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Uber wins London license to avoid ban
License conditions include implementing new governance structure and having an assurance audit report every six months
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Twitter to confirm new accounts in spam fight
Will ask for email addresses or phone numbers to battle manipulation by automated bots
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Uber gets London licence back for 15 months
Lawyers of the ride-hailing app convinced a London magistrates court judge that it had mended its ways
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Early detection of 'olive tree leprosy' with drones
Bacterial infection ravaging olive orchards spotted using high-tech cameras that detect heat and electromagnetic waves
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Video makers want YouTube to change subscription tool
Executives addressed top criticisms during a session they hosted at VidCon
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Australia buys high-tech drones to monitor South China Sea
The high-altitude, long endurance, aircraft can provide a 360-degree view for over 2,000 nautical miles
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PITB's Hajj management system registers 374,857 applications for 2018
Through 13 designated banks with 9,581 branches involving more than 21,000 bank officials in online registration
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US plans limits on Chinese investment in technology firms
The move marks another escalation of President Donald Trump’s trade conflict with Beijing
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WhatsApp text triggers lynching in India
The messaging service struggles with incendiary content in India
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China's Didi steps up challenge to Uber
Ride-sharing giant intensifies drive for global business, joins rivals in Melbourne
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Uber battles to keep London license
The ride-hailing giant goes to court on Monday to overturn a decision stripping it of its license in London
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As Facebook ages, teens look elsewhere to connect
The landscape has shifted since a 2014-15 Pew survey which found Facebook leading other social networks
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Silicon Valley-style coding boot camp seeks to reset Japan
Programs like Code Chrysalis are trying to change Japan’s traditional corporate culture
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Uber driver found streaming show before self-driving car crash
A police report showed “safety” driver behind the wheel was distracted and streaming the television show on her phone
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YouTube offers creators new ways to earn money
Viewers will pay $4.99 a month for channel memberships giving them access to exclusive content
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Electric scooter-sharing moves into the fast lane
Big investments allowing nimble startups to reach billion-dollar valuations
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Akon reveals name for his own cryptocurrency
AKoin plans to be the currency of Akon Crypto City - a 'futuristic city' described as a real-life Wakanda
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Facebook uses AI to open your eyes in blinking selfies
In a research paper, a new method is described that uses machine learning to retouch closed eyes in photos
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With a billion users, Instagram takes on YouTube
Facebook-owned social network launched a mobile app on Wednesday dedicated to user-generated videos up to an hour long
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MIT researchers control robots using brain signals
The system takes advantage of brain signals which naturally occur when people notice a mistake
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Startup competition She Loves Tech returns to Pakistan
Last year's winner pitched an effective garbage disposal technique to deal with the country's garbage problem
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Hackers steal $30m from top Seoul bitcoin exchange
Cryptocurrency exchange loses 35 billion worth of virtual coins to hackers, stops all trading
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Amazon's Alexa to butler at Marriott hotels
The virtual assistant shall assist in providing services ranging from ordering room service to requesting housekeeping
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Rich people become cryptocurrency fans
They are increasingly interested in cryptocurrency investments, a survey released on Tuesday found
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Norway tests electric plane, sees passenger flights by 2025
The country tops the world league for per capita sales of electric cars
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China's subway to get 'bio-ID' tracking systems
The facial recognition cameras would be able to detect people’s faces
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Apple fined millions for Australia false iPhone claims
They were fined Aus$9 million (US$6.7 million) by an Australian court for making false claims about consumer rights
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iPhones to be spared from China tariffs
President Trump told Apple CEO Tim Cook that the US government would not levy tariffs on iPhones assembled in China
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Google to invest $550 million in Chinese e-commerce giant
The two companies described the investment as one piece of a broader partnership
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The bigger Cryptocurrencies get, the worse they perform
For any form of money to work across large networks it requires trust in the stability of its value
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Video game influencers scout hot new titles at Los Angeles conference
The annual E3 conference showcased “Call of Duty” and “Battlefield”
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Portugal app empowers disabled to win better access to buildings
It is believed to be the world’s first application allowing users to file complaints
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Apple, Qualcomm battle over possible ban on some US iPhone imports
The San Diego chipmaker filed a complaint against Apple nearly a year ago
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US SEC official says ether not a security, price surges
It is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap after bitcoin
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Broadcom lays off 1,100 employees after Brocade merger
The chipmaker completed its $5.5 billion acquisition of network gear maker in November
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Elon Musk's Boring to build high-speed airport link in Chicago
The system will travel the 17 miles from downtown to O’Hare
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Facebook's public relations chief to step down
Schrage will stay on as an adviser to Facebook while his successor is chosen and later to assist with special projects
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China regulators approve Qualcomm-NXP Semiconductors merger deal
The decision clears a months-long antitrust roadblock caused by trade tensions between the United States and Beijing
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Senate panel to call key Cambridge Analytica figure to testify
To discuss data privacy risks focusing on the British political consultancy and other Facebook partners
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WhatsApp resumes after temporarily crashing worldwide
Users were unable to send or receive messages for about half an hour
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Facebook used less for news as youngsters turn to WhatsApp
It is down 9 per cent from 2017 in the US and down 20 per cent for younger audiences
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Uber hires Facebook's product director as its driver product head
The ride-hailing giant has been without a head of driver product since Aaron Schildkrout left
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Elon Musk buys 72,500 of Tesla shares
He is already the electric car maker’s largest shareholder and now owns 33.74 million shares worth about $11.6 billion
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Apple to undercut popular law-enforcement tool for cracking iPhones
It was aiming to protect all customers, especially in countries where phones are readily obtained by police
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TPL Maps signs MoU with w3w to improve navigation
It will enable Pakistani consumers to navigate with precision and accurate locations
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Bitcoin sinks to two-month low
So far in 2018, it is down nearly 53 per cent, after soaring more than 1,300 per cent last year
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Vietnam MPs approve sweeping cyber security law
Social media and Internet forums have provided a rare platform to share and debate views against authorities
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'Norman,' when artificial intelligence goes psycho
The goal is to explain in layman's terms how algorithms are made and to make people aware of AI's potential dangers
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Carrefour takes on French rivals in e-commerce with Google tie-up
Its groceries would be available on the US search engine’s new dedicated shopping site in France
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Tesla to get 'full self-driving feature' in August
A spate of recent crashes has brought the system under regulatory scrutiny