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China fund managers rush to capitalize on Shanghai's new tech board

Chinese asset managers are rushing to set up funds targeting Shanghai's upcoming Nasdaq-style technology board, in a race likely to fuel concern that China's speculative trading culture could lead to more price bubbles.

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China's Xinhua presents news using robot news anchor

China's Xinhua state news agency on Sunday used a lifelike robotic news anchor that mimics human facial expressions and mannerisms to present a story about delegates attending an annual parliament meeting arriving in Beijing.

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French tax on internet giants could yield 500 million euros per year: Le Maire

A three percent tax on the French revenue of large internet companies could yield 500 million euros (568.5 million pounds) per year, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday.

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The Air Force Wants to Give You Its Credit Card

Will Roper, acquisition executive for the US Air Force, talks to WIRED's editor-in-chief about making the military more adaptive, the role of AI, and what he worries about every day.

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Tesla showroom in southern UK damaged by 'accidental' fire

British firefighters said they had brought a serious fire at a Tesla showroom in southern England under control hours after it broke out on Saturday morning.

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Tesla showroom in southern UK damaged by fire

British firefighters said they had brought a serious fire at a Tesla showroom in southern England under control hours after it broke out on Saturday morning.

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German utility EnBW to expand trading, solar business: CFO

German utility EnBW plans to expand further in energy trading and solar power to replace falling profit contributions from conventional energy sources, its chief financial officer Thomas Kusterer said in an interview published on Saturday.

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Trump's North Korea Summit Inspires Spearphishing

Plus: cryptocurrency dust problems for #DeleteCoinbase, leaked financial watch lists, and more of the week's top security news.

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German carmakers to invest 60 billion euros in electric cars and automation: VDA

Germany's car industry is to invest nearly 60 billion euros ($68 billion) over the next three years on electric cars and automated driving, the head of the VDA car industry association said ahead of the Geneva motor show.

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SpaceX rocket with unmanned U.S. capsule blasts off for space station

A SpaceX rocket with an unmanned crew capsule blasted off on Saturday for the International Space Station, in a key milestone for Elon Musk’s space company and NASA's long-delayed goal to resume human spaceflight from U.S. soil later this year.

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SpaceX launches unmanned U.S. space capsule to space station

A SpaceX rocket with a newly designed unmanned crew capsule blasted off on Saturday for the International Space Station, in a key milestone for Elon Musk’s space company and NASA's long-delayed goal to resume human spaceflight from U.S. soil later this year.