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Microsoft sues U.S. government over privacy issue

Microsoft filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. government over indefinite gag orders that prevent it from speaking about law enforcement request for data.

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Customers of Aussie telecom make full advantage of "free data day" offer

Customers of Australian telecommunications company Telstra took full advantage of a "free data day" on Sunday, downloading an unprecedented 2,686 terabytes of data as part of an apology for a widespread and crippling network outage last month.

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Australian pizza company unveils world's first Pizza delivery robot

​Australian pizza company Domino's has unveiled the world's first autonomous pizza delivery robot.

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Future of fast food? Hong Kong's McDonald's Next opens

Fast food giant McDonald’s is offering a glimpse of what the future of the brand may look like with the opening of McDonald’s Next in Hong Kong.

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Beijing regulates cabbies' use of taxi-hailing apps

Beijing taxi drivers are now limited to using only one cab-hailing app on their smartphones to find customers, as authorities ruled the distraction is a threat to driving safety.

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Court offers greater protection to food, drug consumers

The Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Thursday issued a judicial interpretation that provides more protection for food and drug consumers.     The document, which will go into effect on March 15, stipulates that spokespeople shall assume joint liability for endorsing food or drugs that are promoted with false claims, along with producers and sellers of suspect products.

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Traditional retailers guarding territory on China's "Cyber Monday"

Traditional retailers in China are having to be more creative in order to prevent e-commerce traders from foraying into their territory.

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Netizens bombard impersonal banking service

Xu Wanfa, 75, a patient in Xi'an,  hospitalized for cancer and other illnesses, was rushed to a bank in an ambulance and carried in on a stretcher to the counter to change his PIN.

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A "silent restaurant"

we take you to a restaurant run by hearing and speaking impaired people, in east China.Customers there not only enjoy delicious dishes, but learn sign languages from their silent friends.