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Google’s $2.7 billion EU fine will help innovation, competition commissioner says

Seb Daly | Web Summit | Sportsfile | Getty Images Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, European Commission, on centre stage during the Web Summit 2017 The record $2.7 billion antitrust fine that the European Union slapped on Google in June will help drive innovation, the European commissioner for competition …

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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross lied about being a billionaire

Mary Turner | Reuters Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, speaks at the Conferederation of British Industry’s annual conference in London, Britain, November 6, 2017. Turns out Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross may have greatly exaggerated his wealth, according to a report from Forbes. Just a year ago, Forbes listed Ross’ net worth …

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Coach parent Tapestry posts loss on Kate Spade acquisition charges

Getty Images A woman walks past Coach bags in a window of Macy’s flagship store, May 12, 2017 in the Herald Square neighborhood in New York City. Tapestry, formerly Coach, posted weaker-than-expected quarterly sales, hurt by a surprise drop in comparable sales in its legacy unit. Same-store sales at Coach …

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What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Damnation’ and ‘The Long Road Home’

Photo Killian Scott in “Damnation.” Credit Chris Large/USA Network “Damnation,” a Depression-era drama, has its premiere on USA. And “The Long Road Home” examines an ambush on American troops in Baghdad. What’s on TV DAMNATION 10 p.m. on USA. The place is rural Iowa, and the year is 1931. A …

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Trump wants $4 billion more for missile defense, citing North Korea

Kiyoshi Ota | Pool | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, not pictured, at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, November 6, 2017. President Donald Trump’s administration asked Congress on Monday for $4 billion more to support missile defense to counter the …

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Augmented reality will be on ‘hundreds of millions’ of Android devices

Elijah Nouvelage | AFP | Getty Images Aparna Chennapragada, Senior Director of Product at Google, Inc., talks about the new Augmented Reality stickers feature of the Pixel 2 smartphone at a product launch event, October 4, 2017. Google expects that “hundreds of millions” of Android devices will be capable of …

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James Corden Roasts Trump’s Photo Op-Laden Visit to Japan

Photo James Corden is expecting President Trump to say more than a few awkward things during his five-country trip through Asia. Credit CBS Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. What do you think of it? …

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Initial coin offering or ICO market ‘very young’, Nasdaq exec says

Dan Kitwood | Getty Images A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on October 24, 2017 in London, England. Nasdaq markets are still the best place for a company to raise money despite the rapid rise of the initial coin offering (ICO) in the cryptocurrency world, the vice chairman …

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Qatar Airways CEO calls on Trump to do ‘even more’ on Gulf blockade

Moses Robinson | Qatar Airways | Getty Images Akbar Al Baker, Chief Executive, Qatar Airways This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. The CEO of Qatar Airways has said his airline is recovering quickly from the ongoing dispute with Saudi Arabia and other countries. Qatar is …

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Museum Leader Who Resigned Calls Controversy a ‘Misunderstanding’

Known as one of the most influential figures in the world of international contemporary art, Ms. Ruf was hired to run the Stedelijk in 2014. Her tenure has been distinguished by critically acclaimed programming and an ambitious collaboration with the renowned Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas to redesign the museum’s layout …

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