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• Coca-Cola, U.S. State Dept to use blockchain to combat forced labor

  16-03-2018 22:19
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Coand the U.S. State Department along with two other companies said on Friday they are launching a project using blockchain's digital ledger technology to create a secure registry for workers that will help fight the use of forced labor worldwide.
  
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• Rocket Internet explores IPO of online shopping group Jumia: sources

  16-03-2018 19:24
  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German start-up investor Rocket Internet is exploring a stock market listing of loss-making African online shopping platform Jumia, people close to the matter said.
  
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• Bike-sharing companies face an uphill ride in U.S.

  16-03-2018 19:17
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A bike-sharing craze that has swept China over the past two years is picking up speed in cities across the United States, but with a different spin as tough local regulations rein in the roll-out of dockless bikes.
  
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• Over 100 countries agree to seek digital tax consensus by 2020: OECD

  16-03-2018 18:02
  PARIS (Reuters) - Some 110 countries have agreed to work towards forming an international consensus by 2020 on how to tax digital businesses across borders, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Friday.
  
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• Istanbul taxi drivers go to court to seek shutdown of Uber

  16-03-2018 16:27
  ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Istanbul's taxi drivers have taken Uber to court, accusing the U.S.-based ride-hailing app of endangering their livelihoods in a case that could crimp its business in Europe's largest city.
  
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• Argentina prepares 4G spectrum auction that could raise $800 million: source

  16-03-2018 16:01
  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina is preparing to auction 90 megahertz of 4G spectrum to mobile telephone and internet companies in a process that has already attracted interest from Telecom Argentina SA, Telefonica SA and Claro, a government source told Reuters.
  
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• Microsoft lifts update embargo on Windows 10

  16-03-2018 15:51
  But Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs must still contain approved antivirus to receive post-Spectre/Meltdown patches.
  
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• What’s new in GitHub’s Atom text editor

  16-03-2018 11:00
  New version improves for packaging, Python, and HTML support, while the next version’s beta focuses on better developer support
  
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• Hyperconverged infrastructure gets its own Gartner magic quadrant

  16-03-2018 11:00
  Hyperconvergence is winning over enterprises that are drawn to its potential to ease management, streamline the deployment of new workloads, and optimize costs. As much as 20% of business-critical apps will transition to hyperconverged infrastructure by 2020, predicts Gartner, which recently gave the technology its own magic quadrant.
  
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• JD.com's finance unit aims to raise $1.9 billion, valuation set to double: sources

  16-03-2018 10:27
  HONG KONG (Reuters) - JD.com Inc's finance arm is looking to raise about 12 billion yuan ($1.9 billion) in fresh equity that could see its value double from last year to more than $20 billion, three people with knowledge of the matter said.
  
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• UK city Birmingham wants further details from Uber before license decision

  16-03-2018 09:33
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's second city Birmingham is seeking clarity from Uber [UBER.UL] on its business model as it decides whether to renew the taxi app's license after granting a temporary extension.
  
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• UPS to pilot Yojee blockchain tech

  16-03-2018 06:37
  The APAC arm of logistics giant UPS is working on a blockchain proof of concept with ASX-listed software provider Yojee.
  
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• MLC rolls out virtual assistant

  16-03-2018 05:28
  MLC has rolled out what it says is Australia’s first superannuation virtual assistant.
  
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• Telstra plans redundancies in wholesale business

  16-03-2018 04:27
  Telstra plans to cut 92 positions across its wholesale team but says it will also create 38 new roles.
  
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• Australian police back Phantom Secure take-down

  16-03-2018 03:47
  Australia was the largest customer base for Phantom Secure, according to the local and international police agencies responsible for a multinational operation against the Canadian-based encrypted communications company.
  
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• Head of UK govt's digital skills academy heads Down Under

  16-03-2018 03:46
  The head of a major UK government initiative to upskill thousands of public servants is on her way to Australia to share her skills with the federal government.
  
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• Govt gets over 30 data breach notifications in three weeks under new disclosure laws

  16-03-2018 02:23
  The Australian Government received 31 breach notifications in the three weeks after the country’s new mandatory data breach disclosure laws kicked in.
  
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• Walk like there’s encryption

  16-03-2018 01:14
  On February 21, home affairs minister Peter Dutton delivered an address to the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra that broached the subject of making it easier for law enforcement and national security agencies to gain access to encrypted data.
  
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