Trump warns Facebook over its plan to create a digital currency
President Donald Trump on Thursday night warned Facebook Inc. over its plan to create a digital currency, the Libra.
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China's Fosun Group confirms Thomas Cook rescue bid
China's Fosun Group is considering nearly a billion dollar rescue of embattled British tour operator Thomas Cook, the Hong Kong-listed conglomerate confirmed Friday.
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Jul 12, 2019
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Amazon forges fellowship for 'Lord of the Rings' online video game
Amazon has landed a prime franchise on which to build an online game: the Lord of the Rings.
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Jul 12, 2019
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Daimler slashes 2019 profit forecast after Q2 loss
German auto giant Daimler, maker of Mercedes-Benz, on Friday slashed its 2019 profit forecast for the second time in a few weeks, after booking a 1.6-billion-euro ($1.8-billion) operating loss in the second quarter.
Automotive
Jul 12, 2019
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Head of Boeing's 737 MAX program to retire: company memo
The head of Boeing's embattled 737 MAX program plans to retire, the company said Thursday, just as it gears up to persuade regulators to return the plane to the skies after two deadly crashes.
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Jul 12, 2019
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VW, Ford team up to make autonomous, electric vehicles
Volkswagen will invest $2.6 billion into a Pittsburgh autonomous vehicle company that's mostly owned by Ford as the automakers who were once rivals deepen their partnership to develop driverless and electric vehicles in an ...
Automotive
Jul 12, 2019
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Malicious apps infect 25 million Android devices with 'Agent Smith' malware
Malicious apps from a campaign called "Agent Smith" have been downloaded to 25 million Android devices, according to new research by cyber-security firm Check Point.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 11, 2019
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Solar power system that works at night a renewable energy game-changer
An innovative thermal battery being developed by Curtin University researchers will be key to a solar power system capable of producing electricity overnight, rivaling fossil fuels as a viable source of power for commercial ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 11, 2019
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Commercial supersonic aircraft could return to the skies
Flying faster than the speed of sound still sounds futuristic for regular people, more than 15 years after the last commercial supersonic flights ended. The planes that made those journeys, the 14 aircraft collectively known ...
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Jul 11, 2019
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A crystal clear step closer to commerical solar cells
A synthetic approach developed by KAUST researchers generates homogeneous and defect-free crystals that could fast-track the commercialization of perovskite solar cells.
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Jul 11, 2019
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