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Chicken Nugget Tweet Breaks Twitter Record

A tweet from a teenager asking a US fast food chain for a year’s supply of chicken nuggets has become the most...

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Amazon’s New Alexa Speaker Has A Screen Too

Amazon on Tuesday unveiled the latest member of its family of devices powered by its Alexa digital assistant -- this...

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Italy Gets Google To Pay $335 Million In Tax Arrears

Italy's tax agency confirmed that Google (GOOGL, Tech30) would pay €306 million ($335 million) to cover taxes for the...

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Facebook Must Delete Hate Postings, Court Rules

A court in Austria has ordered that Facebook must remove postings seen as hate speech, in a ruling that is set to have...

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Amazon Leads Surging Connected Speakers Market

Amazon has grabbed more than two-thirds of the fast-growing market in the US for connected speakers with its family of...

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Pakistan Says To Use Google Maps In Afghan Border Dispute

Pakistan and Afghanistan plan on using Google Maps to help resolve a border dispute that led to deadly clashes last...

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Facebook Tests Reactions and Dislike Button On Messages

Facebook finally has a Dislike button, but it’s not where you’d expect. How do you reply to a specific message in a...

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Uber Faces Criminal Probe In US Over ‘greyball’ Code

Uber has been criticised many times over the way it runs its business Ride-sharing firm Uber is facing a criminal...

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Google Brings the Force To Android Pay

In honor of this the most holy of holidays, May the Fourth (aka Star Wars Day), Google’s Android Pay is transporting...

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US Opens Criminal Investigation Into Uber

The US government is investigating Uber for the use of secret software called Greyball that allows it to operate in...

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Google Docs Users Hit By Phishing Scam

Google says it has stopped a phishing email that reached about a million of its users. The scam claimed to come from...

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Google Coughs Up 306 Million Euros In Italy Tax Settlement

Google said Thursday that it would pay 306 million euros ($334 million) to settle a tax dispute in Italy, where it was...

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Google Docs Phishing Scam Doused After Catching Fire

A 'phishing' scam that tricked people with what appeared to be Google Docs links was doused by the internet giant after...

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Facebook Profit Jumps As User Base Nears 2 Billion

Facebook on Wednesday reported that its quarterly profit topped $3 billion as its ranks of monthly users closed in on...

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Facebook Profit Jumps As User Base Nears 2 Billion

Facebook on Wednesday reported its quarterly profit jumped just over $3 billion as its ranks of monthly users closed in...

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Facebook, Apple Logos Removed From Thai Royal Funeral Statue

An artist has been forced to rework a giant statue built for Thailand's late king after the inclusion of Apple,...

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Facebook, Apple Logos Removed From Thai Royal Funeral Statue

Apple, Facebook and Google logos have been removed from a giant statue of a mythical beast that will stand inside the...

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Fairfax Media Staff Strike For A Week Over Job Cuts

Staff at Australia's Fairfax Media walked off the job for a week on Wednesday in protest at more hefty job cuts as the...

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New Zealand Watchdog Rejects Media Merger

A merger of New Zealand's two largest media companies was rejected Wednesday as the country's competition watchdog...