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News highlights – 18 April

News highlights – 18 April

Written by on April 19, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

News highlights for 18 April Facebook tries for the lead in augmented reality SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) – Facebook Inc is trying to seize on the technology known as augmented reality, a mix of the real and digital worlds best known from the hit smartphone game Pokemon Go, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday. […]

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News highlights – 16 March

News highlights – 16 March

Written by on March 17, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

News highlights for 16 March No agreement on timeline for self-driving cars BERLIN (Reuters) – Carmakers and suppliers gave widely differing timelines for the introduction of self-driving vehicles on Thursday, showing the uncertainties surrounding the technology as well as a split between cautious established players and bullish new entrants. Read more… Plan for Brexit? Error […]

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At Baidu, clicking a healthcare advert can be fatal

At Baidu, clicking a healthcare advert can be fatal

Written by on May 7, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

BEIJING (Reuters) – The death of a student following experimental cancer treatment he found through China’s biggest search engine, Baidu Inc, has exposed the faultlines in the company’s business model, which relies heavily on income from the country’s lightly regulated health sector. Before his death, student Wei Zexi, 21, criticized the military-run hospital that provided […]

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