Gadgets & Tech Headlines
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Accenture breaks blockchain taboo with editing system
LONDON (Reuters) - Accenture is challenging a defining feature of blockchain, its immutability, by patenting a system that will allow data processed and stored using the technology to be edited.
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Britain's Prince William talks of tough moments in air ambulance work
LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William has spoken of "very sad, dark moments" he has faced as an air ambulance pilot in an online video and photo report looking at the emergency team he works with.
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BoE says no blockchain revolution in share settlement anytime soon
LONDON (Reuters) - A blockchain revolution to simplify stock and bond settlement won't happen anytime soon, though change to today's "cat's cradle" of costly intermediaries is unstoppable, a senior Bank of England official said on Tuesday.
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South Africa's Tutu responding well to treatment: family
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African anti-apartheid activist and veteran cleric, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, was responding well to a new course of antibiotics, his daughter said on Tuesday, following social media reports her father had died.
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Despite flaws, paperless voting machines remain widespread in the U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One in four registered voters in the United States live in areas that will use electronic voting machines that do not produce a paper backup in the November presidential election despite concerns that they are vulnerable to tampering and malfunctions, according to a Reuters analysis.
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Chip designer ARM launches processor fit for driverless cars
LONDON (Reuters) - ARM, the British chip designer powering the global mobile phone industry, launched a new processor on Tuesday for driverless cars, seeking to secure its place at the heart of the burgeoning industry.
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Electrovaya to supply U.S. firm with batteries for electric vehicles
(Reuters) - Canada's Electrovaya Inc said on Tuesday it signed an agreement to supply lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles to an original equipment maker, its second such deal with a NYSE-listed Fortune 1000 company.
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Online used car retailer Vroom gets $50 million new funding
(Reuters) - Online used-car retailer Vroom raised $50 million in a Series E funding round from existing and new investors, bringing the total funding to $218 million.
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RPT-Despite flaws, paperless voting machines remain widespread in U.S.
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - One in four registered voters in the United States live in areas that will use electronic voting machines that do not produce a paper backup in the November presidential election despite concerns that they are vulnerable to tampering and malfunctions, according to a Reuters analysis.
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Renault, Nissan buy French tech firm to develop mobility apps
PARIS/TOKYO (Reuters) - Renault SA
and Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> announced on Tuesday they would buy French software development company Sylpheo as they compete with global automakers and tech firms to develop new services including ride hailing and car sharing. - More Gadgets & Tech Headlines»



