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Is it a currency? A commodity? Bitcoin has an identity crisis
So bitcoin's a currency, right? Well, yes, it can be used to buy, sell and price goods much like dollars and euros.
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Logitech International expects profit hit from coronavirus
Logitech International said on Tuesday supply problems caused by the coronavirus outbreak will dent its full year profit, as it gave its outlook for the next financial year.
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"Sharia fintech": Startups race to tap Indonesia growth by aligning with Islam
Like millions of other Indonesians, Gandi Iswara had for years carried a wad of currency notes for dropping into donation boxes after prayers at mosques in suburban Jakarta.
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Xerox, HP blame each other as takeover battle heats up
U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp took its $35 billion bid for HP Inc to the U.S. personal computer maker's shareholders on Monday, with a formal tender offer and a rebuttal to HP's account of why they could not negotiate a deal.
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Apple to pay up to $500 million to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow iPhones
Apple Inc has agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle litigation accusing it of quietly slowing down older iPhones as it launched new models, to induce owners to buy replacement phones or batteries.
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Tencent extends warranty for Nintendo Switches in China as virus hits sales
Chinese tech giant Tencent said on Tuesday it would extend warranty for Nintendo Switches purchased in China via official channels before March 31 by six months as sales have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Musk tweets support for Dorsey remaining as Twitter CEO
Elon Musk said late on Monday he supported Jack Dorsey remaining as Twitter Inc's chief executive officer, two days after reports that activist investor Elliott Management Corp has pushed for his removal from the role.
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Facebook pulls out of South by Southwest festival over coronavirus fears
Facebook Inc is pulling out of this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) music and tech festival over growing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, a spokesperson for the company said on Monday.
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Google's self-driving sister, Waymo, gets first outside investors
Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc , said on Monday it had raised $2.25 billion in its first external investment round and expects to add more outside investors.
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Vodafone looks to space to bolster mobile signal on the ground
Mobile operator Vodafone is backing a satellite venture that aims to broadcast a mobile broadband network from space, potentially boosting its 4G - and in the future 5G - coverage for users without the need for a specialized handset.
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Robinhood trading app out of service on day of heavy volume
Trading on Robinhood, a stock trading app popular with millennials, was down on Monday, preventing its customers from buying and selling shares in a session that saw the market stage a major rebound from last week's slump.
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Google asks Dublin staff to work from home as coronavirus precaution
Alphabet Inc's Google has asked around 8,000 staff at its European headquarters in Dublin to work from home on Tuesday as a precaution after a staff-member reported flu-like symptoms.
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Amazon's fight against $277 million EU tax order kicks off in court on Thursday
Amazon will on Thursday seek to overturn an EU order to repay about 250 million euros ($277 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg at Europe's second-highest court, one of a series of high-profile cases marking the bloc's crackdown on unfair tax deals.
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Apple stock rebounds almost 7% to head for strongest day since 2018
Shares in Apple surged 6.9% on Monday, helped by a broad Wall Street rebound and an upgraded rating from an analyst who said the iPhone maker's stock had become oversold following last week's rout related to fears about the new coronavirus.
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Nvidia shifts conference to online-only amid health, safety concerns
Chip supplier Nvidia Corp on Monday called off the in-person portion of its annual user conference scheduled for March 22 to 26 at the San Jose Convention Center, citing health and safety concerns as the coronavirus spreads in the United States.
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Exclusive: Newly obtained documents show Huawei role in shipping prohibited U.S. gear to Iran
China’s Huawei Technologies, which for years has denied violating American trade sanctions on Iran, produced internal company records in 2010 that show it was directly involved in sending prohibited U.S. computer equipment to Iran’s largest mobile-phone operator.
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Nokia replaces CEO with Fortum boss Lundmark to revive 5G business
Nokia has rehired former executive Pekka Lundmark from energy group Fortum to lead the Finnish telecoms company's efforts to revive its faltering 5G business.
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WillScot to combine with Mobile Mini in all-share deal
WillScot Corp, the largest U.S. supplier of mobile office trailers, will combine in an all-share deal with Mobile Mini Inc, the biggest U.S. provider of portable storage solutions, the companies said on Monday.
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Incoming Nokia CEO says too early to comment on strategic changes
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia's incoming chief executive Pekka Lundmark told a news conference on Monday it was too soon to talk about any strategic changes.
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