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Crown prince bin Salman putting together deals to boost Saudi tech

Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. A slew of deals has come out of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin …

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KGI predicts larger display, better battery

Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images A person uses an Apple Watch Series 3 at the Apple Omotesando store on September 22, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Apple will launch the fourth iteration of its smartwatch this fall, with a 15 percent larger display and “trendy” new design, according to an analyst …

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Trump privately proposed military funding for border wall: report

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump talks with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Agent while participating in a tour of U.S.-Mexico border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California, March 13, 2018. President Donald Trump has privately said his …

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Teresa May hopes Facebook’s Zuckerberg understands data leak concerns

Francois Lenoir | Reuters Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2018. British Prime Minister Theresa May said she hoped Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg understood why people were concerned about alleged leaks of personal data, but it was up …

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Switzerland urged to do more to fight, penalize bribery

@ Didier Marti | Moment | Getty Images A tramway car captured with blurred motion rushes through the Paradeplatz (Parade square) in the heart of Switzerland banking industry in Zurich at night. A group of mostly rich, industrialized countries says Switzerland should do more to prosecute companies and apply tougher …

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US reportedly considers barring some China tech investment

Jason Lee | Reuters A man visits Qualcomm’s booth at the Global Mobile Internet Conference 2017 in Beijing, China April 28, 2017. The Trump administration reportedly is contemplating using an existing law related to national emergencies to restrict Chinese investment in sensitive technologies. The news comes on the heels of …

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Apple education event in Chicago: Tim Cook’s speech

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., waves after speaking during an event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Apple released a new affordable iPad model on Tuesday that supports Apple Pencil and …

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Shares of cryptocurrency play Overstock.com crater on share offering

Ken James | Bloomberg | Getty Images An employee scans an order in the shipping area at the Overstock.com distribution center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shares of Overstock.com fell more than 10 percent Tuesday after the company announced its intention to offer 4 million shares of new stock. The …

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Aetna to pass on pharma rebates to some members as drug prices rise

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pedestrians walk past Aetna headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut. Aetna will pass along rebates to some consumers amid growing demand for transparency over drug prices. The health insurer said Tuesday it will automatically apply the discounts it negotiates with pharmaceutical manufacturers with its commercial …

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New smartphone packs a triple camera

Arjun Kharpal | CNBC The Huawei P20 has a “hyper zoom” feature that lets you take zoomed in pictures without distorting the quality of the image. In this demonstration, the zoom was used to capture an image of letters down a tunnel. The Chinese technology firm is looking to offer …

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