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South Korea plans to ban cryptocurrency trading
The clampdown came as policymaker around the world struggled to regulate an asset whose value has skyrocketed
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LG to start operating US washing machine factory in fourth-quarter 2018
The start date for the Tennessee factory being built has been moved forward from a previous target of February 2019
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Forget the self-driving car, meet the self-driving suitcase
Priced at around $1,100, it is slated to roll out in February for the US market, and later in Europe and Japan
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New 'emotional' robots aim to read human feelings
Forpheus among several devices shown at Consumer Electronics Show which highlight how robots can be more humanlike
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Swiss Apple store evacuated as iPhone overheats
The police said the incident occurred as the repair worker was removing the battery, which burned his hand slightly
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T-Mobile says it added over 5 million customers in 2017
The company also said it added more than 1.9 million total net customers in the fourth quarter
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JPMorgan chief regrets calling bitcoin a 'fraud'
He had called bitcoin a fraud at a bank investor conference in New York in September
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Microsoft halts some AMD chip Meltdown patches after PCs freeze
It said in a blog that it was working with AMD to resolve the issues and would resume Windows operating system
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Smart robot falls dumb as LG touts 'connected life'
The ignoble demo failure came before an audience packed with journalists and analysts
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Google teams with Sony, Lenovo for smart speakers with touchscreens
The deal comes as the technology company seeks to challenge Amazon’s dominance in a fledgling market
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Facebook's Oculus to partner with Xiaomi to build VR headsets
It also revealed that it will launch a version of the product exclusively for the Chinese market
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Alibaba founder Ma says will 'seriously consider' Hong Kong listing
Marking a potential boon for the financial hub which decided to move towards allowing dual-class share listings
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Samsung unveils driverless car parts, infotainment platform
The automotive industry is one of the fastest-growing segments of the technology market
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Ex-Google engineer fired over gender memo sues for discrimination
It said he had perpetuated gender stereotypes and fired him in August
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Complainant, witnesses record testimonies before ATC in online ‘blasphemy' case
Counsels of accused to cross examine complainant, witnesses today
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German opposition calls for abolition of online hate speech law
The legislation can impose fines of up to $60.1 million on sites that fail to remove hate speech promptly
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Virtual aide market a 'wildfire' at CES gadget show
Voice-commanded virtual assistants packed into speakers and other devices will be a "game-changing" trend this year
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South Korea inspects six banks over clients' virtual currency accounts
It is currently unable to function as a means of payment and it is being used for illegal purposes
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Apple should address youth phone addiction
Jana and CalSTRS also asked the tech giant to study the impact of excessive phone use on mental health
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Nvidia partners with Uber, Volkswagen in self-driving technology
As the graphics chipmaker’s artificial intelligence platforms make further gains in the autonomous vehicle industry
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Intel says performance impact of security updates not significant
Security researchers had disclosed two security flaws exposing vulnerability of devices containing chips from Intel
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Twitter says world leaders like Trump have special status
It had already said that newsworthiness is among the factors it considers before removing an account or a tweet
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CES kicks off with no lead women speakers or code of conduct
The event was to showcase latest consumer electronics from televisions to self-driving cars
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Internet Association to join expected net neutrality lawsuit
E-commerce site Etsy said that it would separately also join the legal effort
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Iran ministers criticised for not blocking internet
Telegram and Instagram were blocked shortly after protests began on December 28
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London was top destination for tech funding in 2017
Eileen Burbidge, partner at Passion Capital, said it was no surprise to see London leading the pack
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Samsung expected to have sold 10 million Note 8 devices
While a stronger won and falling NAND chip prices could take some shine off the performance
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Tesla Model 3 delay raises cashflow risks, but analysts upbeat
Its shares recouped some of their losses on Thursday after falling as much as 3.6 per cent
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GoPro cuts 200-300 jobs in aerial products unit
The decision is part of a bigger restructuring in the company
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Apple to issue fix for iPhones, Macs at risk from 'Spectre' chip flaw
On Wednesday, Alphabet’s Google and other security researchers disclosed two major chip flaws
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Uber ex-CEO Kalanick selling nearly a third of stake for $1.4 billion
His sale is part of a deal struck by a consortium led by SoftBank which is taking a 17.5 per cent stake in Uber
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Zuckerberg makes 'fixing' Facebook a personal goal
Some of his goals is to improve abuse and hate; interference by nation states and, making sure time is well spent
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Alphabet's Google explores sale of restaurant reviewer Zagat
Its asking price is not known, and there is no certainty it will agree to sell Zagat
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Merrill Lynch bans clients from investing in Silbert bitcoin fund
The Wall Street brokerage stopped approving new orders due to concerns about the suitability and eligibility standards
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BlackBerry surges on deal with Baidu for self-driving cars
It follows similar agreements with firms to develop autonomous-driving technology with BlackBerry’s QNX software
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Apple's battery replacement offer to reduce 2018 iPhone sales
Its customers have not been very pleased since the company said last month it intentionally slowed down older iPhones
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Uber is sued over payment for mobile ads it called fraudulent
Ad fraud sometimes called click fraud is a persistent issue in online advertising
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Security flaws put virtually all phones, computers at risk
Intel and ARM insisted that the issue was not a design flaw but it will require users to update their operating system
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Huawei Competition: VU student wins second prize
HEC Chairman has praised the performance and selection of VU students
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Amazon, Google cut speaker prices in market share contest
Both companies cut prices to as little as $29 from $50 for the US holidays
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Chinese local governments could regulate bitcoin miners' power use
While the People’s Bank of China can’t directly regulate bitcoin miners’ power usage
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Kenya regulator ditches plan to break up Safaricom
Business Daily reported the proposal had been dropped from a revised version of the report
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How Facebook could stop a disease outbreak
Immunising these well-connected individuals would remove social "bridges" by which germs can spread
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Spotify hit with $1.6 billion copyright lawsuit
It failed to get a direct or a compulsory license from Wixen that would allow it to reproduce and distribute the songs
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Amazon says over 5 billion items shipped in 2017 via Prime
It revealed its shipment numbers for the first time but did not give full-year shipment number for 2016
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Aptiv, Lyft discuss engagement beyond self-driving ride partnership
It is to allow passengers to request self-driving rides from the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Gold Lot
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Browsing virtual worlds while tip-toeing through real minefields
The outgoing year presented further grisly reminders that the internet in Pakistan is still ‘not free’
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Review: Huawei Mate 10, a grand entry into the deep end
The device is certainly amongst the elite high-end smartphone devices
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China's WeChat denies storing user chats
It is required to censor public posts deemed “illegal” by the Communist Party
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German MP being investigated over anti-Muslim social media posts
Beatrix von Storch was temporarily banned from social media for 12 hours on Monday