Gadgets & Tech Headlines
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U.S. tax avoidance clampdown a potential headache for Apple
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc and other U.S. multinationals will face new curbs on tax loopholes under a rule imposed by Washington on Thursday, part of a scramble among governments worldwide to bolster their corporate tax bases.
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FBI's 2007 impersonation of journalist valid at time: U.S. watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI did not break rules in place in 2007 when it impersonated a journalist to send a teenage bomb-threat suspect a computer link to a fake news article that concealed location tracking software, a government watchdog said on Thursday.
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Global stocks gain with dimming chances of September rate hike
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity prices gained on Thursday after weak U.S. retail sales data undermined the argument that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week.
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Baidu receives approval from California DMV to test self-driving cars
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - China-based internet company Baidu has received a permit to test its self-driving cars in California from the state's Department of Motor Vehicles, as the race to introduce driverless automobiles accelerates.
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Exclusive: Central banks seek global standards in wake of Bangladesh heist
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - The world's major central banks, stung by this year's $81-million heist in Bangladesh, have launched a task force to consider setting broad rules to protect the vast network of cross-border banking from cyber attacks, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
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Adient CEO sees opportunity with interiors of self-driving cars, EVs
DETROIT (Reuters) - Self-driving cars and electric vehicles could provide important sources of new revenue for Adient, the $17-billion automotive seating and interiors business that is being spun out of Johnson Controls Inc, Adient's top executive said on Thursday.
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Silicon Valley 3D printing startup gets $81 million in new funding
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (Reuters) - Carbon, a Silicon Valley startup that is developing 3D printers to produce medical devices and car parts on demand, said on Thursday it had closed on $81 million in funding that brought the total it has raised to $222 million.
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Expedia picks banks for Trivago float: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Online travel firm Expedia has picked advisors for the planned stock market listing of its Trivago travel search site, sources familiar with the matter said.
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Man charged with arson at Florida mosque 'embarrassed' by crime
(Reuters) - The man charged with setting fire to a Florida mosque attended by the gunman in a deadly Orlando nightclub attack told police he was embarrassed by his actions and did not intend to hurt anyone, according to an arrest report released on Thursday.
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FCC chair says his set-top box reform proposal may change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said he might change his proposal to allow tens of millions of U.S. pay TV subscribers to ditch costly set-top boxes and access video programming online.
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