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• Cisco, Verizon take Information-Centric Networking for a real-world spin

  22-03-2018 23:02
  A recent demonstration by Cisco and Verizon showed that ICN could hold benefits for 5G networking, gathering IoT data and boosting security.
  
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• EU plans tougher consumer laws for Facebook, Gmail

  22-03-2018 22:48
  The European Union is planning to apply tougher consumer laws to social media networks and email providers like Facebook and Google's Gmail as scrutiny of data protection grows in the wake of an outcry over Facebook's handling of data.
  
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• Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook mistakes with user data, vows curbs

  22-03-2018 08:17
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for mistakes his company made in how it handled data belonging to 50 million of its users and promised tougher steps to restrict developers' access to such information.
  
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• Tech giants express concern over Singapore plan to fight fake news

  22-03-2018 07:59
  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global tech giants including Facebook and Twitter on Thursday expressed concern about a possible Singapore plan to bring in a new law to tackle the threat of fake news, saying sufficient rules are already in place.
  
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• Best Buy cuts ties with China's Huawei: source

  22-03-2018 06:57
  LAS VEGAS/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc, the largest U.S. consumer electronics retailer, will cut ties with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, a person familiar with the matter said, amid heightened scrutiny on Chinese tech firms in the United States.
  
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• BlackBerry to provide software for Jaguar Land Rover EVs

  22-03-2018 06:21
  (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd and Tata Motors Ltd's Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said on Thursday they reached a licensing agreement to use the Canadian company's software in the luxury car brand's next-generation electric vehicles.
  
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• China Mobile 2017 net profit up 5 percent on boost from 4G subscriber growth

  22-03-2018 06:12
  HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Mobile, the world's biggest mobile phone operator by subscribers, on Thursday posted a 5 percent rise in annual net profit, fueled by growth in 4G subscribers.
  
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• Facebook scandal could push other tech companies to tighten data sharing

  22-03-2018 06:04
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Big internet companies and small software developers alike are likely to face scrutiny over how they share customer information in the wake of the scandal involving Facebook Incand the British election consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.
  
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• Tencent shares slide after revenue miss and margin warning

  22-03-2018 05:49
  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings lost almost $20 billion from its market value on Thursday after the Chinese internet giant missed quarterly revenue estimates and warned that planned investments may hurt margins.
  
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• Tech problems hit ANZ

  22-03-2018 05:47
  ANZ has confirmed a wave of tech problems affecting its Internet banking platform, ATM withdrawals and payments using ANZ cards.
  
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• Chinese drone maker DJI seeking at least $500 million in pre-IPO funding: sources

  22-03-2018 04:05
  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese drone maker SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd is seeking at least $500 million at a valuation of about $15 billion ahead of a planned stock market debut, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
  
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• U.S. spending bill includes bid to solve international email privacy impasse

  22-03-2018 03:13
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal spending bill released late on Wednesday included bipartisan legislation that would amend a decades-old privacy law to clarify that a U.S. warrant seeking data stored overseas is valid in certain circumstances.
  
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• Privacy Act exemptions for pollies threat to democracy say Greens

  22-03-2018 01:49
  The Australian Greens have renewed calls to scrap Privacy Act exemptions for political parties in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
  
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• Zuckerberg says Facebook made mistakes on user data, vows curbs

  22-03-2018 00:44
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook IncChief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that his company made mistakes in how it handled data belonging to 50 million of its users and promised tougher steps to restrict developers' access to such information.
  
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• Arizona police release video of fatal collision with Uber self-driving SUV

  22-03-2018 00:44
  TEMPE, Ariz. (Reuters) - Police in Arizona on Wednesday released a short video of a fatal collision between an Uber self-driving vehicle and a pedestrian, as investigators probe the accident that has put new focus on the safety of autonomous vehicles.
  
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• Foxtel, Village renew push for search engines to hide pirate sites

  22-03-2018 00:38
  Foxtel and Village Roadshow are using a public consultation on the operation of Australia’s website-blocking laws to urge that the anti-piracy scheme be expanded.
  
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