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Hidden Instagram code hints at voice and video call feature

Instagrammightbeabletooffereverythingyouneedtokeepintouchwithfriendsinthefuture.TechCrunchhasdiscoveredhiddencodesandiconsfor"Call"and"VideoCall"intheplatform's

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Twitter CEO asks for help on ‘civility’; YouTube stumbles

TwitterCEOJackDorseyisaskingforhelpimprovingtheopennessandcivilityofconversationonTwitter,sayingthecompanyfailedtopreventmisinformation,echochambersandabuseofit

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Int'l trade sees robust performance in 2017 Q4: OECD

Internationalmerchandisetradegrewfortheseventhconsecutivequarteronboostedexchangesovertheglobe,theParis-basedOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(OE

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Music streaming service Spotify files one billion dollars stock offering

LeadingmusicstreamingserviceSpotifyonWednesdayannouncedalong-awaitedinitialpublicoffering,seekinguptoonebillionUSdollarsasitlistsitssharesontheNewYorkStockExcha

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Spotify files to go public, eying streaming growth despite losses

SpotifyonWednesdayannouncedalong-awaitedpubliclisting,voicingconfidencethatitsstreamingmodelwillkeepreshapingthemusicindustrybutacknowledgingthatthecompanyhasye

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Google's shopping rivals call for action from EU antitrust watchdog

GooglecompetitorshavecalledforfurtheractionbyEuropeanUnionantitrustregulatorstoensuretheAlphabet-ownedfirmtreatsrivalsofferingshoppingservicesequally.Lastyear,G

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Afghan leader offers Taliban a political path to peace

AfghanistanhasofferedtheTalibanapathtopoliticallegitimacyifitjoinstalksaimedatending16yearsofwar.PresidentGhanihasproposedaceasefireandthereleaseofprisonersunde

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China's video streaming company iQiyi files for US IPO of up to $1.5 bln

ChinesevideostreamingserviceprovideriQiyi,aunitofBaidu,onTuesdayfiledforaninitialpublicofferingofupto1.5billionUSdollarswiththeUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommission

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Walt Disney makes 2 billion euros investment in Disneyland Paris

TheWaltDisneyCompanyannouncedatwobillioneuro(2.5billionUSdollars)investmenttoexpanditsFrenchthemeparkDisneylandParisaftertakingfullcontrolofthebusinesslastyear.

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Google's Clips camera decides what to shoot based on AI

Babies,dogsandartificialintelligence.AlphabetInc’sGoogleisbettingthiscombinationprovesirresistiblewiththeTuesdaylaunchofGoogleClips,apocket-sizeddigitalcamerath

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US cable giant Comcast seeks to outfox Murdoch with higher bid for Sky

UScablegiantComcastjoinedinthebattleforpan-EuropeansatelliteTVgroupSkyonTuesday,outbiddingRupertMurdoch's21stCenturyFox,whosetakeoverambitionshavehitUKgovernmen

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Uber’s hosting its flying taxi-focused Elevate Summit for a second year

Uberwilltalkaboutflyingtaxis,autonomousaerialtransportandeverythinginbetween,inanindustryeventdesignedtobringtogetherstakeholdersonthesubjectinoneplace.Thisisth

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Alibaba moves to gobble up China-based food delivery startup Ele.me

Alibaba’s2018investmentspreelookssettocontinueafteritmadeapushtobuyEle.me,thefooddeliverystartupfromChinathatithasinvestedin,infull.Bloombergreportedyesterdayth

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Asian shares rise to three-week high ahead of Powell's testimony

AsiansharesextendedtheirrecoveryonTuesday,hittingathree-weekhighasU.S.borrowingcostseasedaheadofFederalReserveChairmanJeromePowell’shighly-anticipatedfirstcongr

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Vandalism forces GoBee.Bike out of France

2017wasabigyearforthesharingeconomybuttheflourishwasjustaflashinthepanforsomebikesharingstartups.AccordingtoXinhua,aroundsixbikesharingbrandshavelefttheChinesem

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Mobile World Congress 2018 opens its doors in Barcelona

TheMobileWorldCongress(MWC)openeditsdoorsinthecityofBarcelonaonMondayfollowingaceremonyattendedbyKingFelipeVIofSpain.TheMWChasbeenheldinBarcelonasince2006,growi

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Over 30 dead in Papua New Guinea 7.5-Magnitude earthquake

Morethan30peoplearebelievedtohavediedafterapowerfulearthquakestruckPapuaNewGuinea'smountainousinterior,areportsaidTuesdayasrescueteamsworkedtoreachtheworst-hita