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• Exclusive: Current and former Uber security staffers cast doubt on spying claims

  13-01-2018 19:23
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The former security chief of Uber Technologies Inc. swore in a closed legal proceeding that he knew of no attempts to steal trade secrets from anyone, including Alphabet Inc's self-driving unit Waymo, and would be "shocked" if that had occurred.
  
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• Technology addiction: Check out the perpetual influx of new technologies in our lives - Economic Times

  13-01-2018 19:00 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
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  Technology addiction: Check out the perpetual influx of new technologies in our lives
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  It is very common to see people seated on a bus, or sometimes even while walking on roads, engrossed in their mobiles. Smartphones and tablets, and the emergence of other smart devices like the Apple Watch and the Amazon Echo, promote addiction by ...
  
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• Low cost ''earthen floor'' technology helps to improve the quality of lives in Rwanda - africanews

  13-01-2018 12:33 via africanews.com
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  Low cost ''earthen floor'' technology helps to improve the quality of lives in Rwanda
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  A group of former students at Stanford University had an idea to adapt a proven simple floor technology from the United States. ADVERTISING. inRead invented by Teads. Their non-profit social enterprise Earth Enable ,based one hour from ,Kigali now ...
  
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• Indonesia central bank warns over cryptocurrencies

  13-01-2018 10:18
  JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank has issued a fresh warning about trading in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin because of the risk of losses to the public and even a potential threat to the stability of the financial system.
  
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• Technology – Panacea or Tool? - Customer Think

  13-01-2018 03:46 via customerthink.com
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  Technology – Panacea or Tool?
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  Recently I had a conversation with a brilliant IT professional who repeatedly referenced the “limitless possibilities” of technology. His zeal and enthusiasm for all things technology made him well-suited for his specialty but as we talked, it became ...
  
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• Best gadgets at world's biggest consumer tech event - NEWS.com.au

  13-01-2018 03:46 via news.com.au
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  Best gadgets at world's biggest consumer tech event
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  FROM a small company putting Apple's innovation to shame to an AI robot that can study your ping pong skills and coach you to play better, here's the best of the world's largest tech convention. Matthew Dunn@mattydunn11 · news.com.auJanuary 13, 20181 ...and more »
  
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• Facebook's Sandberg, Twitter's Dorsey to leave Disney board

  13-01-2018 02:34
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Facebook IncChief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter IncChief Executive Jack Dorsey will not seek re-election to Walt Disney Co'sboard because of growing conflicts of interest between the media giant and the technology companies, Disney said on Friday.
  
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• Which voice in your fridge? Makers pick virtual assistants

  13-01-2018 02:33
  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Who would you rather have in your fridge? Alexa, Cortana, or some as-yet unknown virtual assistant?
  
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• Ex-mobile phone industry executive gets five years for text message scam

  13-01-2018 01:33
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former mobile phone industry executive was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday after he was found guilty of defrauding cellphone customers by charging them millions of dollars for unwanted text messages.
  
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• Facebook changes News Feed, investors click on 'sad'

  13-01-2018 00:20
  (Reuters) - Shares of Facebook Incfell more than 4 percent on Friday and were on track for their worst session in more than three months after Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced changes that he said would hit user engagement in the near term.
  
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• House Republicans want answers on Apple throttling older iPhone speeds: letter

  13-01-2018 00:06
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four U.S. House Republicans, including the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, on Friday wrote Apple Incchief executive Tim Cook asking him to answer questions about its disclosure that it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries.
  
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