Gadgets & Tech Headlines
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Apple stock heads for best four days since 2014; short sellers flee
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple extended its Wall Street rally on Thursday, with enthusiasm over demand for its newest iPhone putting the stock on track for its strongest four-day streak in over two years and clobbering short sellers who bet against it.
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Teva, Intel to develop wearable technology for Huntington's disease
(Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
said on Thursday it was collaborating with Intel Corp to develop a wearable technology platform to track the progression of disease in patients with Huntington's, a fatal degenerative disorder. -
Former Bankrate executives must face SEC fraud lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former Bankrate Inc
executives failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims that they fraudulently manipulated the consumer financial information provider's results to meet Wall Street forecasts. -
U.S.-Israeli app testing firm Applause raises $35 million
(Story corrects where Applause clarifies investment round led by Credit Suisse, not Credit Suisse's Direct Equity Partners)
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Investors brace for repricing wave as secondary prices soar
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rising secondary prices have prompted a new repricing wave in the US leveraged loan market, leaving investors to deal with the pain of reduced yields as issuers line up to take advantage of lower borrowing costs.
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Chinese man blames Tesla autopilot function for son's crash
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man suing Tesla Motors Inc after his son was killed while driving one of the U.S. car makers' vehicles argues that the responsiveness of the car's "autopilot" function was responsible for the accident, his lawyer said.
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RPT-Labels release cut-rate music streaming service amid shift to flexible pricing
Sept 14 (Reuters) - Two major record labels are rolling out a low-priced music streaming service in the United Kingdom, a rare foray by record companies directly into the field and another sign the industry is finally moving towards more flexible pricing.
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'Mr.Robot,' 'The Americans' challenge 'Game of Thrones' for Emmy crown
(Reuters) - A pair of Cold War Soviet spies and an awkward cyber hacker challenge the warring nobles of the Iron Throne at the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, where more than 20 awards celebrating the best of television will be handed out.
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Ripple raises $55 million in second funding round, adds several banks to network
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S.-based start-up Ripple, a provider of blockchain-based cross-border payments technology for banks, said on Thursday it has raised $55 million in a second round of funding.



