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Cambodia deports 13 Taiwanese telecoms fraud suspects to China
SHANGHAI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Cambodia has deported 13 Taiwanese nationals suspected of telecoms fraud to China, the Ministry of Public Security in Beijing has said, ignoring protests from Taiwan asking the Southeast Asian country not to proceed.
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Sony Pictures, Reality One Team on Virtual Reality Slate
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Sony Pictures will partner with Reality One to develop, produce, and finance a slate of virtual reality content, the partners said Tuesday. Many of the new virtual reality experiences will draw on the studio's existing films and franchises, but others will be completely original works.
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EXPERT VIEWS-How have the U.N.'s global goals fared one year on?
NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - World leaders one year ago agreed on an ambitious set of global goals designed to tackle the world's most troubling problems such as extreme poverty and inequality by 2030 at the United Nations.
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Adobe revenue beats estimates as cloud push gains pace
(Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc
reported a better-than-expected 20 percent jump in quarterly revenue as its Creative Cloud package of software tools attracted more users. -
U.S. proposes regulators have more say in self-driving car design
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration proposed on Tuesday deeper government involvement in the design of autonomous vehicle systems and called on manufacturers to share more information about how such systems work and why they fail.
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Apple's iPhone 7 more expensive to make: IHS Markit
(Reuters) - Apple Inc
is spending more to manufacture its iPhone 7 smartphone than predecessor iPhone 6S due to features such as a bigger battery and larger storage capacity, according to a teardown by IHS Markit Ltd . -
Tesla fixes security bugs after claims of Model S hack
(Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc
has rolled out a security patch for its electric cars after Chinese security researchers uncovered vulnerabilities they said allowed them to remotely attack a Tesla Model S sedan. -
Software company BlackLine prepares for IPO: sources
(Reuters) - Accounting software maker BlackLine Inc is preparing for an initial public offering that could value it at more than $1 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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Microsoft raises dividend, plans $40 billion share buyback
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Tuesday raised its quarterly dividend by 8 percent and said it would buy back up to $40 billion as part of a new share repurchase program.
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EC competition official: no new wave of U.S. tax probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Union's competition regulator said on Tuesday she is not about to launch a new wave of tax investigations against U.S. companies after last month's 13 billion-euro ($14.5 billion) decision against Apple Inc
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