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Report: AMD Could Buy Chip Rival Xilinx for $30 Billion

Advanced Micro Devices is reported to be in talks to buy chip-making rival Xilinx in a deal valued at more than $30 billion, further consolidating the industry.

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Facebook to Pause Political Ads as US Election Day Ends

Facebook on Wednesday said it will stop running political or social issue ads after the US polls close on November 3 to reduce chances of confusion or abuse.

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Facebook Pulls Trump Post for Minimizing Covid-19 Danger

Facebook on Tuesday removed a post by U.S. President Donald Trump for downplaying Covid-19 danger by saying the season flu is more deadly, in a rare step against the American leader by the leading social network.

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UK Blames Software after 16,000 Virus Cases Go Missing

Britain's health minister on Monday blamed out-of-date software for the fact that almost 16,000 positive coronavirus tests went missing from official figures, and admitted it had affected contact tracing efforts.

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Trump Official Says TikTok Must Become U.S. Firm

TikTok must become a "U.S. based company controlled by U.S. investors" or will be banned in the United States, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday.

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France to Test 'Flying Taxis' from Next Year

"Flying taxis" will start taking off from an aerodrome north of Paris as soon as next June, operators said, in a trial ahead of a vast tourist influx for the 2024 Olympics.

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TikTok to Keep Ticking in U.S. for Now

A judge late Sunday stopped the US from banning downloads of TikTok, freeing the video snippet-sharing mobile app to keep winning new users here -- for now.

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Google Removes Street View Virtual Tour of Australia's Uluru

Google has removed images from its Street View that allowed users to virtually walk on Australia's Uluru, a sacred Aboriginal site closed to tourists since last year, the company said Friday. 

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YouTube Adds Reliable Info to Mail-in Voting Videos

YouTube on Thursday began adding information panels to videos about voting by mail to reduce the spread of misinformation leading up to the US presidential election in November.

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TikTok Urges Court to Block Trump's Ban on App in US

TikTok is urging a federal court to block US President Donald Trump from banning the video app, arguing the move is motivated by election politics rather than legitimate national security concerns.

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