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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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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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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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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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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
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Lenovo to make $400 million one-off charge on US tax reforms
The adjustment to be reflected in the financial results is of a non-cash nature
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Amazon boosts monthly fee for Prime by $2
It was the first increase in the fees in almost four years and comes at the end of another bullish year
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Judge overseeing AT&T, Time Warner merger trial hears document dispute
He asked the government, which did have the data, to return it so it could be subpoenaed
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Twitter to notify users exposed to Russian propaganda during US elections
It has already suspended these accounts therefore relevant content is no longer publicly available on its platform
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Facebook to prioritise 'trustworthy' news based on surveys
New filters to ensure "High quality news" over news from less trusted sources
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Instagram, Google+ join EU group fighting hate speech
EU officials added that the existing members are meeting the code of conduct they signed up to in May 2016
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Google announces patent agreement with Tencent amid China push
The US technology company has signed similar agreements before with Samsung, LG and Cisco Systems
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IBM returns to growth after six years, but dour forecast hits shares
The company forecast stable margins and revenue for 2018, buoyed by growth
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Where Netflix goes, Big Tech may follow
Many of the S&P 500’s largest companies have outperformed in the first 12 trading days of 2018
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FTC investigating Broadcom for antitrust practices
It would likely review any merger for anticompetitive practices
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Exclusive: Lahore woman sets new precedent as female bike captain
I have been driving the bike since I was 12 years old and I was passionate about riding the bike, says Riffat
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Apple to release software update to resolve iPhone slowdown
The company will release a test version of its iOS software next month that shows users the health of their batteries
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Apple plans new US campus, to pay $38 billion in foreign cash taxes
The company has been under increasing pressure to make US investments since the 2016 presidential campaign
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Intel: Problem in patches for Spectre, Meltdown extends to newer chips
It has confirmed that patches for the security flaws can cause higher-than-expected reboot rates
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Uber partners with taxi firm ComfortDelGro for new Singapore service
This will connect riders with drivers closest to them and is the first collaboration between the two firms
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Verizon says new US tax law to increase fourth-quarter earnings
This will not have any impact on the 2017 statement of cash flows, Verizon said in a filing
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YouTube revises rules to protect advertisers from offensive content again
Alphabet’s Google is making its second attempt in less than a year
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US lawmaker asks Intel, others for briefing on chip flaws
A briefing is to provided on the recently detected security flaws that allow hackers to steal information
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Microsoft tops Thomson Reuters top 100 global tech leaders list
The list aims to identify the industry’s top financially successful and organisationally sound organisations
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Samsung launches three new devices in Pakistan
The value of these devices lies in their advanced features and functions that offer more convenience than ever before
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Uber limits driver hours in Britain to 10
US ride-hailing app is currently appealing against the withdrawal of its licence in London
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Here are the trending items of CES 2018
This year's version was no different with a range of innovative products displayed
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Any rule on Bitcoin must be global, Germany's central bank says
National authorities across the globe have attempted to put the brakes on a global boom in the trading of Bitcoin
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Global carmakers to invest at least $90 billion in electric vehicles
Money is pouring into a tiny sector that amounts to less than 1 per cent of the 90 million vehicles sold each year
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BlackBerry launches cybersecurity software for self-driving cars
It is being marketed first to automakers but could also have applications in healthcare and industrial automation
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Google says 'no changes' to mapping platform in China after report
Nikkei reported earlier that Google had set up a specific version of the website for the first time in eight years
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Jaguar Land Rover to open R&D center for automated tech in Ireland
JLR said last year that all its new cars would be available in an electric or hybrid version from 2020