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Tesla stock falls further after Elon Musk loses $15B in single day
More On: tesla Elon Musk’s latest Dogecoin tweet sparks flurry of speculation Tesla has made $1B on Bitcoin — but Elon Musk says price looks…
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WhatsApp tries to convince you to accept new terms and reveals what happens if you don’t
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Motorola just launched a new smartphone for £79
Anyone looking to upgrade their phone may need to pick their jaws up off the floor when they see the price for premium gadgets these…
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Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge malware could steal your usernames and passwords
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California Wins Court Victory for Its Net Neutrality Law
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday cleared the way for California to enforce its net neutrality law, denying a request by telecommunications providers to…
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Payments firm Square adds to bitcoin rush with $170 million purchase
FILE PHOTO: An advertisement for the Square Inc payment processor is seen outside a vendors site along the High Line in New York March 9,…
Read More Payments firm Square adds to bitcoin rush with $170 million purchaseExclusive: Starboard eyes cloud software firm Box board challenge – sources
(Reuters) – Hedge fund Starboard Value LP is preparing to launch a board challenge against Box Inc unless the U.S. cloud services provider takes steps…
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Bitfinex, Tether owner pays $18.5 million fine to settle NYAG cryptocurrency cover-up charges
FILE PHOTO: Photo illustration of Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange website taken September 27, 2017. Picture taken September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationNEW YORK (Reuters) – The owner…
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Huawei launches US$40m regional centre in S'pore to support phone app development
SINGAPORE – Chinese phone maker Huawei on Tuesday (Feb 23) launched a US$40 million (S$52.8 million) regional centre here – its first in Asia-Pacific – that…
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EV maker Lucid Motors to go public via Michael Klein-backed blank-check firm
(Reuters) – Lucid Motors on Monday agreed to go public by merging with Churchill Capital IV Corp, a blank-check firm backed by Wall Street dealmaker…
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U.S. agency finalizing rules for new $3.2 billion low-income internet subsidy
FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the headquarters of the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew KellyWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The…
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Broker IG pulls some of its riskier products after GameStop frenzy
(Reuters) – London-listed trading platform IG said on Monday it would withdraw a number of its riskier equities products after a frenzy of stock market…
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'123456' is still top password worldwide after 10 years; Singapore fares better in password security
SINGAPORE – It is 2021 and the No. 1 password used globally is still “123456”, one of the most commonly used passwords in the past…
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How to create a strong password (hint: it's not '123456') and other tips to secure your online accounts
SINGAPORE – An analysis of 15.2 billion passwords by cyber-security news site CyberNews from publicly leaked data breaches found this month that “123456” was the…
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(Reuters) – Toast Inc, a cloud-based restaurant software company, is planning an initial public offering that could value it at around $20 billion, the Wall…
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How to spruce up and speed up your Windows 10 PC for CNY
With Chinese New Year in full swing, why not also clean up, declutter and speed up your Windows personal computer? Here are eight tips to…
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Jeff Bezos renews focus on Blue Origin, which has been slower to launch – The Denver Post
By Kenneth Chang, The New York Times Co. For most of its two decades of existence, Blue Origin was like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory in…
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Bitcoin, ether hit fresh highs
Slideshow ( 2 images )SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Bitcoin hit a fresh high in Asian trading on Saturday, extending a two-month rally that saw its market…
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Rupert Neve, the Father of Modern Studio Recording, Dies at 94
When the Seattle grunge band Nirvana recorded their breakthrough album, “Nevermind,” at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Calif., in 1991, they used a massive…
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WhatsApp pushes controversial privacy policy forward despite backlash
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Apple reportedly developing magnetic battery pack to charge iPhones
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Colorado company uses robotics to boost efficiency, economics of recycling industry
Before the coronavirus started spreading, the Boulder County Recycling Center was having problems keeping fully staffed. The pandemic hit and people started buying more online,…
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2,000-year-old Roman millstone found with massive penis engraved on it
An ancient Roman millstone, dating back two centuries, has been found by workers on the A14 road. The artifact was made even more noteworthy due…
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My Tech: Susie Dent on AirPods, Alexa and the online dictionary
Susie Dent is a well-known face on British TV screens, having appeared on Channel 4’s Countdown every year since 1992. Aside from her TV work…
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Google Maps will let you pay for parking tickets and train tickets inside the app
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Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030
More On: ford Ford recalls more than 150K vehicles after losing track of faulty air bags Ford finally forced to recall 3 million cars over…
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Reddit enthusiasts think Robinhood is the $2 billion dogecoin whale
More On: cryptocurrency Letitia James, SEC sue to shut down ‘fraudulent’ Coinseed crypto platform North Korean hackers tried to steal $1.3B in series of heists,…
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Facebook shares slip following news blackout move in Australia
FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo(Reuters) – Shares of Facebook Inc…
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World's oldest DNA recovered from 1.2 million year old woolly mammoth tooth
Scientists have recovered and sequenced the world’s oldest DNA from mammoth’s teeth that are 1.2 million years old. Swedish researchers managed to extract small amounts…
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