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Beijing, Shanghai shut down bitcoin exchanges – media
BEIJING, China – Banking regulators in Beijing and Shanghai have ordered local cryptocurrency exchanges to shut down, state media reported onTuesday, September 19, in the latest blow to the once...
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Equifax says 100,000 Canadians' data hacked
MONTREAL, Canada – The personal information of 100,000 Canadians may have been compromised in a hack of Equifax revealed earlier in the month, the credit data company said Tuesday, September 19.It said...
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Rumors swirl on Google's possible acquisition of HTC
MANILA, Philippines – Is Google acquiring a stake in Taiwanese phone maker HTC? Some tipsters and leaked documents are pointing to that possibility.The Next Web on Wednesday, September 20, cited a...
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WATCH: Ultra slow-mo shots taken by Sony’s Xperia XZs
MANILA, Philippines – The Sony Xperia XZs, released in mid-2017, has a neat, little party trick: it can shoot ultra slow motion shots, specifically at a rate of 960 frames per second (fps).Quick...
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Google to buy part of Taiwan smartphone maker HTC for $1.1B
TAIPEI, Taiwan (UPDATED) – Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC said on Thursday, September 21, it would sell part of its smartphone business to Google for $1.1 billion as the US giant looks to...
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Vivo launches V7+ for P17,990
MANILA, Philippines - Vivo together with its new batch of endorsers including the likes of Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo unveiled its latest offering at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, last...
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Slow PLDT internet service in some areas due to damaged cables
MANILA, Philippines – Some areas of Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Laguna, and Mindanao will be experiencing slow or no internet services because of cut cables, according to an ABS-CBN report. The...
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Baidu announces $1.5 billion fund for autonomous driving
BEIJING, China – Chinese internet giant Baidu on Thursday, September 21, announced a $1.5 billion investment in autonomous driving projects over the next three years, as it seeks to diversify its...
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Facebook bans 'dangerous' Rohingya militant group
YANGON, Myanmar – Facebook said it has banned a Rohingya militant group from its site, designating it a 'dangerous organization' as information on the deepening crisis is muddied by claims,...
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Esports battle for a knockout at Tokyo game show
CHIBA, Japan – Top eSports players traded digital blows at a show in Tokyo, Thursday, September 21 as laggard Japan moves to up its game in the booming spectator draw now worth billions of dollars...
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Uber license renewal in London rejected
MANILA, Philippines – Uber's attempt to apply for a new license in London has been rejected by transport authorities, saying that the company is not a "fit and proper" private car hire operator,...
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Why Google wants to think more like you and less like a machine
What does this mean:"wht has Don Trm don nw?"You’ve probably decided the intended question is: “What has Donald Trump done now?”But how did you reach that conclusion? The word fragments could be part...
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FB Messenger crashes for thousands of users
MANILA, Philippines – The popular messaging app Facebook Messenger crashed for thousands of users around the world Saturday, September 23.The app would crash and shut down every time the user tries to...
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Three reasons why pacemakers are vulnerable to hacking
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently recalled approximately 465,000 pacemakers made by the company Abbott’s (formerly St. Jude Medical) that were vulnerable to hacking, but the situation...
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Manila Times columnist falls for fake news
MANILA, Philippines – Manila Times columnist Yen Makabenta on Saturday, September 23 earned the praise of online supporters of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for an opinion piece quoting United...
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Globe launches SEA-US cable system in Davao City
MANILA, Philippines – Globe Telecom held a ceremonial launch for its $250-million Southeast Asia-United States (SEA-US) submarine cable system in Davao City on Saturday, September 23, which the company...
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Social media updates roundup: September 17 to 23, 2017
This week, we see some advertising-related enhancements from several platforms: Snapchat makes a move to enrich ad content and Facebook may soon allow all users to monitor their personal ad-clicking...
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New vulnerabilities allow hackers into devices via Bluetooth
MANILA, Philippines - Armis Labs, a California-based private security research company that deals with cyber threats discovered "Blueborne," which they believe is one of the most serious Bluetooth...
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Obama personally warned Zuckerberg over fake news – report
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Former US President Barack Obama personally urged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to counter the rise of fake news on the social network during a meeting held shortly after last...
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China disrupts WhatsApp ahead of Communist meeting
BEIJING, China – Chinese authorities appear to have severely disrupted the WhatsApp messaging app in the latest step to tighten censorship as they prepare for a major Communist Party congress next...
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