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Samsung's profit exceeds expectations thanks to memory chips

More than 70 percent of its latest quarterly operating income was generated by the semiconductor division.

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Facebook advertisers shrug off its privacy scandal

Facebook is the second largest digital publisher in the world, behind Google. It reportedly raked in $39.94 billion in 2017 from advertising.

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Globalization may actually be better for the environment

Is the growing backlash against free trade a threat to international policies that protect the...

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Donald Trump is fragmenting the world trade order making the hoped-for favourable trade deals...

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Comcast moves to outfox Rupert Murdoch with Sky bid

Surprise £22 billion takeover offer from US media giant for top UK pay-TV broadcaster.

Japanese drugmaker Takeda targets US market in $64bn mega-deal to buy Shire

Shire would give Takeda a larger presence in the US and access to the company's expertise in rare...

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Ex-Cambridge Analytica CEO lied, says academic

Academic Aleksandr Kogan's company, Global Science Research, developed a Facebook app that vacuumed...

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French billionaire Vincent Bollore detained in Africa corruption probe

Known as a corporate raider, Bollore is one of France's richest men, with a net worth of $6.6...

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Mining cryptocurrencies requires a setup of a large number of computers operating simultaneously,...

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