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Uber unveils testing of self-driving car
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Uber unveiled its first self-driving car on Thursday, May 19, announcing it had begun testing an autonomous vehicle on the streets of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."If you're driving...
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Microsoft to build Google Assistant competitor – report
MANILA, Philippines – Is the battle of the machine learning chatbots underway?It seems Microsoft is joining the fray, with a new report saying it is working on a competitor to the Google Assistant...
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'Uncharted 4' video game for PS4 snapped up worldwide
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Sony announced Monday, May 23, that sales of a much-awaited final installment to the hit video game series Uncharted topped 2.7 million copies worldwide in its opening...
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Spotify lowers pricing of Premium for Family plan
MANILA, Philippines – Music streaming service Spotify is significantly lowering the price of its family subscription service while increasing the number of people who can be part of a single package.In...
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Facebook makes changes to avoid political bias
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Facebook on Monday, May 23, said it was making changes aimed at keeping political bias out of its "trending" stories list even though an internal investigation revealed no evidence...
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Xiaomi teasing 4K video drone with $600 price – report
MANILA, Philippines – Chinese electronics company Xiaomi may be showing off a drone that shoots in 4K video resolution on Wednesday, May 25.A report from Bloomberg said the company's first drone would...
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Facebook apologizes for banning 'undesirable' plus-sized model
SYDNEY, Australia – Facebook has been forced to backtrack after it banned an Australian ad featuring a bikini-clad plus-sized model promoting positive body image, initially saying the photo's depiction...
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Twitter eases 140-character limit for tweets
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (UPDATED) – Twitter said Tuesday, May 24, it was easing its 140-character limit for tweets, allowing users to add links, attachments and some other features within the short...
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French tax police raid Google's Paris offices
PARIS, France – French investigators swarmed Google's Paris offices on Tuesday, May 24, as part of a tax fraud investigation, with the US Internet giant saying it is "cooperating fully" with the...
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China's Huawei sues Samsung over wireless patents
WASHINGTON, USA – Chinese technology titan Huawei said Tuesday, May 24, it filed suit in the United States against Samsung, claiming its South Korean rival has infringed on patents on wireless...
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Google ads take aim at people on the move
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Google on Tuesday, May 24, unveiled redesigned ad products aimed at catching eyes on mobile devices and enticing people with nearby offerings at just the right moments.Changes set...
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Opera Software shareholders accept Chinese bid
OSLO, Norway – Shareholders in the Norwegian company Opera Software have accepted a bid from a Chinese consortium valuing the group at 10.5 billion kroner ($1.2 billion, 1.1 billion euros), Opera...
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Microsoft to end smartphone manufacturing – union
HELSINKI, Finland (UPDATED) – Microsoft announced Wednesday, May 25, it would let go up to 1,850 employees and a Finnish union called it the end of the company's smartphone manufacturing business,...
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Asia hotbed of IT piracy despite economic growth – report
SINGAPORE – More than 60% of all computer software installed in the Asia-Pacific in 2015 was unlicensed, the worst of any region, despite growing economies and anti-piracy efforts, an industry watchdog...
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Japan regulates virtual currency after Bitcoin scandal
TOKYO, Japan – Japan has passed a law regulating virtual currency, after the country found itself at the epicenter of a multi-million dollar embezzlement scandal following the spectacular collapse of...
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Xiaomi's 4K video drone actually costs $450
MANILA, Philippines – Contrary to earlier reports of a $600 4K-video taking drone, Xiaomi announced Wednesday, May 25, that its Mi Drone would actually cost less than that.In an announcement post on...
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Startup promises to make BPO life a game
MANILA, Philippines – You can tell an industry has made it when the economy starts rearranging itself to support it. In recent recent years the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) sector has shone...
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Sony: Over 40 million PlayStation 4 units sold
MANILA, Philippines – Sony is celebrating the sale of quite a large number of PlayStation 4 (PS4) units ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in June.The company released a statement on...
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Facebook, Microsoft laying subsea cable from Virginia to Spain
MANILA, Philippines – Microsoft announced Thursday, May 26 (May 27, Manila time) it was teaming up with Facebook to build a subsea cable across the Atlantic Ocean.Microsoft said this is to "help meet...
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What to look forward to at E3 2016
Mark your calendars for June 13 - 16. The biggest companies and names in video games return for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles with huge announcements in store for gamers around...
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