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Some Americans look to Canada, New Zealand as Trump lead grows

Canada's main immigration website appeared to crash and New Zealand reported increased traffic from U.S. nationals as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump inched closer to the White House on Wednesday.

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Tesla buys Germany's Grohmann Engineering to help ramp up electric car production

Electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) has agreed to buy Germany's Grohmann Engineering GmbH, which develops automated manufacturing systems for batteries and fuel cells, as the California-based company seeks to expand its production more than sixfold by 2018.

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Exclusive: Broadcom lines up $6.5 billion bridge loan for Brocade buy

Six banks will be providing a US$6.5bn financing backing chipmaker Broadcom's acquisition of Brocade, a maker of networking switches, software and storage products, two sources familiar with the financing said.

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Ireland to formally submit appeal on Apple case this week

Ireland's government will this week formally submit its appeal against the European Commission's multi-billion-euro demand for back taxes from Apple, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said on Tuesday.

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Facebook takes on LinkedIn with new job opening features

Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Monday, it was testing a feature that would let page administrators create job postings and receive applications from candidates, a move that could pressure LinkedIn Corp's (LNKD.N) recruiting business.

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Facebook links up with news outlets for US Election Day live video blitz

Facebook said on Monday it would partner with 50 broadcast stations, print and online publications for an Election Day live video blitz, as the social media company aims to build on the momentum of its popular Facebook Live video streaming service.

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China adopts cyber security law in face of overseas opposition

China adopted a controversial cyber security law on Monday to counter what Beijing says are growing threats such as hacking and terrorism, but the law triggered concerns among foreign business and rights groups.

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Wal-Mart Pay in talks with several mobile wallet companies

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) is in talks with several mobile wallet companies to offer more payment options in its Wal-Mart Pay app, an executive at the world's largest retailer said, after signing up JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) last week.

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South Korea prosecutors raid Samsung Electronics in Park scandal probe

​The raid was part of probe into the influence-peddling scandal involving a close friend of President Park Geun-hye

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Indonesian president's call for calm makes fashion statement

Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for calm after a violent protest by hardline Muslims last week, yet it was his khaki bomber jacket that excited social media and triggered a rush by Indonesians to snap up similar clothing across the country.

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Trump dolls on sale in Moscow ahead of U.S. election

Owners of a souvenir store in central Moscow say traditional Russian matryoshka dolls with portraits of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump are gaining popularity among collectors and tourists.

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Deutsche Telekom to launch drone defense system: report

Germany's Deutsche Telekom plans to launch a drone defense system this year designed to guard airports, stadiums, car test tracks and critical infrastructure, German weekly Welt am Sonntag reported on Sunday.

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Samsung to launch AI digital assistant service for Galaxy S8

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it would launch an artificial intelligence digital assistant service for its upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone, seeking to rebound from the Galaxy Note 7's collapse and differentiate its devices.

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Goldman, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley defeat appeal over Facebook IPO

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N) need not forfeit their estimated $100 million of profit from trading Facebook Inc (FB.O) stock soon after underwriting its May 2012 initial public offering, a federal appeals court said on Thursday.

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Google formally rejects EU antitrust charges

Google (GOOGL.O) on Thursday formally rejected European Union antitrust charges of unfairly promoting its shopping service and blocking rivals in online search advertising, paving the way for EU regulators to rule next year on these issues and potentially impose hefty fines.

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Alibaba beats revenue expectations with strong e-commerce, media growth

Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd reported a 55 percent rise in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, beating analyst estimates on the back of core e-commerce sales and strong media and entertainment growth.

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Automakers are responsible for Takata air bag recalls: NHTSA

Automakers have "ultimate responsibility" for the costs of replacing potentially deadly Takata Corp (7312.T) airbags, no matter what happens to the Japanese supplier, the top U.S. vehicle safety regulator said on Wednesday.