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• Apple rebuilds mapping app, but will still tap TomTom

  29-06-2018 23:41
  (Reuters) - Apple Inc is rebuilding the widely used mapping application on its iPhones from the ground up with its own dataset, but Amsterdam-based TomTom NV will continue to be a data provider for Apple's maps app, Cupertino, California-based Apple told Reuters on Friday.
  
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• Facebook still evasive over Cambridge Analytica and fake news: UK lawmakers

  29-06-2018 19:25
  LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook continues to be evasive in its answers to a British parliamentary committee examining a scandal over misuse of the social media company's data by Cambridge Analytica, the committee's chair said on Friday.
  
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• Portuguese tech firm uncorks a smartphone made using cork

  29-06-2018 17:48
  CORUCHE, Portugal (Reuters) - A Portuguese tech firm is uncorking an Android smartphone whose case is made from cork, a natural and renewable material native to the Iberian country.
  
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• GoToMeeting adds AI transcription features, Amazon Alexa integration

  29-06-2018 17:36
  LogMeIn-owned videoconferencing tool also gets text chat function.
  
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• China's ZTE shakes up board in bid for U.S. ban lift

  29-06-2018 17:11
  SHENZHEN, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms giant ZTE Corp announced a new board on Friday in a radical management shakeup as part of a $1.4 billion deal with the United States, moving it closer towards getting a devastating American supplier ban lifted.
  
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• Qualcomm extends NXP tender offer yet again

  29-06-2018 17:03
  (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Incon Friday extended the tender offer for its proposed $44 billion deal to buy NXP Semiconductors NVfor the 29th time as it awaits clearance from the Chinese government.
  
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• HAL-like robot to help astronaut in space odyssey

  29-06-2018 16:47
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A science fiction-inspired robot hardwired to assist astronauts launched from Florida early Friday to become the first personal, artificial intelligence-powered companion in space. 
  
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• Bitcoin skids below $6,000, hits lowest level since November

  29-06-2018 12:27
  LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin's value slid to its lowest level since November on Friday, as waning investor interest and recent negative headlines from global regulators weakened demand for the cryptocurrency and most of its rivals.
  
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• Google cloud storage gets a boost with managed NAS service

  29-06-2018 12:00
  Google is adding to its cloud storage options with the debut of a network attached storage (NAS) service called Google Cloud Filestore. Also, Los Angeles is the newest site for Google Cloud Platform in the U.S.
  
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• China's penetration of Silicon Valley creates risks for startups

  29-06-2018 05:43
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Danhua Capital has invested in some of Silicon Valley's most promising startups in areas like drones, artificial intelligence and cyber security. The venture capital firm is based just outside Stanford University, the epicenter of U.S. technology entrepreneurship.
  
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• Gentoo warning after GitHub hack

  29-06-2018 03:17
  A key Gentoo Linux source code repository should be considered compromised after “unknown individuals” gained access to Gentoo’s GitHub organisation.
  
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• Australian Medical Association backs investigation into HealthEngine

  29-06-2018 02:55
  The Australian Medical Association says it would support an investigation by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) into the privacy practices of HealthEngine.
  
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• Government prepares for launch of ‘innovation’ visa pilot

  29-06-2018 01:52
  The 12-month pilot of the government’s Global Talent Scheme (GTS) visa program will begin on 1 July.
  
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