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U.S. will look at sudden acceleration complaints involving 500,000 Tesla vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it will review a petition asking the agency to formally investigate 500,000 Tesla…
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PARIS (Reuters) – Facebook’s $22 billion buyout of WhatsApp six years ago should have been blocked, the boss of France’s antitrust watchdog, which is set…
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Indonesian minister says SoftBank offering to invest up to $40 billion in new capital
JAKARTA (Reuters) – SoftBank has offered to invest up to $40 billion in the new capital city Indonesia plans to build on Borneo island, a…
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Exclusive: China's Ant aims for $200 billion price tag in private share sales – sources
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Ant Financial [ANTFIN.UL] shares are being offered privately at levels which value the Chinese financial giant at $200 billion, two people…
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WhatsApp ‘backs away’ from controversial plans to use adverts on its app
It was one of its most controversial proposed features, but it seems that WhatsApp is ‘backing away’ from using adverts on the app. A new…
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After India's Amazon snub, Modi's party slams Bezos-owned Washington Post
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party on Friday slammed editorial policies of billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post, even as his…
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Galaxy S20 video reveals all the secrets of next Samsung phone
Samsung Galaxy S20 leaks have kicked into high gear this week. First XDA Developers unearthed images of the Galaxy S20+ 5G in the wild and…
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Xiaomi readying a Samsung Galaxy S11 competitor, here’s what it could look like
MWC – the annual tech tradeshow in Barcelona – is shaping up to be pretty packed next month. Sony, Oppo, LG and Nokia are all…
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Sony Xperia update: Here’s when Sony will reveal its newest Android smartphone
Sony has announced the date and time of its MWC press conference, which means we now know exactly when the firm will reveal its newest…
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Cars, food and portrait video: our biggest takeaways from CES 2020
Now that the glitz of shiny new TVs, computers, pod machines, smart gizmos and even sex tech at the CES gadgets show has worn off,…
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Alphabet public market capitalization tops $1 trillion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The public market capitalization of Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) topped the $1 trillion mark shortly before the close of trading on…
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Exclusive: Cyber security firm McAfee hires new CEO
(Reuters) – McAfee LLC told Reuters on Thursday it has hired Peter Leav, the former CEO of BMC Software, as its new CEO, replacing Chris…
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It’s not mad to believe in aliens, life is out there somewhere
A new era of space exploration is upon us, but it still sounds slightly bonkers to attest to one's belief in aliens. Hollywood stories about…
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Amazon's $1 billion investment in India no big favor: minister
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Amazon (AMZN.O) hasn’t done India any big favors by investing $1 billion in the country, its trade minister said on Thursday,…
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Android smartphone owners should delete these 17 ‘dangerous’ apps right away
From Samsung to Huawei, Android smartphones are some of the popular handheld devices on the market. But if you have an Android smartphone, you may…
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Retro 1989 video predicted what homes would look like in 2020 – and it’s spot on
From folding smartphones to self-driving cars, technology has come on a long way in the last 30 years. And it seems that back in 1989,…
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New Microsoft Edge is here: How to download on Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone
After months of waiting, Microsoft has finally released its feverishly anticipated new edition of Edge which is built on the same foundational code as Google…
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WhatsApp update adds something that none of us wanted to see
WhatsApp has rolled out a new update to its hugely-successful chat app. As well as all the usual stability and performance improvements you’d expect from…
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Apple MacBook redesign may arrive soon to make your laptop look very outdated
Apple is gearing up to launch a new MacBook model. That’s according to a new filing from the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), which has slapped…
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Moonstruck: Japanese billionaire's girlfriend entrants top 20,000
TOKYO (Reuters) – Applications to become Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s girlfriend have topped 20,000, streaming service AbemaTV said on Thursday, ahead of its documentary on…
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Google Chrome has some serious competition and Windows 10 users will love it
Google still takes the top spot when it comes to web browsers with its massively popular Chrome used by over 60 percent of the world’s…
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GoMo raises fee to €13 for new users
The budget mobile phone operator GoMo has raised its fee for new customers to €13 per month. The low-cost operation, which is part of Eir…
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E-bikes will outstrip electric cars six to one, says Deloitte
A million work robots will be sold this year, Deloitte claims, with 130 million e-bikes bought in the next three years. In its annual TMT…
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Brain Training is still sharp, but showing its age
It's hard to imagine in the post App Store era, but the Nintendo DS was once a revolution in bringing portable video games to a…
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Merkel to seek end to Huawei dispute in her conservative camp: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet senior conservative lawmakers on Thursday to resolve a dispute in her own party over whether to bar…
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T-Mobile/Sprint urge court for deal approval, states warn of price hikes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of U.S. states suing to block T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) from merging with Sprint Corp (S.N) on Wednesday told…
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Spotify is now making playlists for your pets
Rock out with your cockatiel out. Spotify can now generate playlists for your pets, with a new tool that claims to customize mixtapes to a…
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Amazon orders electric vans from Deutsche Post's StreetScooter
BERLIN (Reuters) – Amazon.com (AMZN.O) has ordered 40 electric vans from Deutsche Post’s (DPWGn.DE) StreetScooter unit for deliveries in the German city of Munich as…
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GoMo raises price to €13 for new customers, hints it might rise again
The budget mobile phone operator GoMo has raised its monthly fee for new customers to €13 per month. The low-cost operation, which is part of…
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