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Sanofi, Google parent in $500 million diabetes joint venture

French drugmaker Sanofi and Google owner Alphabet’s life sciences firm Verily are to invest about $500 million in a diabetes…

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Etihad airline bans use of Samsung exploding mobiles

Etihad Airways said Friday it has temporarily banned the use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on board its flights…

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Google to buy cloud software company Apigee for $625 mln

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday it is acquiring cloud software company Apigee Corp in a deal valued at about…

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Apple eliminates headphone jacks in new waterproof iPhones

Apple is out to make a splash with new waterproof iPhones and a smartphone game starring Nintendo’s beloved “Mario”, but…

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China’s online chatter muted ahead of Apple iPhone 7 launch

Judging by the volume of online chatter, there’s a lot less buzz in China ahead of this week’s expected launch…

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Rocket explodes on launch pad in blow to Elon Musk’s SpaceX

An explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its satellite cargo during routine test firing…

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Broadband subscriptions cross 34.6 mln mark in Pakistan

The number of broadband subscriptions in the country has crossed 34.6 million as cellular service providers managed to attract more…

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Driver-less taxi firm eyes operations in 10 cities by 2020

A US software firm which chose Singapore for the world’s first public trial of driverless taxis hopes to be operating…

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Mars isolation experiment in Hawaii ends

The six people who went into isolation for a year in Hawaii to help NASA plan for a mission to…

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