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Uber Fires Engineer At Center of Trade Secret Suit

Uber on Tuesday confirmed that it has fired an engineer accused in a trade secrets suit involving files he purportedly...

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Google Linking Online and Offline Worlds In New Ad Challenge

Google is testing a way to tie online ads to brick-and-mortar store purchases, a move whetting marketing appetites...

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US Appeals Court Maintains Block On Trump Travel Ban

A US federal appeals court on Thursday dealt a fresh setback to President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban,...

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Chinese Tech Firm LeEco Reverses Course In US, Cuts 325 Jobs

Cash-strapped Chinese tech firm LeEco on Wednesday confirmed that it is throttling back plans to invade the US market,...

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United Plane Engine Fire Forces Newark Airport Shut-Down For An Hour

A plane engine fire at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport has reopened after a plane engine caught fire,...

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Newark Airport Closed After Engine Fire Prompts Plane Evacuation

Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey temporarily shut down late Tuesday after an engine fire prompted the...

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Uber Says It Accidentally Shortchanged Drivers In NYC

Uber on Tuesday said that it accidentally shortchanged drivers in New York City and plans to pay them what they are...

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Ford Names Hackett As CEO To Tackle Car Rivals, Silicon Valley

Ford Motor Co (F. N) abruptly named James Hackett as chief executive on Monday, responding to investors’ growing...

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Hong Kong Police Arrest 21 Uber Drivers In Sting

Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested 21 Uber drivers for carrying passengers without a proper permit following an...

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MTN In Discussions To Buy MultiChoice Africa – Sources

Industry sources have revealed that MTN is in discussions regarding a potential acquisition of MultiChoice Africa....

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Troubled World Rugby Sevens NZ Leg Moved To Hamilton

The troubled New Zealand round of the world rugby sevens circuit will be moved from its traditional home in Wellington...

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Uber Extends On-Demand Service To Trucking

Uber is expanding into a new field with a version of its on-demand ride application that lets truckers book cargo hauls...

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American War Photographer Stanley Greene Dies Aged 68

American war photographer Stanley Greene, who won five World Press Photo awards, died in Paris on Friday aged 68, the...

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People Are Marrying Themselves, It’s Called ‘sologamy’

If the secret to a happy marriage is finding the right person, we can all stop looking. At least, according to...

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Jerry Garcia Guitar On Auction To Back Rights Group

One of Grateful Dead legend Jerry Garcia's most famous guitars is going back on auction, where it could fetch more than...

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Judge Blesses $1 Bn Compensation Deal In VW Diesel Case

A federal judge in California on Thursday said he would approve a $1.2 billion settlement between Volkswagen and the US...

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Wells Fargo Announces $2 Bn In Additional Cost Cuts

Tarnished banking giant Wells Fargo said Thursday it will cut an additional $2 billion in costs each year as it aims to...

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New York Luxury Loos Are A Hit After $254,000 Makeover

Classical music, framed watercolors and vases overflowing with fresh flowers -- welcome to New York's poshest public...

International

Online Grammar Fixers Get $110million Boost

There's money to be made from other people's mistakes: $110m (£85m) of it, to be precise. That's the amount raised in...