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Russia's Putin calls for Web activities of some firms to be monitored
He did not name the companies but it has been accused by Western nations of meddling in their elections
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Israel central bank mulls issuing digital currency for faster payments
The emergence of bitcoin has some economists predicting the use of technology one day to run entire economies
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Sharp Corp to appoint co-chief executives starting January 1: Nikkei
It also said that the appointments were intended to enable a smooth transition
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Japan Display says reports of seeking funds not true, wants partner
Japanese news agency Kyodo has reported that the cash-strapped company was seeking investment
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Bracing for EV shift, NGK Spark Plug ignites all solid-state battery quest
After dominating transport for 150 years the internal combustion engine is facing the end of the road
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As energy markets evolve, blockchain powers up
Companies are moving beyond trials to commercial projects leveraging the distributed ledger technology for payments
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Nippon Steel aims to be ready for electric vehicles era
Its strategy to cope with automakers’ shift will be a key item in its new three-year business plan
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Home security startup Blink bought by Amazon
The US startup last week added video doorbell priced at $99 to its home security system offerings
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Robot growing pains: Two US factories show tensions of going digital
Other workers at the new plant complain that they do not get to fix machines when they jam
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Qualcomm board rejects Broadcom, Silver Lake director nominees
The list included a former president of the mobile networks business group of Nokia
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US experts resign from monitoring China’s ZTE Corp: sources
Guidepost Solutions and Larkin Trade International were hired by the US monitor in charge of the oversight regime
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Belarus adopts crypto-currency law to woo foreign investors
Bitcoin has lost a third of its value but its supporters dismiss warnings over volatility
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CNN to end daily Snapchat show 'The Update' from 2018
The show began in August featuring at least five news stories in each episode from around the world
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Britain's digital banks: profitable or just popular?
Monzo’s numbers soared this year which has attracted investors and more than doubled its valuation to $336 million
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China jails VPN owner for over five years
The sentence comes as authorities clamp down on tools for circumventing the severe restrictions on its internet
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Facebook ads that let employers target younger workers focus of US lawsuit
Companies including T-Mobile US, Amazon and Cox Communications imposed age limits
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Google VP vows 'vigilance' after US net neutrality rollback
He believes that the decision to overturn the rules was not the last word on the matter
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Apple wins big with US tax bill but faces snag on foreign patents
Other provisions of the bill, namely the cut in the corporate tax rate from 35 per cent to 21 per cent
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Facebook, Universal Music strike multi-year licensing deal
The social media company will no longer have to require users to take down videos featuring music from Universal
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Goldman Sachs to set up cryptocurrency trading desk: Bloomberg
The Wall Street bank aims to get the business running by the end of June
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Bitcoin suffers fresh plunge, falling to $13,000
Bitcoin dropped briefly from around $16,500 in late trading on Thursday
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Alphabet's Eric Schmidt to step down as executive chairman
He will continue to serve on the Alphabet's board of directors and act as an adviser
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Huawei gives Nokia full hand of smartphone patent deals
The Finnish company said on Thursday it would start booking revenue including a one-off catch-up payment
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In Silicon Valley, much-feared tax bill pays dividends for workers
California has the highest state income tax in the nation
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Farmers to get updated soil analysis report through smartphone
Official says motorcycles and soil sampling kits being provided to field staff
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Groom builds robot to delegate valima responsibilities
It is also programmed to perform household chores
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Apple slows some older iPhones because of flagging batteries
The company released a feature for iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE to smooth out the instantaneous peaks
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Bitcoin suffers dramatic price plunge in Asia
US authorities on Tuesday suspended trading in a popular Bitcoin-related stock
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Taxi or app? Uber faces big EU court decision
It comes the same week as one of its drivers admitted to the attempted rape and murder of a British embassy worker
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SEC halts trading in crypto firm after eye-popping rise
The suspension will remain in place until January 3
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UPS reserves 125 Tesla semi-trucks, largest public pre-order yet
While it is trying to convince the trucking community it can build an affordable electric big rig
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Facebook to notify users when photos of them are uploaded
The company said in a statement that it was making the feature optional to allow people to protect their privacy
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Be careful of lithium ion batteries, Europe warns Christmas air travellers
They are seen as a fire risk and there are concerns that if a fire were to start it could not easily be extinguished
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South Korea's Samsung develops 'world's smallest' DRAM chip
Widening its technical lead on competitors as it tracks toward a record operating profit in 2017
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US says Facebook, Microsoft disabled North Korean cyber threats
Bossert did not provide details on the actions by the two American tech heavyweights
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2017: The year the bitcoin craze reached Wall Street
The cryptocurrency's rise is also pushing regulators to consider taking action after years of simply urging caution
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Kaspersky Lab asks court to overturn US government software ban
It came amid mounting concern among US officials that the software could threaten national security
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Uber's license in UK city Cambridge extended for five years
The decision comes a week after the northern English city of York refused to renew the Silicon Valley’s license
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French privacy watchdog raps WhatsApp over Facebook data sharing
The CNIL said it did not have the legal basis to share user data with Facebook
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Ride-hailing firm Grab launches services in Cambodia
The firm said it signed a memorandum with Cambodia’s Ministry of Public Works to support infrastructure development
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Facebook reveals data on copyright and trademark complaints
The ninth transparency report also showed that government requests for information about users increased
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US blames North Korea for 'WannaCry' cyber attack
The White House was expected to follow up on Tuesday with a more formal statement blaming Pyongyang
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Twitter to put warnings before swastikas, other hate images
The step is one of several that the site said it would take to crack down on white nationalists
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Samsung might reveal the Galaxy S9 in March
The foldable Galaxy X might also be launched next year
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Faring badly: Uber struggles to make inroads in Japan
They also pointed to safety issues as being among the reasons it had not enjoyed the same success as it has elsewhere
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French finance minister calls for bitcoin regulation debate at G20
Bitcoin’s prices have risen more than 1,700 per cent since the start of the year
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Oracle to buy Australia's Aconex for $1.19 billion
They said in a statement its directors unanimously recommended the offer
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Toyota to make over 10 battery EV models globally in early 2020s
It will subsequently sell the models in Japan, India, the United States and Europe
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China's Tencent, JD.com invest $863 million in online retailer Vipshop
The deal represents a major alliance in China’s e-commerce market where competition has grown increasingly fierce
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Siemens sees scale, data privacy as winners in digital race
The race is still wide open and being first to gather a critical mass of software developers