Two banks are allowing their customers to access accounts on their smartphones using fingerprint recognition technology, in a UK industry first. RBS and...
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Many schools in Liberia have reopened, six months after they were closed to try to curb the spread of Ebola.Pupils welcomed the move, but some raised fears...
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The ceasefire in Ukraine appears to be holding despite occasional shelling and gunfire close to a flashpoint town in the country’s east.Artillery and...
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In 2013, an Illinois man convinced several investors to fund a revolutionary medical device, to the tune of over $25 million.He called it the “McCoy...
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Fitbit, the maker of wearable fitness trackers, has acknowledged that its latest device, the Surge, can cause a rash for some users.It told news website...
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Private tech firms should share more information with government and with each other to tackle cybercrime, according to US President Barack Obama. “We...
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Blagoveshchensk translates as the “city of good news”, but there has been precious little of that for the Russian economy lately.The value of...
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US chipmaker Qualcomm will pay $975m (£640m) to Chinese authorities to end a 14 month anti-trust investigation into its patent licensing practices. The fine...
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A riot outside a major football match in Egypt has killed at least 25 people, authorities have said.The violence came ahead of a game between Egyptian...
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HSBC’s Swiss banking arm helped wealthy customers avoid tax and hide millions of dollars, according to a report by a network of investigative...
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