China calls on New Zealand to provide 'fair' investment environment

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on New Zealand on Monday to ensure a fair investment environment, as he meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern whose country has rejected a bid by Chinese telecom giant Huawei to build a 5G mobile network.

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Samsung C&T, Samsung Electronics almost double cost of finishing new chip line

Samsung C&T Corp and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd have almost doubled the size of a contract related to the construction of a semiconductor production line, taking the project's total cost to 1.46 trillion won ($1.29 billion).

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Rakuten says to book $990 million gain on Lyft investment

Japan's Rakuten said on Monday it will book a 110 million yen ($989.74 million) gain in the quarter through March on its investment in Lyft following the U.S. ride-hailing firm's listing last week.

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New Zealand PM Ardern says to discuss Huawei decision in China visit

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday she hoped to have a dialogue with Beijing about New Zealand's intelligence agency's decision to reject a bid by Chinese telecom giant Huawei to build a 5G mobile network.

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Troubled Apple supplier Japan Display to seek funding, shares surge

Apple supplier Japan Display Inc said on Monday it aims to raise as much as $990 million in new financing as early as this week, sending shares of the struggling manufacturer sharply higher.

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South Korea's burned out millennials choose YouTube over Samsung

Yoon Chang-hyun's parents told him to get his sanity checked when he quit his secure job as a researcher at Samsung Electronics Co in 2015 to start his own YouTube channel.

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South Korea's burned out millennials chose YouTube over Samsung

Yoon Chang-hyun's parents told him to get his sanity checked when he quit his secure job as a researcher at Samsung Electronics Co in 2015 to start his own YouTube channel.

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National Enquirer: Bezos' girlfriend's brother 'single source' for reports

The publisher of the National Enquirer on Sunday said its reports on Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos' private life were based on information from a single source, the brother of Bezos' girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez.

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Saudis gained access to Amazon CEO Bezos' phone: Bezos' security chief

The security chief for Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos said on Saturday that the Saudi government had access to Bezos' phone and gained private information from it.

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Facebook CEO calls for updated internet regulations

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg called on Saturday for regulators to play a "more active role" in establishing rules that govern the internet, as the world's largest social media network struggles to defuse criticism.

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Google Play Store’s Malware Problem, and More Security News This Week

Plus, Russia cracks down on VPNs, Microsoft cracks down on Iranian hackers, and more of the week's top security news.

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Bithumb Hacked (Once Again), Hacker Stole $19 Million in Cryptocurrencies

Hackers yesterday stole nearly $19 million worth of cryptocurrency from Bithumb, the South Korea-based popular cryptocurrency exchange admitted today. According to Primitive Ventures' Dovey Wan, who first broke the information on social media, hackers managed to compromise a number of Bithumb's hot EOS and XRP wallets and transferred around 3 million EOS (~ $13 million) and 20 million XRP (~

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Unpatched Zero-Days in Microsoft Edge and IE Browsers Disclosed Publicly

A security researcher today publicly disclosed details and proof-of-concept exploits for two 'unpatched' zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft's web browsers after the company allegedly failed to respond to his responsible private disclosure. Both unpatched vulnerabilities—one of which affects the latest version on Microsoft Internet Explorer and another affects the latest Edge Browser—allow

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Forex firm TransferWise to sell stake in new fundraising round: sources

TransferWise Ltd, the money transfer startup whose investors include entrepreneur Richard Branson and PayPal Holdings Inc founders Peter Thiel and Max Levchin, is seeking to sell a stake in itself in a new fundraising round, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

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Daimler asks EU antitrust regulators to probe Nokia patents

German carmaker Daimler has complained to EU antitrust regulators about Nokia patents essential to car communications, a move underlining the tensions between tech companies and the car industry on the use of key technologies.

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