Apple rebuilds mapping app, but will still tap TomTom

(Reuters) - Apple Inc is rebuilding the widely used mapping application on its iPhones from the ground up with its own dataset, but Amsterdam-based TomTom NV will continue to be a data provider for Apple's maps app, Cupertino, California-based Apple told Reuters on Friday.

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Game on for Tencent-backed Paradox in M&A and mobile

STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - Tencent-backed strategy and simulation games publisher Paradox Interactive expects more acquisitions and mobile gaming to help it meet sky-high investor expectations.

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Qualcomm extends NXP tender offer yet again

(Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc on Friday extended the tender offer for its proposed $44 billion deal to buy NXP Semiconductors NV for the 29th time as it awaits clearance from the Chinese government.

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Portuguese tech firm uncorks a smartphone made using cork

CORUCHE, Portugal (Reuters) - A Portuguese tech firm is uncorking an Android smartphone whose case is made from cork, a natural and renewable material native to the Iberian country.

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China's ZTE shakes up board in bid for U.S. ban lift

SHENZHEN, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms giant ZTE Corp announced a new board on Friday in a radical management shakeup as part of a $1.4 billion deal with the United States, moving it closer toward getting a devastating American supplier ban lifted.

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Bitcoin skids below $6,000, hits lowest level since November

LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin's value slid to its lowest level since November on Friday, as waning investor interest and recent negative headlines from global regulators weakened demand for the cryptocurrency and most of its rivals.

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China's Xiaomi raises $4.72 billion after pricing HK IPO at bottom of range: sources

HONG KONG (Reuters/IFR) - China's Xiaomi Corp priced its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) at the bottom of an indicative range, raising $4.72 billion in the world's biggest tech float in four years, people close to the transaction said on Friday.

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Facebook still evasive over Cambridge Analytica and fake news: UK lawmakers

LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook is continuing to be evasive in its answers to a British parliamentary committee examining a scandal over misuse of the social media company's data by Cambridge Analytica, the committee's chair said on Friday.

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Embattled ZTE expected to unveil new board in push for U.S. ban lift

SHENZHEN, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms giant ZTE Corp is expected to announce a radical management overhaul following a shareholder meeting on Friday, in line with conditions laid out in a $1.4 billion settlement deal to lift a crippling U.S. supplier ban.

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HAL-like robot to help astronaut in space odyssey

Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Reuters) - A science fiction-inspired robot hardwired to assist astronauts will launch from Florida early Friday morning to become the first personal, artificial intelligence-powered companion in space. 

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Japan's Sharp ditches $2 billion share issue plan after investor backlash

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp scrapped a plan to issue up to $2 billion in new shares, changing its mind in a matter of weeks after the initial announcement prompted investors to dump its shares on fears of earnings per share dilution.

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China's Xiaomi prices HK IPO at bottom of range, raises $4.72 billion: sources

HONG KONG (Reuters/IFR) - China's Xiaomi Corp priced its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) at the bottom of an indicative range, raising $4.72 billion in the world's biggest tech float in four years, people close to the transaction said on Friday.

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Embattled ZTE to unveil new board in step toward U.S. ban lift

SHENZHEN/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms giant ZTE Corp is expected to announce a radical management overhaul following a shareholder meeting on Friday, in line with conditions laid out in a $1.4 billion settlement deal to lift a crippling U.S. supplier ban.

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