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• What's the future of server virtualization?

  11-07-2018 13:12
  Server virtualization can help fight server sprawl, make better use of compute power, curb energy bills, and improve data-center agility and flexibility.
  
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• Malaysia studying monopoly risk in ride-hailing market after Grab-Uber deal

  11-07-2018 11:07
  Malaysia is studying monopoly risk in the ride hailing market following the merger of Grab and Uber, the transport ministry said on Wednesday.
  
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• Australia prepares to ban Huawei from 5G project over security fears

  11-07-2018 10:56
  Australia is preparing to ban Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from supplying equipment for its planned 5G broadband network after its intelligence agencies raised concerns that Beijing could force the Chinese telco to hand over sensitive data, two sources said.
  
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• British regulator to fine Facebook over data protection breaches

  11-07-2018 10:00
  Britain's information regulator said on Wednesday she intends to fine Facebookfor breaches of data protection law as her office investigates how millions of users' data was improperly accessed by consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
  
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• Japan watchdog: Apple may have breached antitrust rules with iPhone

  11-07-2018 09:10
  Japanese regulators said on Wednesday Apple Incmay have breached antitrust rules by forcing mobile service providers to sell its iPhones cheaply and charge higher monthly fees, denying consumers a fair choice.
  
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• After Tesla deal, Shanghai to speed up cancellation of foreign ownership limits

  11-07-2018 08:03
  Shanghai will accelerate efforts to cancel restrictions on foreign investment in the auto manufacturing sector, a government official said on Wednesday, a day after Teslasaid it would build a wholly owned auto plant in the city.
  
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• Government bucks ACCC advice on 5G spectrum limits

  11-07-2018 07:56
  The government is pushing forward with the auction of spectrum expected to play a key role in the first wave of services based on the new 5G mobile standard.
  
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• Exclusive: JD.com's finance unit raises $2 billion, doubles valuation - sources

  11-07-2018 07:20
  JD.com Inc's finance arm has raised at least 13 billion yuan ($1.96 billion) in fresh equity from Chinese investors, doubling its valuation ahead of an expected initial public offering, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
  
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• Uber executive Hornsey resigns in email to staff following discrimination probe

  11-07-2018 07:09
  Uber Technologies Inc's Chief People Officer Liane Hornsey resigned in an email to staff on Tuesday, following an investigation into how she handled allegations of racial discrimination at the ride-hailing firm.
  
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• Indonesia overturns ban on Chinese video app Tik Tok

  11-07-2018 05:28
  Indonesia has overturned its ban on Chinese video app Tik Tok after it agreed to censor "negative content", the Communications Ministry said on Wednesday.
  
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• Criminal case sheds light on Apple self-driving car technology

  11-07-2018 05:20
  The criminal complaint filed Monday against an ex-Apple Incemployee for allegedly stealing self-driving car trade secrets from the Cupertino company provides a handful of new details about its work on the technology, experts said.
  
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• SoftBank's Son says to carry on with deals despite trade jitters

  11-07-2018 05:12
  SoftBank Group CorpCEO Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he was optimistic that U.S. President Donald Trump's escalation of trade disputes and heightened scrutiny of foreign investments would not affect the Japanese firm's prolific dealmaking.
  
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• Tesla goes big in China with Shanghai plant

  11-07-2018 03:17
  Tesla IncChief Executive Officer Elon Musk on Tuesday landed a deal with Chinese authorities to build a new auto plant in Shanghai, its first factory outside the United States, that would double the size of the electric car maker's global manufacturing.
  
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• Service NSW dumps Windows for Chrome OS

  11-07-2018 02:48
  Service NSW is planning to roll out Chromebooks and Google’s G Suite to all of its staff over the next 12 months.
  
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• Ex-Apple worker charged with stealing self-driving car trade secrets

  11-07-2018 02:10
  U.S. authorities charged a former Apple Incemployee with stealing trade secrets on Monday, accusing him of downloading a blueprint related to a self-driving car to a personal laptop before trying to flee the country for China, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court.
  
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• Treasury begins search for new tech chief

  11-07-2018 01:32
  The Treasury is on the hunt for a new IT executive following the departure last month of chief information officer Eamonn Rooney.
  
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• IMF Bentham flags Facebook lawsuit over privacy breaches

  11-07-2018 00:43
  Litigation funder IMF Bentham is preparing to potentially launch an Australian lawsuit against Facebookover its sharing of users' data with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
  
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• Daimler, Bosch to deploy self-driving taxis in California test program

  11-07-2018 00:19
  German automaker Daimler AG and auto supplier Bosch Corp [ROBSCJ.UL] will deploy self-driving taxis in California's Silicon Valley region next year as part of a test program of vehicles designed for city driving, the two companies said on Tuesday.
  
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