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U.S. to unveil voluntary self-driving testing data-sharing effort
U.S. auto safety regulators will unveil on Monday a voluntary effort to collect and make available nationwide data on existing autonomous vehicle testing.
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Tesla's China car registrations up 150% month on month in May
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc's China car registrations in May jumped 150% month on month, data from auto consultancy LMC Automotive showed.
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Sweden's Sinch to buy India's ACL Mobile for $70 million
Fast-growing Swedish cloud computing services provider Sinch AB said on Monday it had agreed to buy Indian firm ACL Mobile for about $70 million (INR 5,350 million) in cash, its third large acquisition since the start of March.
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Crunch time for China's robot startups as pandemic brings pain and opportunities
With glowing blue eyes and trusting feline features, a new robot cat by Chinese startup Elephant Robotics seems happily oblivious to the worries of CEO Joey Song as he shows it off at the company's lab in Shenzhen.
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Germany says coronavirus tracing app ready to go
Germany's smartphone app to trace coronavirus infections is ready to be launched this week, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Sunday.
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Facebook fires employee who protested inaction on Trump posts
Facebook Inc fired an employee who had criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump this month, citing his tweet challenging a colleague's silence on the issue.
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Canada spy agency warned of 'shock waves' from arrest of Huawei founder's daughter
Canada's intelligence agency warned that arresting the daughter of billionaire Huawei founder Ren Zheng would set off global "shock waves" and seriously affect ties with China, just before her detention in Vancouver on a U.S. extradition request, new court documents show.
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Facebook fires employee who protested its inaction on Trump tweets
A Facebook Inc employee who criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump this month said on Friday that the social media company had fired him.
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Zoom hits political turbulence in Washington, Beijing; lobbyists ready
Zoom Video Communications, whose remote meeting app made the obscure California company a hub for global communications during the coronavirus pandemic, now finds itself fighting political battles in Washington and Beijing.
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California examines Amazon's business practices: WSJ
California investigators are examining Amazon.com Inc's business practices as part of an inquiry into the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Chinese users saw Zoom as a window through the 'Great Firewall'
Zoom Video Communications has gained a following in China in recent months from users ranging from underground churches to feminists who saw it as a rare way to connect with the world beyond the reach of state censors.
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Facebook's Giphy deal draws UK competition watchdog's attention
Facebook's acquisition of popular GIF website Giphy is being scrutinized by the United Kingdom's competition watchdog for possibly reducing competition.
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China's Tencent Music reports passive stake in Warner Music
China's Tencent Music Entertainment Group on Friday reported a 5.2% passive stake in Class A shares of Warner Music Group Corp, about a week after the world's third-largest recording label's debut on the Nasdaq.
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U.S., Brazil in talks on funding to buy 5G gear from Ericsson, Nokia: paper
The United States is in talks with Brazil and its local telecommunications companies on funding the acquisition of fifth-generation gear produced by Ericsson and Nokia, U.S. ambassador for Brazil Todd Chapman told Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo.
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Japan aims to launch coronavirus contact tracking app next week
Japan aims to launch a smartphone app based on technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google next week to help curb the spread of coronavirus by tracking close contact with those infected, the health ministry said on Friday.
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Canadian cryptocurrency firm collapsed due to Ponzi scheme by late founder, regulator says
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Tesla at $1,000: too much too soon for some analysts
Top Wall Street brokerages Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley downgraded their ratings on Tesla Inc saying the electric carmaker's shares were overpriced, two days after the high-flying stock crossed $1,000 per share.
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Italians embrace coronavirus tracing app as privacy fears ease
Italy, the first major European country to roll out a smartphone app to trace COVID-19 infections that does not rely on a centralized database, has already seen 2.2 million downloads in 10 days, a sign Italians are setting aside privacy concerns.
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Honda resumes production at plants hit by suspected cyber attack
Japan's Honda Motor Co has resumed production at automobile and motorcycle plants in the United States and other countries after they were hit by a suspected cyber attack this week, a spokesman said on Friday.
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Sony calls on Spider-Man for PS5 year-end launch
Sony Corp on Friday unveiled more than two dozen titles for its upcoming PlayStation 5 console, including a sequel to its hit "Spider-Man" title and the latest "Gran Turismo" racer, as it builds anticipation ahead of the planned year-end launch.
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