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U.S. prosecutors seek to disqualify Huawei defense lawyer: filing

U.S. prosecutors on Thursday filed a motion to disqualify the lead defense lawyer for Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from the case against the Chinese company for alleged bank fraud and sanctions violations, according to a filing in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York.

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U.S. prosecutors seek to disqualify Huawei defense lawyer: court filing

U.S. prosecutors on Thursday filed a motion to disqualify a lead lawyer for Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from the case against the Chinese company for alleged bank fraud and sanctions violations, according to a filing in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn.

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Verizon looking to sell Tumblr: WSJ

Verizon Communications Inc is seeking a buyer for its blogging website Tumblr, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Tesla ends 'Spartan diet,' seeks up to $2.3 billion from share, debt issues

Tesla Inc will raise up to $2.3 billion in new capital, renouncing what Elon Musk called a "Spartan diet" and easing Wall Street concerns about the money-losing company's ability to overcome a drop in sales and build new product lines.

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Exclusive: Tesla expects global shortage of electric vehicle battery minerals - sources

Tesla Inc expects global shortages of nickel, copper and other electric-vehicle battery minerals in the near future due to underinvestment in the mining sector, the company's head of minerals procurement told an industry conference on Thursday, according to two sources.

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Quantcast latest tech company to face Irish privacy probe

U.S. digital advertising company Quantcast has became the latest technology firm to be investigated by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner.

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Google spends hundreds of millions of dollars on content review: letter

Alphabet Inc's Google unit told a U.S. House panel it annually spends hundreds of millions of dollars on content review and said it manually reviewed over 1 million suspected "terrorist videos" on YouTube in the first three months of 2019.

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Global security officials to hammer out united 5G security approach

Global cooperation is key to ensuring the security of 5G networks, cyber security officials said on Thursday at a meeting in Prague aimed at hammering out how to combat threats as nations begin rolling out next-generation telecoms equipment.

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Exclusive: U.S. seeks to tamp down China's electric-vehicle supply chain dominance

A U.S. senator plans to introduce legislation on Thursday to streamline regulation and permitting requirements for the development of mines for lithium, graphite and other electric-vehicle supply chain minerals, part of a plan to offset China's dominance in the space.

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Hacktivists Are on the Rise—but Less Effective Than Ever

Groups like Anonymous are still trying to make waves in Sudan and elsewhere, but the old tools don't work as well as they used to.

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UK PM May under fire after Huawei leak sacking

Theresa May hoped firing her defense secretary over a leak would put her latest government scandal to rest. But it seems only to have unleashed yet another political storm for the British prime minister, with members of her own party questioning her judgment and opponents demanding the police be called in.