Alibaba Avoids Being Named on US Blacklist for Fakes

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has avoided being named on a US blacklist for sites hosting the sale of fake goods, a victory for the firm after lobbying…

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Europe Launches 2 More Satellites for Galileo Sat-Nav System

Europe on Thursday launched another two satellites for its multi-billion-euro Galileo satnav system, a rival to America's GPS, according to space firm Arianespace. The launch of satellites 11 and 12…

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Tesla’s Musk Says ‘Unlikely’ a Single Person Can Build Self Driving Car Tech

Tesla Motors Inc said it would continue to use driving assistant software maker MobilEye NV's vision chips in its vehicles, a day after a celebrity hacker challenged MobilEye's technology. A…

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Wearables Market Surge Led by New Gadgets: IDC

The global market for wearable technology is seeing a surge, led by watches, smart clothing and other connected gadgets, a research report said Thursday. IDC said its forecast showed the…

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Dell’s Cyber-Security Unit SecureWorks Files for IPO

Dell Inc's cyber-security unit SecureWorks Corp filed for an initial public offering with US regulators on Thursday. SecureWorks named Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs & Co…

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Nasa’s Curiosity Spots Silica-Rich Rocks on Mars, Tips Water Presence

Nasa's Mars rover Curiosity has found mysterious rocks rich in silica - a rock-forming chemical combining the elements silicon and oxygen and commonly seen on Earth as quartz. Curiosity spotted…

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Microsoft Opens New York Studio to Showcase HoloLens Headset

Microsoft is opening a studio in New York to showcase its upcoming HoloLens headset for inserting holograms into real-world settings. At the studio, software developers will see a video and…

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Google to Start Indexing HTTPS Pages by Default

Google since past few years has been updating its search algorithms to offer a more secure Web to users. The search engine giant earlier this year started giving preference to…

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Navigation Systems Show the Way, and Also Make the Route Safer

When Gary Kaye, an editor and former television producer in Connecticut, bought his 2005 Volvo XC90, it had an in-dash navigation system. But he says the company wanted "an astonishing…

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Microsoft to Tailor Windows 10 for the Chinese Government

Microsoft is forming a joint-venture in China to tailor a version of its new Windows 10 computer operating system for use by the Chinese government. "We're announcing a new joint…

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