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France to Take Legal Action against Google, Apple for 'Abusive' Practices

France will take legal action against Google and Apple for "abusive business practices", Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Wednesday.

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Dropbox IPO Aiming to Raise $748 Million

Cloud data service Dropbox aims to raise as much as $748 million through its initial public offering and a private sale of stock, according to an updated securities registration filed Monday.

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Thousands of Female Students in Lebanon Join the Movement of ‘Girls Got It’

Over 600 female public and private school students had an opportunity to learn about coding, computer programming and robotics at a series of workshops aimed at empowering young women across Lebanon to lead in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), a press release said on Saturday.

The workshops, now in their sixth edition, are part of Girls Got IT, is a joint initiative between five Lebanese NGOs, led by Lebanese League for Women in Business (LLWB) in collaboration with the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE), supported by UNICEF, funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Video Games Linked to Violence, Trump Tells Industry

Video games have been linked to real-world violence, U.S. President Donald Trump told gaming industry leaders in a meeting Thursday after a school shooting last month reignited a national debate over guns.

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Study: False News Online Travels Faster than the Truth

False information on the internet travels faster than the truth, researchers said Thursday. But contrary to popular belief, it is largely people who spread the misinformation, not robots.

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5G, the Cornerstone of the Digital Revolution

Blazing fast 5G wireless networks promise to unlock the potential of internet connected devices, or the Internet of Things -- making driverless cars and talking fridges a reality.

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Facebook Pulls Gun game from Conservative Gathering

Facebook pulled a virtual reality gun game from a major US conservative political gathering Friday, saying the demo was a mistake given the recent deadly school shooting in Florida.

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Samsung Set to Launch New Flagship Smartphones

Samsung Electronics will unveil its next flagship smartphones -- the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ -- on Sunday, after it reported record profits in recent weeks and its vice chairman was released from prison.

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'666devil' UK Academic Jailed for 'Hurtcore' Online Abuse

A Cambridge University graduate who admitted 137 criminal offenses involving online abuse, including encouraging the rape of a four-year-old boy, was sentenced on Monday to 32 years in prison.

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UK Church Spires Used to Boost Phone, Wi-Fi Signal

Church spires across Britain will be used to boost broadband, mobile phone and WiFi connectivity in rural areas, under a deal struck between the government and the Church of England, it was announced Sunday.

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