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China tightens screws on social media
China has some of the world's tightest controls over web content, protected by what is called 'The Great Firewall'
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Indonesian authorities run 'two-faced' car off the road
The head-turning vehicle took about three-and-a-half months to build
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California woman sues Walmart for 'segregated' black products
Grundy was told she was going to be escorted to the cash register to purchase her product
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California wants 5 million 'green' cars on roads by 2030
It also involves the installation of 250,000 electric vehicle charging stations and 200 hydrogen fueling stations
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Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange hacked, losing $530 million
Coincheck posted on its website on Friday afternoon that it had suspended withdrawals of almost all cryptocurrencies
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Mueller team interviewed Facebook staff in Russia probe
The interview was part of Mueller's probe into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election
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Dell considering acquisitions or possible IPO
Board of directors will meet later this month to consider the biggest shakeup in the company’s history
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British PM May says Uber should not be shut down
The answer isn’t to shut Uber down but rather to address those concerns and to establish and enforce the standards
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With self-parking slippers, Nissan drives Japanese hospitality to a new level
The company has developed a system for slippers to ‘park’ themselves at the entrance of the traditional inn
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Tesla denies further Model 3 production issues
The problems with battery production at its Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, are worse than it had acknowledged
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Walmart to launch online grocery delivery in Japan
The world’s largest retailer stated that the service will launch in the latter half of 2018 in a deal with Rakuten
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Lyft probes allegations of employees misusing customer data
Customer data could be accessed only by teams that require it to do their jobs said the company
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Facebook: Russian agents created 129 US election events
The company said that 338,300 different accounts viewed the events and that 62,500 marked that they would attend
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Intel data center sales surge, warns of potential security flaw fallout
Those flaws dubbed Spectre and Meltdown created global concern among technology users and Intel acknowledged
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IT minister says SMEs’ development crucial for cross-border e-commerce
Addresses roundtable session on sidelines of WEF, highlights Pakistan’s achievements
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Facebook wins EU court fight against class action lawsuit
Max Schrems said he would now push ahead in an Austrian court with the individual case against US social media giant
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Alphabet unveils business unit devoted to cyber security
The new unit is betting on the premise that machine learning software can analyze massive stores of data
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Apple's latest software update lets you disable tool that slows down iPhones
The update will also show the phone’s battery health and recommend whether the battery needs to be replaced
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Facebook to hand privacy controls to users ahead of EU law
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the biggest overhaul of personal data privacy rule
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Self-driving car experts offer online degree in 'flying cars'
As usual, Thrun intends to be on the cutting edge of this emerging technology
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Former Xbox exec Phil Harrison joins Google hardware unit
He started his job as a vice president at Google in California, but did not provide details
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Apple seeks Muhammad Ali's help to promote iPhone X selfies
The tech giant uses the boxing legend's famous "I am the greatest" speech
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Russian tech investors set up shop in Silicon Valley
Drokova’s new firm, Day One Ventures, will make investments of $100,000 to $1 million from a fund
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Online lender SoFi nabs Twitter executive Noto as CEO
The move sowed fresh doubts that the microblogging site will be able to pull off an ambitious turnaround plan
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Apple launches HomePod voice speaker, takes on Google, Amazon
The $349 voice-controlled speaker can make music suggestions and adjust home temperatures
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Facebook buys Boston software company that authenticates IDs
While US lawmakers have expressed alarm at Facebook’s limited ability to know who is buying advertisements
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Tesla sets massive stock awards for Musk based on boosting market value
The unexpected compensation arrangement involves no salary or cash bonus but sets up rewards for Musk
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Smart board procurement rife with violations
Various heads of schools violate rules of tender procedure
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Social media addiction is not completely correlated with screentime
Overuse of social media addiction remains understudied
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Nike, NBA star reveal PlayStation themed shoes
Inspired by PlayStation 4's DualShock controller, the shoes have a PS4 logo that illuminates when pressed
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Beijing to launch campaign to root out 'low taste' video games
Chinese government has a tight grip on content distributed in the country, including movies, music and video games
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Google to open AI research centre in Paris
The announcement came as Macron welcomed 140 multinational business leaders at the opening of the World Economic Forum
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Intel halts chip flaw fix due to problem with patches
The company posted a list of chip models that could be tripped up by the patch
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China online quiz craze lures prize seekers, tech giants
Up to 6 million people at a time log into the free, live games on their smartphones
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Netflix crosses $100 billion market capitalisation as subscribers surge
The company is building its customer base in 190 countries by spending billions on programming
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Adobe lifts profit forecast on tax reform boost
The company said it expects a charge of about $85 million in the current quarter related to taxes on foreign earnings
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US product lets investors triple bet on popular tech stocks
If the target stocks gain 10 per cent, the notes should trade up 30 per cent
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Facebook should pay 'trusted' news publishers carriage fee
Murdoch, who controls the Wall Street Journal as executive chairman of News, said in a statement
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IT minister to meet global leaders at WEF
WEF meeting this year is expected to attract more than 3,000 of the most influential leaders
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Three players to enter Pakistan’s online payments space
This will allow transactions across all mobile wallet accounts
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Careem expands its services to Sargodha
Ride-hailing services hit a boom two years back when Careem launched its services in the country
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Facebook says it can't guarantee social media is good for democracy
The sharing of false or misleading headlines on social media has become a global issue
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Apple partners with Malala Fund to fight for girls' education
With an estimated 130 million girls out of school, such initiatives have become a necessity
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Facebook to train 65,000 in French job schemes
The internet giant also announced that it will pour an additional 10 million euros
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Toshiba considering IPO for memory chip unit
The IPO is one of the various contingency plans being looked at by Toshiba’s top executives
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Amazon's automated grocery store of the future opens Monday
The company relies on cameras and sensors to track what shoppers remove from the shelves, and what they put back
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Ecuador president calls Julian Assange a 'problem'
WikiLeaks founder seems to be overstaying his welcome
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Facebook to open digital training hubs in Europe
The US company said it would open three “community skills hubs” in Spain, Poland and Italy
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British engineers find way to hold large objects in mid-air with sound
Previously acoustic tractor beams were thought to be limited to levitating small objects
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Nokia signs its first official 5G equipment deal with NTT DoCoMo
The contract marks its first sizeable deal for its flagship mobile base station

















































