Colonial Pipeline paid its extortionists roughly 75 Bitcoin, or nearly $5 million, to recover its stolen data, according to people briefed on the transaction. The…

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin’s price tumbled after Elon Musk said on Wednesday his electric car maker Tesla Inc would no longer accept the cryptocurrency…

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SINGAPORE – Hair salon Tresses Studio in Ghim Moh and many other businesses are set for customers to check in using only TraceTogether when it…

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FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, U.S. August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike BlakeMILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s competition watchdog said…

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If you want to feel a little less anxious about the world around you, spending time with a canine companion may be the best option.…

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Social media sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter could be fined and blocked by Ofcom under new ‘landmark’ internet laws aimed at curtailing harmful and…

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SEOUL (Reuters) – A pandemic-driven boom in home appliance sales will last longer than previously anticipated and extend into the second half of the year,…

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As Amazon, DHL Express, IKEA and other companies gear up to deploy tens of thousands of electric vehicles across the country, Lightning eMotors is hiring…

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LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin hit a record high just shy of $65,000 last month, the latest landmark on its march to wider acceptance. A growing…

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Is Apple abusing a monopoly over how over a billion iPhone owners download their apps? The question seems to be one that serves mainly to…

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SINGAPORE- The Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) is looking at using technology to reduce waiting times for its patients by up to half. The SNEC,…

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FILE PHOTO: A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw in this February 28, 2013 illustration file picture. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel(Reuters) – Shares in cybersecurity…

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LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency ethereum broke $4,000 for the first time on Monday, climbing to a new peak for a third day in a row…

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