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Startup Pi introduces wireless charging through magnetic waves
Pi chargers, about the size of a small table vase, operate on standard charging technology used in Apple smartphones
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Torrent giant The Pirate Bay uses visitors’ computers to mine digital currency
Site is using a miner provided by Coinhive to convert the CPU power of users into Monero coins
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Google launches digital payments service in India
Tez will compete, among others, with Paytm which is backed by SoftBank and Alibab
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Baidu hires Weibo CFO Herman Yu as finance chief amid AI push
Company is trying to drive a recovery in its fortunes after a string of regulatory investigations last year hit profit
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Slack valued at $5.1 billion after new funding led by SoftBank
In July, Slack was raising $250 million in a new funding round led by SoftBank
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Scientists discover plastic-eating fungus in Pakistan
It was found on a rubbish dump in the capital city of Islamabad
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Amazon to test one-hour catwalk-to-doorstep deliveries at Nicopanda show
One-hour delivery option will be available only to Amazon Prime members in London and will come at a cost
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You might have to wait till 2018 to get your hands on an iPhone X
Another reason Apple is launching the iPhone X late is in order to protect sales for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus
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Snapchat asked to remove Al Jazeera's Discover Publisher channel in Saudi Arabia
The conflict is the latest example of a technology company being pinned in the crosshairs of geopolitics
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Ride-sharing apps draw customers with smaller vehicles
Along with smaller cars and even motorbikes, apps entice users with lower fares
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Five trends at the Frankfurt auto show
Including a hybrid "hypercar" built with Formula 1 technology that boasts a top speed of over 350 kilometres per hour
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Apple, Dell join bid to buy Toshiba's chip business: US fund
It was the first time Apple's name has been officially confirmed as part of the bid
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Waymo seeks delay in self-driving trade secret trial against Uber
They claimed that a former engineer downloaded confidential files before setting up a truck company acquired by Uber
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Rickshaws to jump start India's all-electric drive
India will roll out nearly 100,000 battery-powered buses and autorickshaws in the coming weeks
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EU-US data pact faces first major test of credibility
Over 2,400 companies signed up to EU-US Privacy Shield data pact including Google, Facebook and Microsoft
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Trump move to block chipmaker deal bad for America – Xinhua
US president blocked a Chinese-backed firm from acquiring a US-based chipmaker Lattice Semiconductor Corp
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GM's Cruise Automation aims to open self-driving tests to public
Cruise Anywhere internal ride service uses GM software and currently is limited to San Francisco employees
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Google disables offensive ad keywords found by BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed discovered that Google allowed advertisers to target searches such as "Why do Jews ruin everything"
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BMW looking to replace car keys with mobile phone apps
Company is looking at getting rid of keys altogether
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Equifax executives step down after major hack
Canadian consumers have filed a lawsuit, seeking class action status and damages of $450 billion
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Facebook opens AI lab in Canada, with Trudeau on hand
Google and Microsoft already have so-called deep learning labs in Canada
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A taxi driver wants Uber, Careem penalised
IHC issues notices to ride-sharing companies, capital police and administration
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Huawei country head outlines plan to launch PC, tablets in Pakistan
Categorises country’s cellular market as highly competitive
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Snapchat's latest update changes the way you use Bitmoji
This is the first time Snapchat has made the feature available in 3D
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Starbucks to update its charging pads to support the iPhone X
Powermat has now rolled out an update to its charging pads
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China internet finance body suggests framework for bitcoin
They have been cracking down on fundraising through launches of token-based digital currencies
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Alphabet talks with Lyft about possible investment
Lyft raised $600 million in fresh funding in April, mostly from large global investment funds
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NASA spacecraft to end its journey by plunging into Saturn
The spacecraft Cassini has run out of rocket fuel after a journey of some 4.9 billion miles
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New rice farming method ‘will benefit growers’
Agriculture department was making efforts to enable farmers adopt modern technologies, said agriculture DG
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Lawsuit accuses Google of paying women less than men
Lawyers for the women accuse Google of violating California equal pay law along with the state labor code
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New Google Pixel smartphone debut expected October 4
Pricing remains to be seen but the original handset competes in the premium segment of the market
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Google to launch mobile payment service in India: report
Google 'Tez', will offer payment options beyond the existing ones like Google Wallet or Android Pay
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Trump blocks Chinese acquisition of US semiconductor firm
US Treasury Department says the acquisition could endanger govt's use of sensitive products the company produces
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Musk now targets October to unveil Tesla semi truck
The company plans for new electric vehicles including a commercial truck called the Tesla Sem
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VW aims to sell 1.5 million electric cars in China by 2025
China is mulling a ban on fossil fuel cars as it seeks to reduce choking pollution in its megacities
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Waymo suit against Uber on road to trial
Company claims that a "calculated theft" of its technology enabled Uber to revive a stalled self-driving car program
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Tackling online harassment? There is an app for that
Android-based application helps women call friend for help when attacked by trolls on the internet
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WhatsApp may soon let you revoke sent messages
Users will have a five-minute window to revoke sent messages
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Bitcoin is a fraud and will blow up, says JPMorgan CEO
Bitcoin’s price fell as much as 4 per cent following Dimon’s comments
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With a $999 price tag, here's what Twitter thought of the new iPhone X
Of course, the Face ID feature generated quite the interest
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Apple's new Watch that makes calls turns comic book fantasy into reality
The ability to make calls with a wristwatch has captured the imagination of tech enthusiasts
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Cryptocurrency chaos as China cracks down on ICOs
Investors in China contributed up to 2.6 billion yuan worth of cryptocurrencies through ICOs in January-June
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Apple unveils $999 iPhone X to mark 10th anniversary
The cheapest of the iPhone 8 models will sell for $699 and $799
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Apple introduces two new iPhone 8 models
Apple chief executive Tim Cook says the new handsets represent 'a huge step forward'
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Jaguar converts 1960's iconic E-type model into an electric car
The E-type Zero roadster has a real-world range of 270 km (just under 170 miles) using a 40kWh battery
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iPhone X launch: Figuring out what to expect from the Apple event
The device is rumoured to have a revolutionary new design with a bezel-less OLED display and a new 3D camera
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IAA Frankfurt motor show displays the latest innovation in cars
Almost 1,000 exhibitors will fan out across the 200,000-square-metre area of Frankfurt's trade show grounds
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GM unit says it has 'mass producible' autonomous cars
"It's the first that meets the redundancy and safety requirements necessary to operate without a driver"
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Tesla's electric car serves as a life saviour for Hurricane hit Florida
As millions of Floridians were ordered to evacuate, Tesla offered free software upgrades increasing battery capacity
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Samsung says Galaxy Note 8 pre-orders highest among Note series
Pre-orders reached about 650,000 Note 8 handsets over five days from about 40 countries