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Verizon says Yahoo hack 'material,' could affect deal
Yahoo in September disclosed that it had fallen victim to a data breach in 2014
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Europe heads for Mars in search of life
In early 2018, it will start analysing Mars' atmosphere from an altitude of about 400 km
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Paypal founder raises $100m for new payments startup
That brings Affirm's financing to over $400 million, according to the online database Crunchbase.
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Dubai port titan invests in futuristic Hyperloop train
Hyperloop One said that latest round brought to $160 million the amount of financing raised since it was founded
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Samsung flags $5.3 billion profit hit from Note 7 failure
Samsung posted earnings of $7.2 billion in the second quarter with mobile profits soaring 57 per cent
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Google sees increased data requests from Pakistan govt
Number of requests to Google has been generally rising since it began releasing transparency data in 2011
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Samsung offers financial incentives to stem Note 7 bleeding
Customers who returned their Note 7s, priced at about $880, were offered a coupon worth $26.91
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Google, Facebook team on undersea cable to Hong Kong
The 6,600 kilometer cable system will be the first connecting the United States and southern Europe
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Tesla to provide plans for combined company before SolarCity merger vote
Tesla expects to issue about 11,080,333 shares of the company's common stock to SolarCity shareholders
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Snapchat picks Morgan Stanley, Goldman to lead IPO: sources
Snapchat started in 2012 as a free mobile app which now has more than 100 million active users
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Alibaba's new payment system lets virtual reality shoppers pay by nodding
VR Pay is part of Alibaba's efforts to capitalize on the latest technology in online shopping
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Samsung's woes highlight explosive limits of lithium batteries
Samsung Electronics scrapped its flagship Note 7 smartphone and told customers return their devices
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Start-up raises $12m to help employees see the world while working
Participants spend a whole year working abroad, moving to a different city each month
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Samsung slashes profit estimate after Note 7 disaster
Halted production of Note 7 will damage Samsung's brand image and eventually hurt future sales of its smartphones
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Samsung sends customers fireproof boxes for Note 7 return
Earlier this week, the world’s top smartphone maker said it had asked all global carriers to stop sales of the Note...
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Amazon challenges Apple and Spotify with new music streaming service
Subscriptions to play music on the Echo cost $3.99 per month
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Sony enters virtual reality race with PlayStation VR headset
Sony's largest gaming rival Microsoft Corp plans to release a new Xbox One next year that may support VR headsets
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Food delivery apps spice up Indian train journeys
Today's train passengers in India have access to a vast array of hot dishes, all at the click of a smartphone app
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China’s $1.5b plan to launch passenger balloons into space
The balloon, which would carry a capsule containing the passengers, would only go as high as “near space".
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The story behind the ‘Instagram of China’
Fotoplace lets users overlay one-liners onto their photos in a format that’s immediately recognizable
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Apple to set up R&D center in Shenzhen, bolster China ties
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook announced the plan during a meeting with senior officials from the Shenzhen
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Uber plans Uber Everything for India
India is one of Uber’s most important markets, and the company has been trying to get ahead of local rival Ola
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Hurricane Nicole delays next US cargo mission to space
Orbital ATK will now launch its unmanned Cygnus cargo ship no earlier than Sunday
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Australia government cyber attack came from foreign intelligence service
Local media said at the time that internal security sources blamed China, charges the Chinese foreign ministry dismiss
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Yahoo says working to bring back auto forwarding feature
Earlier, Yahoo announced that at least 500 million of its accounts were hacked in 2014
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Samsung phone recall portends Android turf war
"A substantial portion of consumers’ demand will now go to the three major Chinese brands – Huawei, Vivo and OPPO
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US police used Facebook, Twitter data to track protesters
Twitter shut off the data access of Geofeedia, the Chicago-based data vendor that provided data to police
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Personal computer sales continue to slide
The quarter was the sixth consecutive year-on-year decline in PC shipments for Lenovo
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Sprint to provide one million students with free internet, mobile devices
Sprint aims to give cell phones, tablets, laptops or mobile hot spots to students who do not have internet at home
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YouTube buys FameBit, matchmaker for videos and sponsors
FameBit is a marketplace where video makers can connect with brands interested in sponsoring their creations
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BMW presents its self-balancing motorcycle of the future
The German automaker unveiled its Motorrad Vision Next 100 on Tuesday
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Samsung crisis violates the PR rulebook
Samsung will scrap the entire Note 7 line in an embarrassing setback for a brand image that took years to build
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World’s cheapest smart bulb to get even smarter next year
The global market for smart lighting is projected to exceed US$47 billion by 2020
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Startup which helps owners find lost pets going global by 2017
With about 1,000 badges sold in Singapore, Ivan’s team is now aiming to stock the item in pet shops in North America
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Samsung China to recall all 190,984 Galaxy Note 7 phones sold in mainland China
Samsung earlier in the day halted sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones
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‘WeChat drone’ ready for takeoff
WeChat parent company Tencent made the drone with help from local hardware startup Zerotech
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YouTube video shows Note 7 'flamer' in Burger King
The video has been viewed nearly one million times since it was posted on the video-sharing site on Saturday
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Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 sales over fire concerns, maybe for good
Shares in Samsung were down 6.7 per cent compared to a 1.1 per cent fall for the broader market
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Note 7 fiasco could burn a $17 billion hole in Samsung accounts
Samsung has temporarily halted Note 7 production
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Driverless vehicle to be tested on UK streets for the first time
The government is encouraging technology companies and carmakers to develop their autonomous driving technologies
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Apple stock hits highest since December on Samsung Note 7 fire crisis
Samsung's ongoing problems suggest the smartphone maker has failed to fix a problem that has already damaged its brand
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Verizon may shift holiday marketing away from Note 7
Samsung announced a global recall of at least 2.5 million of its flagship Note 7 smartphones
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South Korea regulator says to examine Google's Android agreements
Agency will re-examine anti-competition issues over Google's policies
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Facebook launches intra-office 'Workplace' network
It is the first Facebook product launched outside the United States
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US top court to hear Apple-Samsung feud over iPhone designs
Apple sued its South Korean rival in 2011, claiming Samsung stole its technology.
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This ‘dating app’ for investment banking is going places
The startup has seen monthly deal flows on its platform increase from US$75 million to US$10 billion
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After Australia, UK politicians also barred from wearing Apple Watch at cabinet meetings
The decision comes over the fear that the smartwatch’s microphone can be used by Russian hackers as a listening...
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AI isn’t happening in the future, it’s happening now
Within AI there are many research areas such as image recognition, voice recognition, natural language processing
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Want to watch your favorite shows in VR? One startup aims to make this happen
Littlstar allows brands to upload 360-degree photos or videos in web, mobile and VR formats
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Tesla's Musk says will not have to raise funds in fourth quarter
Tesla and SolarCity had a combined $3.3 billion in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30