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India launches contact-tracing app for JioPhones in virus battle

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 14:23
India's technology ministry said on Thursday it had rolled out a version of its Bluetooth contact-tracking app for 5 million JioPhones, the cheap internet-enabled devices sold by Reliance Industries' telecoms unit.
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India follows China's lead to widen use of coronavirus tracing app

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 14:23
India is aggressively pushing a state-backed contact tracing app to fight the spread of COVID-19, raising fears that the world's second-most populous nation is on its way to Chinese-style methods of high tech social control.
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How Tesla tapped a tiny Canadian lab for battery breakthroughs

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 14:09
Tesla Inc is a leader in electric vehicle battery technology, but the company doesn't do all its own research.
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Virus-tracing apps must not be used for mass surveillance: EU says

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 13:13
COVID-19 contact-tracing apps must only be used during the pandemic and will need to be automatically de-activated once the crisis is over, EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders said on Thursday in a bid to allay concerns over state surveillance.
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Tesla starts building Long Range Model 3 cars at China plant

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 11:18
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc said on Thursday it had started producing Long Range Model 3 vehicles in its Shanghai factory and aimed to deliver them to customers soon.
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Softbank-backed Grab prepares for 'long winter' as virus hits revenue

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 10:50
Softbank-backed Grab is preparing for a potentially "long winter", co-founder Tan Hooi Ling said on Thursday, as the ride-hailing firm's revenue takes a hit from the coronavirus outbreak.
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Sony aims to make image sensors smarter to expand beyond smartphones

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 10:46
Sony Corp on Thursday said it would make its cash-cow image sensors smarter to broaden their application, as the Japanese electronics maker seeks to reduce reliance on a saturated smartphone market.
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Chipmaker AT&S cautiously optimistic thanks to stable first quarter

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 10:28
Chipmaker AT&S has kept core profit stable so far in its financial first quarter, it said on Thursday after reporting a 22% decline for the full year on investment to expand the businesss.
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Finland's Nokia buys back 150 million euros of March 2021 notes

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 09:49
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Thursday it would buy back 150 million euros ($162 million) of its March 2021 notes as it restructures its finances.
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Video conference company Pexip surges 54% in IPO debut

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 09:32
Shares in Norway's Pexip Holding soared by 54% in early trade on Thursday as the video conferencing company made its stock market debut after an initial public offering (IPO) that was more than 12 times oversubscribed.
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India's investment policy upsets Xiaomi, Oppo's consumer finance plans

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 08:37
Tougher scrutiny of foreign investment in India has soured the plans of China's smartphone manufacturers seeking to expand beyond selling hardware for a bigger share of the South Asian country's competitive financial services market.
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Digicel Group denies report of Pacific unit sale to China Mobile

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 08:19
Jamaica-based mobile phone carrier Digicel Group denied an Australian newspaper report on Thursday and said there is "no basis whatsoever" that it would sell its Pacific unit to state-owned China Mobile Ltd .
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Chip specialist AT&S's full-year core profit down 22% on expansion cost

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 07:40
Printed circuit boards maker AT&S said on Thursday that core profit and revenue in its current first quarter were on the previous year's level after posting a 22% decline for the financial year due to investments in its expansion.
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Advocacy group says TikTok violated FTC consent decree and children's privacy rules

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 07:17
A group of privacy advocacy organizations is filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday alleging that the popular app TikTok violated a consent decree and a law protecting children's privacy online.
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China's Tencent wins on lockdown gaming boom

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 05:29
High demand for video games during COVID-19 lockdowns buoyed Tencent Holdings' first-quarter revenue and profits, with blockbuster games PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile and Honor of Kings helping it beat forecasts.
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Trump extends U.S. telecom supply chain order aimed at Huawei, ZTE

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 04:48
President Donald Trump on Wednesday extended for another year an executive order signed in May 2019 declaring a national emergency and barring U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by firms posing a national security risk.
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Uber to require drivers, riders to wear masks around the world

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 01:54
Uber Technologies, Inc. on Wednesday said it will require drivers, delivery workers and riders globally to wear a mask as countries around the world begin easing restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
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Uber approaches Grubhub with acquisition offer: sources

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 01:20
Uber Technologies Inc is in negotiations to buy online food delivery company Grubhub Inc in an all-stock deal, according to people familiar with the matter.
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U.S. accuses China-linked hackers of stealing coronavirus research

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 00:02
China-linked hackers are breaking into American organizations carrying out research into COVID-19, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, warning both scientists and public health officials to be on the lookout for cyber theft.
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Tesla, California county reach deal to reopen U.S. plant next week

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 05/13/2020 - 22:31
Tesla Inc and officials in California have resolved their acrimonious clash over safety procedures at the automaker’s sole U.S. assembly plant with a deal that allows production to resume as early as Monday, county officials said.
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