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• Samsung Begins Mass Producing 10 nm FinFET Technology Chips

  17-10-2016 23:35 via ibtimes.com
  
  Samsung announced on Monday that it has started mass producing 10-nanometer FinFET technology chips. According to the South Korean company, this would make it the only smartphone maker to do so.
  
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• Google Pixel XL Smartphone Is Out Of Stock On The Google Store

  17-10-2016 23:35 via ibtimes.com
  
  Are you looking to pre-order the Pixel or Pixel XL? If  you were hoping to buy one of the limited-edition 'Very Blue', there’s some bad news. It’s sold out.
  
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• Samsung Battery Update: Devices Tested In Company Lab Rather Than Third-Party Facility

  17-10-2016 23:34 via ibtimes.com
  
  There’s something different with how Samsung tests its batteries: unlike other smartphone manufacturers, the South Korean company runs tests in an in-house lab, reports theWall Street Journal.
  Samsung’s lab is one of the 28 labs certified by the CTIA, a U.S. wireless industry’s trade group, but the company is the only one to be using a lab they own. Apple and Motorola, for example, use third-party labs for CTIA certification.
  
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• Deutsche Bank to pay $38 million in U.S. silver price-fixing case

  17-10-2016 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG has agreed to pay $38 million to settle U.S. litigation over allegations it illegally conspired with other banks to fix silver prices at the expense of investors, according to court papers filed on Monday.
  
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• Visa CEO Charles Scharf to resign

  17-10-2016 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Visa Inc said on Monday that Chief Executive Charles Scharf, who orchestrated the company's reunion with its European affiliate, would step down on Dec. 1. Visa's shares, which have more than tripled in value under Scharf's watch, were down 1.8 percent at $80.70 in after-market trading. San Francisco-based company named Alfred Kelly, a former president of American Express Co and a current Visa board member, as CEO.
  
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• Azealia Banks - Russell Crowe Update: Rapper Has ‘Receipts’ Of Alleged Assault And Everything We Know

  17-10-2016 23:08 via ibtimes.com
  
  Rapper Azealia Banks deleted Facebook assault allegations against actor Russell Crowe on Monday but promised to provide proof of the incident.
  
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• VW's Audi delays tech projects at German base as it cuts costs: sources

  17-10-2016 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Audi will delay technology projects at its German base to cut costs, sources at the company said on Monday, as it grapples with the Volkswagen group's emissions scandal and multi-million-euro investments in electric cars and autonomous driving. Audi, Volkswagen's profit engine, has said it will scale back its conventional car programme to fund a strategic shift to green vehicles and digital services through 2025 as competition with German rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz heats up.
  
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• Dakota Access pipeline construction equipment set ablaze in Iowa

  17-10-2016 23:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Construction equipment for Dakota Access LLC's controversial $3.7 billion US oil pipeline suffered about $2 million US in damage in an intentionally set fire over the weekend in Iowa, authorities said on Monday.
  
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• Colorado Fires Pictures: Wildfire Scorches Over 11k Acres, Prompts Evactuations

  17-10-2016 22:57 via ibtimes.com
  
  Southern Colorado is continuing to fight harsh wildfires that began Monday morning in Custer County, leading to mandatory evacuation orders in select counties. 
  
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• Netflix shares soar on huge growth in subscriber additions

  17-10-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Netflix Inc added many more subscribers in the third quarter than analysts expected as new original shows such as "Stranger Things" kept users hooked to the service, sending the company's shares up 19 percent in extended trading on Monday. Netflix added about 3.20 million subscribers internationally in the third quarter, beating the average analyst estimate of 2.01 million. The company, which started as a DVD rental firm in 1977, has been expanding in international markets to counter
  
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• United Air tops profit estimates, expects unit revenue drop

  17-10-2016 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - United Continental Holdings Inc on Monday reported a third-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates and forecast that a closely watched revenue measure would continue to drop in the fourth quarter. United, the No. 3 U.S. airline by passenger traffic, said it earned $965 million in the third quarter. Excluding one-time charges, profit fell 41 percent to $997 million, or $3.11 per share, partly due to a new contract for flight attendants. Analysts on average had estimated earning
  
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• IBM revenue beats estimates on cloud, analytics growth

  17-10-2016 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue, helped by continued growth in the company's cloud and analytics businesses.
  
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• Exclusive: New Boeing 737 economy seat supplier books initial sales

  17-10-2016 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new supplier of economy-class seats for Boeing Co's top-selling 737 jetliners has signed its first two airline customers, allowing it to begin production, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. The agreements with Huntington Beach, California-based LIFT by EnCore, which are due to be announced as early as this week, are the first in which Boeing buys the seats from the supplier, known as "seller-furnished equipment," essentially guaranteeing they
  
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• Wall Street slips as energy, consumer stocks drag

  17-10-2016 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wall Street ended modestly lower on Monday as energy stocks retreated along with oil prices, while Amazon and Netflix weighed on the consumer discretionary sector. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer warned that economic stability could be threatened by low interest rates and noted the central bank is "very close" to its employment and inflation targets, but said it was "not that simple" for the Fed to raise rates. The comments from Fischer, a dove who has supported a rate hike, come a
  
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• Cowboys Super Bowl 2017 Chances: Dallas Among Championship Favorites With Dak Prescott At Quarterback

  17-10-2016 22:15 via ibtimes.com
  
  If there was any doubt that the Dallas Cowboys were one of the NFC’s best teams, it was removed with their win on Sunday. Convincingly defeating the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field, Dallas looks like a legitimate threat to reach the 2017 Super Bowl.
  Through six weeks, only the Minnesota Vikings have a better record than Dallas. The Cowboys sit alone atop the NFC East, and they haven’t lost since the season opener. Heading into their bye in Week 7, Dallas has better Super Bowl odds
  
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• College Rankings 2017: Stanford University Tops Niche's List Of Best Schools

  17-10-2016 22:03 via ibtimes.com
  
  Stanford University is just raking in the rankings. Its latest accolade came from review site Niche, which released its 2017 edition of "Best Colleges in America" on Monday with the Stanford California university in the top spot.
  
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• Where Is Julian Assange? Rumors Swirl Over Whereabouts Of WikiLeaks Founder

  17-10-2016 21:55 via ibtimes.com
  
  Ecuador has denied speculation that Julian Assange is set to be expelled from the country’s London embassy in the latest drama to surround the WikiLeaks founder in recent days. Reports on Monday showed a removal van being loaded outside the Ecuadorean embassy, prompting rumors that Assange was to be evicted.
  
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• ‘American Horror Story’ Season 6 Spoilers: What Will Happen In Episode 6? What We Know About The ‘Roanoke’ Twist

  17-10-2016 21:50 via ibtimes.com
  
  “American Horror Story: Roanoke” is about to take one giant turn.
  
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• Lady Gaga Talks Inspiration For ‘Joanne,’ Reveals Meaning Behind Album Name

  17-10-2016 21:34 via ibtimes.com
  
  With only four days left until the release of Lady Gaga’s fifth studio album, “Joanne,” the “Perfect Illusion” singer is sharing some of the inspiration behind the album.
  On Sunday night, the singer took to Instagram to share a few photos of her sitting on the floor in front of a notebook, wearing a pastel cowboy hat. In the captions of the photos, Gaga recalled when she began writing her new album.
  
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• Five essential cybersecurity podcasts for IT professionals

  17-10-2016 21:30 via techrepublic.com
  
  A curated list of cybersecurity podcasts to help security experts and enthusiasts stay on top of emerging threats.
  
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• Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears 2016: Prediction, Betting Odds For Week 7 Thursday Night Football

  17-10-2016 21:22 via ibtimes.com
  
  Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers don’t seem to be the Super Bowl contenders that many thought they were entering the 2016 NFL season. After losing big on Sunday, the team looks to right the ship just a few days later when they host the Chicago Bears on “Thursday Night Football” in Week 7.
  
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• Wall Street dips as energy, consumer stocks weigh

  17-10-2016 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wall Street was modestly lower on Monday as energy stocks slipped along with oil prices, while Amazon and Netflix weighed on consumer discretionary stocks. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer warned that economic stability could be threatened by low interest rates and noted the central bank is "very close" to its employment and inflation targets, but said it was "not that simple" for the Fed to raise rates. The comments from Fischer, a dove who has supported a rate hike, come even as o
  
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• Tennis Rankings 2016: Andy Murray Closes In On Novak Djokovic; Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer Slipping?

  17-10-2016 21:05 via ibtimes.com
  
  Novak Djokovic, so dominant at the top of the tennis world at the start of 2016, now faces a real battle to hold off Andy Murray for the top spot in the ATP rankings in the final weeks of the season. Murray claimed victory at the Masters 1000 event in Shanghai on Sunday to close the gap to world No. 1 Djokovic to just 2,415 points.
  
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• Hillary Clinton WikiLeaks Emails Reveal Campaign Dismissed Black Lives Matter Concerns With One Word: 'Yuck'

  17-10-2016 20:58 via ibtimes.com
  
  WikiLeaks' release of thousands of leaked emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign this month has not yet produced the kind of bombshell revelation that some hoped would sink the Democratic nominee's presidential bid. But one email reveals the tension between the Clinton campaign and one of its biggest critics from the left, the Black Lives Matter social justice movement.
  
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• St. Jude forms cyber panel after claims of heart-device bugs

  17-10-2016 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Medical-device maker St. Jude Medical Inc said on Monday that it planned to set up a medical advisory board focused on cyber-security issues affecting patient care and safety. St. Jude said in a statement that the group, known as the Cyber Security Medical Advisory Board, would provide advice on cyber security standards for medical devices. The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company is establishing the group as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigates claims that St. Jude heart devices are
  
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• Red Dead Redemption Sequel Coming? Rockstar Teases New Red Dead Game

  17-10-2016 20:35 via ibtimes.com
  
  Over the weekend, Rockstar Games started teasing fans of its popular game Red Dead Redemption, with a couple of teaser images that are leading up to a major announcement. Fans suspect that Rockstar Games will announce a sequel to the popular game.
  Red Dead Redemption was a follow-up to Red Dead Revolver, a third-person shooter that came out for Xbox and PlayStation 2 in 2004. Similar to Grand Theft Auto, players get a chance to ride horses, battle bandits and hunt wildlife.
  
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• Netflix Halloween 2016: 60 Scary TV Episodes To Stream In October

  17-10-2016 20:30 via ibtimes.com
  
  Netflix has dozens of movies to watch for Halloween, but the streaming service also has tons of spooky and fun Halloween-themed TV shows for viewers to check out. From classics like “The Munsters” to kid-friendly Halloween episodes like on “Girl Meets World,” there’s something for everyone.
  
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• Private cloud can be cheaper than public cloud, says 451 Research

  17-10-2016 20:29 via techrepublic.com
  
  According to 451 Research's new Cloud Price Index, private cloud deployments can be less expensive than public cloud deployments, if they reach the proper scale.
  
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• Nessa Diab Responds To Colin Kaepernick’s Un-American Comment On Instagram

  17-10-2016 20:27 via ibtimes.com
  
  49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was booed when he took the field against the Buffalo Bills Sunday, but he doesn’t understand what is un-American about his national anthem protest  against police brutality.  “I don’t understand what’s un-American about fighting for justice and liberty for everybody,” he said at a press conference Sunday. 
  
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• Motown Museum To Add Exhibits, Theater And More With 50,000 Square Foot Expansion Project

  17-10-2016 20:04 via ibtimes.com
  
  One of Detroit’s most famous landmarks is getting a major upgrade.
  The Motown Museum, housed in the Motown headquarters of Hitsville U.S.A. house, made an announcement Monday that it would be expanding upon its museum grounds. The project, a $50 million expansion, will include the building out of the museum by 50,000 square feet, according to a release issued by the museum Monday.
  
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• Donald Trump In 'Home Alone 2': Watch Video Of The Candidate's Cameo In The 1992 Movie

  17-10-2016 19:56 via ibtimes.com
  
  The "Saturday Night Live" episode that upset Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump this weekend contained more than just jokes about his debate performance. It also included a reminder that the politician once had a great cameo in "Home Alone 2."
  
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• ZTE Axon 7 Mini, ya disponible en preventa por US$300

  17-10-2016 19:55 via cnet.com
  
  El celular de media gama tiene una pantalla AMOLED de 5.2 pulgadas, dos tarjetas SIM y cámara trasera de1 6MP y ya se puede pedir en las grandes minoristas.
  
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• Apple Watch Nike+ Will Be Available On October 28th

  17-10-2016 19:47 via ibtimes.com
  
  Apple recently updated its Apple Watch Nike+ site to announce the October 28th launch date of the watch. Announced back in September, the Apple Watch Nike+ is a unique version of the Apple Watch Series 2 but features a breathable watch band and Nike watch faces.
  You will have the option to choose between four different colors including black, gray, silver, or yellow for the band of the device, and all models come with the standard aluminum case.
  Anyone interested in the Apple Watch Nike+ can pre
  
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• Is The Election Rigged? Half Of Donald Trump Supporters Don't Trust Voting System

  17-10-2016 19:46 via ibtimes.com
  
  A new poll Monday showed that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has seemingly convinced a large portion of his supporters that the election is rigged against him. Forty-eight percent of Trump supporters said they were "not too" or "not at all" confident that votes would be counted accurately come Election Day, according to a Morning Consult/Politico survey.
  
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• Exxon asks court to toss out New York state' climate change case

  17-10-2016 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Exxon Mobil Corp has asked a U.S. court to throw out a subpoena from New York state that would force the oil company to hand over decades of documents as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into whether it misled investors about climate change risks.
  
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• ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Cast Doesn’t Include Spider-Man Yet; Who Is Confirmed?

  17-10-2016 19:31 via ibtimes.com
  
  “Avengers: Infinity War” is expected to have quite a line up, but not everyone is invited to the party. Actor Tom Holland revealed that Spider-Man is not confirmed to appear in the 2018 flick…yet.
  “It’s all up in the air,” he said at the New York Film Festival (via Comic Book Resources). “I believe some sort of deal is in the mix, but I’m unclear as to what that deal is.”
  
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• Fischer says Fed 'very close' to goals for U.S. jobs, inflation

  17-10-2016 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Federal Reserve is very close to its U.S. employment and inflation targets, the Fed's vice chair said on Monday, adding he is therefore "not enthusiastic" about raising the price-level target in an attempt to spur economic growth. "We are very close to our targets" of full employment and 2-percent inflation, said Stanley Fischer. "So we're not in deep trouble with monetary policy at the moment," he responded when asked about the concept of raising the Fed's inflation target.
  
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• Sarah Jessica Parker Teases ‘Sex And The City’ 3 Movie, Slams Carrie Bradshaw As ‘Childish’

  17-10-2016 19:22 via ibtimes.com
  
  Many “Sex and the City” fans hope for a third movie, but actress Sarah Jessica Parker has moved on to a new project, the HBO series “Divorce.” While promoting the new show, Parker didn't shy away from questions about “SATC” and her beloved main character, Carrie Bradshaw. After an interviewer called the flaky journalist romantic, Parker labeled her as “childish.”
  
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• Not all IT incidents are created equal: How to manage IT escalations

  17-10-2016 19:15 via techrepublic.com
  
  IT requests range in severity and priority, but sometimes support incidents must be escalated for the sake of the user and the company.
  
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• Not all IT incidents are created equal: How to manage escalations

  17-10-2016 19:15 via techrepublic.com
  
  IT requests range in severity and priority, but sometimes support incidents must be escalated for the sake of the user and the company.
  
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• AT&T To Repair iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, Galaxy Note 4 And Other Phones Cracked Displays For $89

  17-10-2016 19:15 via ibtimes.com
  
  AT&T will soon offer a new replacement service that would provide an instant fix to cracked phone screens, but only eight devices are going to benefit from this. Nevertheless, owners of phones with busted displays will find that this is more convenient than having to visit shady shops just to have the issue fixed. 
  
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• 'Red' alert coming on Canada's housing market, CMHC president says

  17-10-2016 19:10 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the spread of affordability issues to real estate markets beyond Vancouver and Toronto will lead it to issue its first "red" warning for the national housing market.
  
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• ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 7 Rumors: Richard Madden Comments On Lord Stoneheart, Lady Stoneheart Theories

  17-10-2016 19:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  Following the death of Catelyn Stark during the third season of “Game of Thrones,” many fans have been expecting the character to return in the form of Lady Stoneheart. When she didn’t return for the Season 4 finale, fans expected her to appear in the Season 5 finale, but that didn’t happen either. Finally, after not appearing in Season 6, fans have turned to a new rumor.
  
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• Why Red Hat's OpenShift, not OpenStack, is making waves with developers

  17-10-2016 19:06 via techrepublic.com
  
  Red Hat has historically whiffed with developers. But, its PaaS offering, OpenShift, may mark a new era for the open source giant.
  
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• Wall St. dips as energy, consumer stocks weigh

  17-10-2016 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer warned that economic stability could be threatened by low interest rates, but said it was "not that simple" for the Fed to raise rates. The comments from Fischer, a dove who has supported a rate hike, come even as other Fed officials have recently said the current state of affairs may be about as good as it gets.
  
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• Carl Icahn on CNBC says a lot of companies are 'way overvalued'

  17-10-2016 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn told CNBC on Monday that many S&P 500 companies are "way overvalued" considering the risk in emerging markets. Icahn says he is "more and more concerned" about the U.S. stock market but still stood by his major investment in Herbalife ltd, which he called "undervalued, a good model and gives jobs to a lot of people." (Reporting By Jennifer Ablan)
  
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• Clinton vs. Trump Polls: Millennials Support Hillary More Than Trump, But Will They Vote On Election Day?

  17-10-2016 18:40 via ibtimes.com
  
  The generation the internet loves to hate should be taken seriously on Nov. 8.
  Millennials, or people ages 18 to 34, make up about a third of the American electorate. They propelled Barack Obama to the White House in 2008, kept him there in 2012 and could make a big difference if they turn out for Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump on Election Day.
  
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• Adrienne Bailon - Israel Houghton Update: Before Wedding, Couple To Remain Celibate

  17-10-2016 18:28 via ibtimes.com
  
  "The Real" host Adrienne Bailon and fiancé Israel Houghton are taking the same vow of celibacy as “I Bet” singer Ciara and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. The couple is abstaining from sex until they get married, the former Cheetah Girl revealed to People Magazine at her Parisian-themed co-ed wedding shower hosted by West Hollywood eatery Fig & Olive on Saturday.
  
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• Dutch regulator says Tesla's 'Autopilot' name a concern

  17-10-2016 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Dutch agency that approved electric carmaker Tesla's "Autopilot" driver assistance system for use throughout Europe is concerned the name could be misleading, a spokeswoman said on Monday, after Germany asked the company to stop using the term in advertising. Therese de Vroomen added, however, she was not sure whether the agency - the Dutch Road Traffic Service (RDW) - would take any action to follow up on its concerns. Tesla's "Autopilot" driver assistance system has been the focus of inten
  
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• Is Dracula’s Castle Haunted? Two Guests Could Find Out This Halloween

  17-10-2016 18:22 via ibtimes.com
  
  If you’ve ever fancied spending a romantic evening in a medieval castle, sleeping peacefully, or not, in adjacent coffins, now is your chance. In surely the most unusual post to pop up on Airbnb, the castle of vampire overlord Dracula will creak open its wooden doors for two brave souls this Halloween.
  The accommodation-sharing platform has announced a contest giving a winner and their guest the rare opportunity to spend All Hallows’ Eve at Bran Castle, where protagonist Jonathan Har
  
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