2025
The Baoding-based automaker also plans to invest $3.2 billion on electric vehicle research and development by 2020
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Broadcom to stick with US 5G investment
Citing a number of concerns around the development of the next generation of mobile networks and technology
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Google Maps lets businesses promote themselves as women-led
The feature would roll out this week in celebration of International Women’s Day
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Apple finds more supplier problems
The overall trend among 756 suppliers in 30 countries was toward higher compliance with the company's code of conduct
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France may probe Facebook over online ad dominance
The regulator said it was considering a full inquiry amid growing scrutiny
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US judge rules cryptocurrency as commodities
The CFTC first determined that virtual currencies are commodities in 2015
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World Economic Forum leads creation of fintech cyber security
The group will create a framework to assess the security level of fintech companies and data aggregators
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In pictures: Geneva Motor Show 2018
The Geneva Car Show at the Palexpo Arena is open to the public from March 8-18
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YNAP core profit margins to rise in 2018 in line its 5-year plan
The online retailer has set a goal of increasing revenue annually by 17-20 per cent
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WhatsApp finally gives users more time to delete sent messages
The minimum time will go up from seven minutes to an hour and eight minutes
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BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp over patent infringement
Litigation over patent infringement is part of BlackBerry Chief Executive's strategy for making money for the company
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Google unveils newest 72-qubit quantum processor
Chip is an expanded version of their previous 9-qubit linear quantum processor
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China's WhatsApp equivalent crosses one billion account mark
WeChat's monthly active users had crossed the one billion threshold, a company spokesman told AFP
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Huawei US ban a sign of its 'growing strength'
A 2012 report from the US House Intelligence Committee identified Huawei as a serious risk to national security
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Electric cars put China on automobile map
However, industry insiders say it may have spurred the shift away from conventional internal combustion engines
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Proxy firm Glass Lewis opposes Tesla's massive stock award to Musk
If Musk earned the full grant, he would own 28.3 per cent of the company
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Microsoft to offer governments local version of Azure cloud service
The new offering is designed to appeal to governments and agencies with needs for on-premise servers
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Facebook hires former BuzzFeed, Pinterest executives for video content
Facebook Watch was made available initially to a limited group in the United States on the company’s mobile app
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Pakistan’s industry still running on 2nd generation technology
SEC chief calls for adopting state-of-the-art technology, machinery
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Dialog expects to supply chips to Apple through 2020
The company lost more than half of its value over concerns that Apple is working on its own battery-saving chips
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EU eyes tax on tech giants closer to 2 per cent of revenue
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said in a newspaper interview
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Conference examines technological development, challenges
Sukkur IBA hosts event featuring local, foreign academics
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Bosch hires 'internet of things' expert from SAP
The so-called “internet of things” refers to embedded computing devices in everyday objects
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Snapchat to launch two new models of Spectacles
According to the report by Cheddar, the two will be offered in more colours and be more advanced
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Toyota venture to spend $2.8 billion to develop self-driving technology
The Tokyo-based venture which will bring together some 1,000 employees including new hires
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Broadcom return to the US could be complete in mid-May
Wrapping up the move from Singapore and redomiciling in the United States relatively quickly could remove a roadblock
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Deason sues Xerox to allow new board nominations
Deason said on Monday he had the right to nominate directors, despite missing a deadline
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Satellite-based data: ‘Space technology can help overcome water crisis’
Int’l moot on ‘use of space technology for water management' concludes
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China catches up in global race to usher in 5G era
The Geneva-based affiliate of the UN that governs issues concerning information and communication technologies
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Equifax identifies 2.4m more affected by massive hack
The company's forensic investigation revealed the new identities on top of the 146 million affected
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Uber celebrates 'victory' after Brazil loosens regulations
The legislation does not include aspects of an initial draft as to which organizations threatened their operations
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Nonprofits scramble to comply with new Google ad policy
The tech giant would stop funding groups that generate less than 5 per cent clicks in two consecutive months
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Twitter seeks proposals to improve content quality on its platform
The new approach would be based on identifying metrics to gauge the "health of public conversations"