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Is Lee Se-dol the right Go champion to stop Google?

South Korean grandmaster beaten in the first game of a tournament against artificial intelligence project AlphaGo

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Apple analysts keep warning of slowing iPhone sales

Apple analyst Andy Hargreaves cuts his price target on shares, citing soft demand for the iPhone

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Xiaomi continues to target Indian market, has no immediate plans for IPO

Xiaomi Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Lei Jun said that India continued to be a major target market this year and that he aimed to further expand in businesses other than smartphones.

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An insider's guide to Quebec city

Expert advice on where to eat, sleep, play and shop in the capital of French-speaking Canada

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How Putin's embargo is reshaping Russia's cuisine

Putin’s embargo is changing the way Russians dine out, and chef Vladimir Mukhin is taking the opportunity to transfigure the country’s cuisine

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‘Downton Abbey’ closes its doors

Sunday marks the finale on PBS. Through six seasons, the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants have navigated the rule-bound Edwardian era, World War I and the Roaring Twenties

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Tencent CEO sees tech consolidation continuing

The trend toward consolidation among Chinese technology startups may continue after a string of big mergers over the past year.

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McDonald's serves up happy meal with a side of virtual reality

McDonald’s in Sweden has redesigned its iconic red and yellow cardboard boxes to transform into virtual reality headsets.

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Apple encryption fight pushes magistrate judges into new legal frontier

The fight over smartphone encryption is shining a spotlight on the relatively obscure role of federal magistrate judges, low-level jurists who have become increasingly influential in shaping unsettled areas of privacy and surveillance law.

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Why BlackBerry ss a hit in Indonesia

BlackBerry may be struggling to regain relevance in the global smartphone market, but its instant messaging is still a hit in Indonesia.

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Judge sides with Apple in N.Y. drug case involving locked phone

A federal judge in New York sided Monday with Apple against the Justice Department, about whether the company can be forced to help investigators extract data from a locked phone—a ruling that could affect a similar, much-watched case involving a shooter’s phone in California.

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5 reasons why Foxconn wants Sharp

The Sharp Corp. board on Thursday approved a plan for Apple Inc.’s main iPhone assembler Foxconn to buy the troubled Japanese electronics giant for roughly $5.9 billion. Here are five reasons why Taiwan-based Foxconn is buying Sharp.

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Just one issue matters in the clash between Apple and the FBI

If a judge agrees, Apple could be forced to make the data on any iPhone available to any law-enforcement agency demanding it

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Putting together the Oscar-nominated costumes

Cinderella’s ball dress or the Revenant’s bearskin cloaks? This year’s nominees for the Oscar in costume design choose a garment or outfit that is emblematic of their team’s overall work

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Most Americans say Apple should help unlock terror suspect's iPhone

A slim majority of Americans supports the U.S. government’s effort to get Apple to help unlock a terrorist’s iPhone.

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Galaxy S7 first look: Samsung’s greatest hits in one phone

After shaking up its Galaxy smartphone design last year, Samsung is keeping much of that sleek glass and metal look for 2016.