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• Twitter CEO Dorsey to testify before House panel on September 5

  24-08-2018 23:29
  Twitter IncChief Executive Jack Dorsey will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Sept. 5 on the social media company's algorithms and content monitoring, the committee said on Friday.
  
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• Mexico government seeking companies for Alibaba e-commerce deal

  24-08-2018 22:47
  Nearly a year after Mexico's government began recruiting local exporters to sell avocados, tequila and other goods wholesale with Alibaba, China's biggest e-commerce site, the trade body responsible still needs to sign up dozens more to meet its goal.
  
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• Trump accuses social media firms of 'silencing millions'

  24-08-2018 21:39
  U.S. President Donald Trump accused social media companies on Friday of silencing "millions of people" in an act of censorship, but without offering evidence to support the claim.
  
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• Delayed wages, lower profits: Chinese gaming firms fret as approval freeze bites

  24-08-2018 18:43
  (This version of the story corrects the first paragraph to say that iDreamSky is a publisher of "Gardenscapes" and "Toy Blast", not the maker)
  
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• Exclusive: U.S. Commerce's Ross picks ZTE monitor after rejecting 'Never Trump' lawyer

  24-08-2018 17:40
  U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has appointed a former federal prosecutor to monitor China's ZTE Corp after people familiar with the matter said he rescinded an offer to a former U.S. official for signing a "Never Trump" letter before the 2016 presidential election.
  
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• Brazil's Oi owners to focus on improving business before selling stakes: sources

  24-08-2018 17:12
  The distressed asset investment firms that are Brazilian telecom Oi SA'stop shareholders will focus on improving the company's mobile and broadband operations instead of a near-term sale of their stakes, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
  
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• SEC to review decision rejecting bitcoin ETFs

  24-08-2018 12:27
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday it will review a decision by its staff to block nine bitcoin-based exchange-traded funds from coming to market.
  
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• Four Toyota group firms to form JV for self-driving tech: Nikkei

  24-08-2018 12:06
  Four Toyota Motor Corpgroup firms will form a joint venture to combine their self-driving technologies to better compete with automotive component giants such as Bosch Group [ROBG.UL], the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday.
  
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• China's Huawei slams Australia 5G mobile network ban as 'politically motivated'

  24-08-2018 12:02
  Australia has banned Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] from supplying equipment for a 5G mobile network citing national security risks, a move the Chinese telecoms gear maker criticized as being "politically motivated".
  
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• Javalin 2.0 supports WebJars web libraries, JSON modularization

  24-08-2018 12:00
  Javalin 2.0 provides interoperability between Java and Kotlin
  
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• T-Mobile discovers security breach of certain customer information

  24-08-2018 09:16
  T-Mobile US Incand its unit Metro PCS informed customers on Thursday about a potential security breach that was discovered and shut down by the company.
  
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• Waymo sets up subsidiary in Shanghai as Google plans China push

  24-08-2018 08:36
  Alphabet Inc'sself-driving unit Waymo has set up a subsidiary in Shanghai, according to a business registration filing, the latest sign that the U.S. internet giant is attempting to make new inroads into China.
  
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• World Bank’s blockchain bond raises $110 million

  24-08-2018 08:04
  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced today that the two-year ‘bond-i’ bond, which is based on blockchain-style distributed ledger technology, had raised $110 million for CBA’s client, the World Bank.
  
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• Alibaba's revenue jumps but investments to prolong margin squeeze

  24-08-2018 07:50
  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd , China's biggest e-commerce firm, warned on Thursday investments in its delivery business would keep pressuring profits even as it reported its strongest-ever quarterly revenue growth, largely in line with estimates.
  
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• Huawei to ‘take all possible measures’ in wake of Australian 5G ban

  24-08-2018 06:43
  Huawei says it will “take all possible measures” to protect its “legal rights and interests” following a decision by the Australian government to ban it from participating in the rollout of 5G services in Australia.
  
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• Telstra blends wireless technologies for new location services

  24-08-2018 05:13
  Telstra will leverage a combination of its Telstra Air Wi-Fi network, Cat M1 support on its LTE network and a new Bluetooth ‘community’ to power a suite of location-based services targeting both consumers and enterprises.
  
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• SAP pilots blockchain-based supply chain tracker

  24-08-2018 01:00
  SAP is working with more than two dozen produce, pharmaceutical, tech and shipping companies on an automated blockchain-based supply chain tracking system that it believes will bolster visibility and ensure the authenticity of goods such as food and drugs.
  
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• U.S. says Facebook fugitive Paul Ceglia arrested in Ecuador

  24-08-2018 00:59
  The New York man who spent nearly 3-1/2 years as a fugitive after being charged with trying to defraud Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg out of half of the social media company has been arrested in Ecuador and may be extradited, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday.
  
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• HP Inc tops estimates, raises full-year adjusted profit forecast

  24-08-2018 00:42
  HP Increported better-than-expected quarterly results and raised its full-year adjusted profit forecast on Thursday, as it benefits from strong growth in its personal systems business and its acquisition of Samsung's printer business.
  
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