Thursday, September 22, 2016

BRIEF-Sqli H1 net income group share up 183pct to 3.4 million euros

* H1 net income group share 3.4 million euros ($3.82

million) versus 1.2 million euros year ago

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BRIEF-Dalet H1 operating loss narrows to 1.9 million euros

* H1 operating loss of 1.9 million euros versus loss of 2.7

million euros ($3.0 million) a year ago

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BRIEF-Sqli signs partnership with Platform.sh

* Signs partnership with Platform.sh

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UPDATE 2-Yahoo to provide details on massive data breach - Recode

Sept 22 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc this week will

disclose a data breach that compromised the details of several

hundred million users, technology news site Recode reported on

Thursday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the company's

plan.

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BRIEF-PCS Technology approves appointment of Harish Tandon as MD and CEO

* Approved appointment of Harish Tandon as MD and CEO

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BRIEF-Neurosoft H1 net profit falls to EUR 0.75 mln

* H1 revenue 4.9 million euros ($5.51 million) versus 6.3 million euros a year ago

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BRIEF-Victory Giant Technology adjusts private placement plan

* Says it adjusts private placement plan, to raise up to

1.08 billion yuan ($161.96 million) from 1.11 billion yuan

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BRIEF-Nordic Semiconductor: Design partner selects NRF52832 SOC

* Cochrane, Alberta-based Dynastream Innovations has selected Nordic's NRF52832

multiprotocol system-on-chip (SOC) for its D52Q ANT module

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UPDATE 1-Oxford ranked world's top university, just as Brexit looms

LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The University of Oxford, the

oldest university in the English-speaking world and feeder for

the British elite, has topped a global education ranking for the

first time, but its vice-chancellor warned that Brexit could

damage its long-term prospects.

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Yahoo set to confirm massive data breach - Recode

Sept 22 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc will confirm this

week a massive data breach of its service, technology news

website Recode reported on Thursday, citing several sources

close to the situation.

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UPDATE 2-Taiwan's August export orders rebound, Sept seen stronger

* Central bank may keep rates steady next week - economists

(Adds economists quotes, other comments)

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BRIEF-Wipro Singapore to buy 100 pct stake in Zhongshan Ma Er

* Signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% shareholding

of Zhongshan Ma Er Daily Products Limited

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BRIEF-Goertek's chairman raises stake in the company to 18.18 pct

* Says chairman has bought 0.59 percent stake in the compnay

on Sept 22 for 266.7 million yuan ($39.99 million), taking his

holdings to 18.18 percent after transaction

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BRIEF-Fortec Elektronik FY EBIT up at 4.9 million euros

* Revenues for the FY 2015/16 (01.07.2015 - 30.06.2016) 78.2

million euros ($87.80 million) after 45.9 million euros in the

previous year

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BRIEF-IVU Traffic Technologies awarded first contract in Mexico

* Is equipping several train stations with real-time

information systems in Mexican city Puebla

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BRIEF-Soribada to raise 999 mln won via private placement

* Says it will raise 999 million won in private placement of

0.6 million shares

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BRIEF-APN Promise plans to set up new unit

* Said on Wednesday that its supervisory board approves

setting up a new unit, APN ISV HUB Sp. z o.o.

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BRIEF-Samsung aims to offer S.Korea users affected by Note 7 recall mobile tariff credit

* Says in talks to offer 30,000 won ($27.21) mobile tariff

credit for S.Korea users affected by Note 7 recall

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

BRIEF-Kingnet Network unit announces lawsuit filed by Actoz Soft Co.,Ltd. regarding copyright infringement

* Says Actoz Soft Co.,Ltd. filed lawsuit against

the co's wholly owned network tech unit and Wemade Entertainment

Co.,Ltd. with Shanghai Intellectual Property Court,

claiming the two firms infringed Actoz Soft's copyright

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UPDATE 1-Taiwan asks Google to blur images showing new S.China Sea facilities

TAIPEI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said

it is asking Google to blur satellite images showing what

experts say appear to be new military installations on Itu Aba,

Taipei's sole holding in the hotly disputed South China Sea.

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BRIEF-Spero Global to issue 1 bln won worth convertible bonds

* Says it will issue the 24th unregistered/unsecured private

convertible bonds, raising 1 billion won in proceeds

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U.S. cities push for local laws to oversee police surveillance

SEATTLE, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A number of U.S. cities are

introducing proposals to mandate community oversight of police

use of digital surveillance technology as evidence mounts that

black or poor neighborhoods are being more heavily scrutinized

than others, civil rights activists said on Wednesday.

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BRIEF-Fujian Boss Software Development to pay 2016 H1 div on Sept. 28

Sept 22 (Reuters) - Fujian Boss Software Development Co Ltd

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REFILE-UPDATE 2-Chan Zuckerberg Initiative pledges $3 billion to fight disease

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan on Wednesday pledged

more than $3 billion toward a plan to "cure, prevent or manage

all disease within our children's lifetime."

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BRIEF-Oclaro announces pricing of 15 mln shares at $8.35/share

* Says announced pricing 15 million shares of its common

stock at a price to public of $8.35 per share

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UPDATE 1-Trump opposes plan for U.S. to cede internet oversight

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential

nominee Donald Trump opposes a long-planned transition of

oversight of the internet's technical management from the U.S.

government to a global community of stakeholders, his campaign

said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Soccer-Video referee makes first impact as yellow turns to red

AMSTERDAM, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Willem II Tilburg midfielder Anouar Kali became the first player in the Netherlands to get his marching orders from the 'video assistant referee' (VAR) after his yellow card in a Dutch Cup tie against Ajax Amsterdam was turned into a red on Wednesday.

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BRIEF-Radisys secures expanded credit agreement

* Says revolving loan commitment of $55.0 million with a

stated maturity date of September 19, 2019

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BRIEF-Charter Communications says new pricing and packaging to be fully implemented by spring of 2017 - Goldman Sachs Conf

* Charter Communications, which recently bought Time Warner

Cable, says expects new pricing and packaging to be fully

implemented by spring of 2017 - Goldman Sachs Conf

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BRIEF-Samsung Electronics Canada provides update on galaxy note7 software

* New software will be distributed via automatic

over-the-air update to Canadian galaxy note7 devices starting

Sept. 21

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Ericsson plans to stop manufacturing in Sweden, cutting 3,000 jobs, - media

STOCKHOLM, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Mobile telecoms equipment

maker Ericsson plans to close the last of its Swedish

manufacturing sites, cutting around 3,000 jobs in the country,

Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet reported on Wednesday.

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BRIEF-Finjan Holdings says jury decided co was entitled to $15 mln in damages for Sophos' infringement

* Jury returned a verdict that "all five Finjan patents were

found literally infringed by Sophos"

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BRIEF-Applied Materials says targeting non-GAAP EPS of $2.45 to $3.17 for FY 2019

* Expects to grow its services business revenue by $600

million from fiscal 2013 through 2016

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YOUR MONEY-Poetry, pugs raise awareness for new FAFSA timeline

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - What does a pug looking at a

computer have to do with the Oct. 1 start date for parents and

students to fill out the federal financial aid form known as the

FAFSA?

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BRIEF-Avast gets all regulatory approvals for proposed acquisition

* Avast receives all regulatory approvals for proposed

acquisition

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EU Commission says VW pledged to fix all cars in Europe by late 2017

BRUSSELS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Volkswagen pledged

to fix all cars equipped with illicit engine software in Europe

by autumn 2017, the European Commission said on Wednesday after

talks with the carmaker to ensure it is doing enough for

affected clients.

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BRIEF-McLaren not in discussion with Apple in respect of any potential investment - McLaren spokesman

* McLaren is not in discussion with Apple in respect of any

potential investment - McLaren spokesman

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BRIEF-Akka technologies H1 revenue up 19 pct at 550.2 million euros

* H1 revenue up 19 pct at 550.2 million euros ($613.97

million)

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European tech firms tiptoe back to IPO market

FRANKFURT, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A handful of European tech

firms are testing the appetite for initial public offerings,

taking their lead from a modest rebound in listings in the

United States following a two-year slump.

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UPDATE 1-Apple eyes British supercar maker McLaren - FT

Sept 21 (Reuters) - Apple Inc has approached

British Formula One team owner McLaren Technology Group for a

strategic investment or a potential buyout, the Financial Times

reported, citing sources.

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BRIEF-RNTS Media board appoints Ziv Elul as COO and CEO-designate

* Directorate change: RNTS Media board appoints Ziv Elul as

COO and CEO-designate

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BRIEF-RNTS Media H1 pro-forma revenues accelerate by 90% to 94.8 mln euros

* H1 pro-forma revenues accelerated by 90% to 94.8 million

euros ($105.59 million)and EBITDA improved to -5.5 million euros

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Japan's Abe: ageing, shrinking population not burden but incentive

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said

Japan's ageing, shrinking population was not a burden for the

world's third largest economy, but an incentive to boost

productivity through innovations like robots, wireless sensors,

and Artificial Intelligence.

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BRIEF-Canada Post announces partnership with Shopify

* Shopify merchants are able to purchase shipping labels at

up to 40 percent off usual Canada Post rates when buying labels

through Shopify

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BlackBerry to resell app from startup that found major Android bug

TORONTO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd

has agreed to offer anti-hacking software from a startup that

last year discovered a major Android bug, it said on Wednesday,

as the once-dominant smartphone company seeks to leverage ties

to corporate and government clients to boost its software

revenue.

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UPDATE 1-Denmark's Nets to launch early IPO on Friday due to share demand

COPENHAGEN, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Denmark's Nets will list in

Copenhagen on Friday, four days earlier than planned, after

attracting solid interest in its shares, the card payment

services company said on Wednesday.

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Swiss voters likely to back new law on surveillance - survey

ZURICH, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Voters in Switzerland on Sunday

are likely to back a law extending the spy service's authority

to monitor internet traffic, deploy drones and hack foreign

computer systems to combat militant attacks, a survey shows.

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UK watchdog drops plans for review of Big Data use by insurers

LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Britain's markets watchdog has

dropped plans for a formal market review of whether Big Data

might make it harder or more expensive for some customers to buy

car and home insurance, saying there was no evidence of that so

far.

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RPT-Divided U.S. Supreme Court turns to less sensitive IP cases

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Shorthanded and

ideologically divided, the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to take up

any cases on politically sensitive social issues in its new term

starting in October, instead showing a keen interest in more

technical cases of importance to business such as disputes over

intellectual property.

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Taiwan asks Google to blur images showing new S.China Sea facilities

TAIPEI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said

on Wednesday it is asking Google to blur satellite images

showing what experts say appear to be new military installations

on Itu Aba, Taipei's sole holding in the disputed South China

Sea.

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BRIEF-Gu Ta Internet Information appoints Ernst & Young Global Limited as auditor

* Says it appoints Ernst & Young Global Limited as new

auditor

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BRIEF-Kanamic Network plans private placement of 33,000 shares

* Says it plans to issue 33,000 shares via private placement

and aims to raise about 91.1 million yen, with subscription date

on Sept. 28 and payment date on Sept. 29

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BRIEF-Geonext plans private placement of 23.8 mln shares; shareholding structure changes

* Says it plans to issue 23.8 million shares via private

placement and aims to raise 714 million yen in total, on Oct.

24, to fund project and repay loan

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BRIEF-China's Inesa Intelligent Tech plans JV with partners

* Says it plans to set up JV with partners including

Shanghai Feilo Acoustics' unit with registered

capital of 150 million yuan ($22.49 million)

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BRIEF-Feitian Technologies plans to set up U.S. unit

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BRIEF-R&I upgrades Mitsuba's rating to "BBB" and says stable outlook - R&I

* Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) upgraded the

company's rating to "BBB" from "BBB-" - R&I

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BRIEF-TargetEveryOne signs deal with Hamar Media in Norway

* Signs agreement with Norwegian media company Hamar Media AS

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

BRIEF-Gemalto and Valeo partner to turn smartphones into secure car keys

* Gemalto and Valeo partner to turn smartphones into a secure car keys

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BRIEF-Suprema receive patent

* Says it receives patent on apparatus and method for

recognizing face based on environment adaption

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New Zealand posts record migrants, but key sectors missing out

WELLINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - New Zealand's immigration

boom struck a record with 125,000 newcomers landing in the 12

months through August, yet shortages of skilled labour in hot

sectors like tech and construction is fuelling criticism of

government policies.

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BRIEF-Shenzhen Suntak Circuit Technology sets IPO pricing for its Shenzhen IPO

Sept 21 (Reuters) - Shenzhen Suntak Circuit Technology Co

Ltd

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BRIEF-AVIT to invest 100 mln yuan in Beijing-based tech firm

* Says it to invest 100 million yuan and to hold 4.7 percent

stake in a Beijing-based technology firm via stake acquisition

and capital injection

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BRIEF-Cirtek holdings entered into note facility agreement with Bank Of Philippine Islands

* Agreement for issuance of corporate notes in aggregate

principal amount of US$ 30 million

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BRIEF-Nsfocus Information Technology unit to hold 10 pct stake in Beijing-based IT firm

* Says it to inject capital of 5 million yuan in its

Beijing-based unit and the unit to invest the 5 million yuan in

a Beijing-based information technology firm

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BRIEF-Sumavision Technologies wins bid worth 9.2 mln yuan in project

* Says it won bid in a Equipment procurement and engineering

implementation project of a wireless digital covering project

for radio and television program

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EXPERT VIEWS-How have the U.N.'s global goals fared one year on?

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - World

leaders one year ago agreed on an ambitious set of global goals

designed to tackle the world's most troubling problems such as

extreme poverty and inequality by 2030 at the United Nations.

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UPDATE 2-Adobe revenue beats estimates as cloud push gains pace

* Shares on pace to open at record high

(Adds CFO comment from conference call, details; updates

shares)

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Apple's iPhone 7 more expensive to make - IHS Markit

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Apple Inc is spending more to

manufacture its iPhone 7 smartphone than predecessor iPhone 6S

due to features such as a bigger battery and larger storage

capacity, according to a teardown by IHS Markit Ltd.

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UPDATE 2-U.S. proposes regulators have more say in self-driving car design

WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The Obama administration

proposed on Tuesday deeper government involvement in the design

of autonomous vehicle systems and called on manufacturers to

share more information about how such systems work and why they

fail.

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Tesla fixes security bugs after claims of Model S hack

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc has rolled out

a security patch for its electric cars after Chinese security

researchers uncovered vulnerabilities they said allowed them to

remotely attack a Tesla Model S sedan.

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UPDATE 1-Microsoft raises dividend, plans $40 bln share buyback

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Tuesday

raised its quarterly dividend by 8 percent and said it would buy

back up to $40 billion as part of a new share repurchase

program.

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BRIEF-CA technologies to acquire Blazemeter

* Ca Technologies to acquire Blazemeter to drive speed and

quality of application testing practices

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BRIEF-Adobe reports record revenue

* Q3 earnings per share view $0.72 -- Thomson Reuters

I/B/E/S

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Brazil sugar mills boost machine purchases as outlook improves

SAO PAULO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian sugar cane mills

are increasing purchases of machinery in an effort to improve

efficiency in the field as the robust demand outlook for the

sweetener encourages companies to boost investments.

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BRIEF-Perk.com says Surojit Niyogi disposes all his shareholdings in Perk

* On Sept 15, Surojit Niyogi disposed all his shareholdings

in co consisting of 1.9 million co's shares,1.5 million Perk

Class A restricted voting shares

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VW's Audi head questioned over emissions scandal

HANOVER, Germany, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The head of

Volkswagen's luxury car division Audi has been

questioned by investigators looking into the company's emissions

scandal, VW Chief Executive Matthias Mueller said on Tuesday.

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BRIEF-Hitachi Kokusai Electric to keep payout ratio at 30 pct or higher - Nikkei

* Hitachi Kokusai Electric aims to pay out at least 30 pct

of its profit to shareholders each year - Nikkei

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BRIEF-Alten H1 net income group share rises 34.4% to 60.9 million euros

* H1 net income group share up 34.4% to EUR 60.9 million

($67.99 million) from EUR 45.3 million year ago

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CORRECTED-Patent licensing firm Tessera to buy audio technology company DTS

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Patent licensing company Tessera

Technologies Inc said on Tuesday that it would buy

audio technology company DTS Inc for about $850 million

in cash.

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BRIEF-Cibox Inter@ctive H1 net profit drops to 218,000 euros

* H1 net profit EUR 218,000 ($243,418.80) versus EUR

240,000 year ago

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BRIEF-Tronics Microsystems H1 net loss group share widens to 2.6 million euros

* H1 net loss group share EUR 2.6 million ($2.90 million)

versus loss of EUR 1.2 million year ago

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EU mergers and takeovers (Sept 20)

BRUSSELS, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The following are mergers

under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the

EU merger process:

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VW's MAN to sell trucks with new digital services from 2017

BERLIN, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Volkswagen division

MAN will next year start selling heavy-duty commercial

vehicles with new digital services to make its trucks more

efficient, as VW looks to challenge rivals Daimler

and Volvo AB.

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BRIEF-Quest Holdings H1 net result swings to profit of EUR 4.7 mln

* H1 net profit 4.7 million euros ($5.25 million) versus

loss 1.1 million euros year ago

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BRIEF-Sky, ITV invest in GINX eSports TV owner

* Announces that it has invested 1.55 mln stg in GINX TV,

owner of UK & Ireland's only 24-hour eSports tv channel, GINX

eSports TV

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BRIEF-Bimobject receives EUR 145,000 order in Germany

* Bimobject receives order of 145,000 euros ($162,067) in Germany

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BRIEF-Merger termination may require DTS to pay Tessera a fee of $25.5 million

* Upon termination of merger agreement under specified

circumstances, DTS may be required to pay Tessera a termination

fee of $25.5 million

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Monitor funds' influence on German business - monopolies body

BERLIN, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Germany needs to keep a closer

eye on the influence of funds and institutional investors on

German business because they may be distorting competition, the

head of the Monopolies Commission said on Tuesday.

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UPDATE 1-Patent licensing firm Tessera to buy audio equipment maker DTS

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Patent licensing company Tessera

Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it would buy audio

equipment maker DTS Inc for about $850 million in cash.

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BRIEF-Zebra Technologies sees to record pre-tax charge of about $65-$80 mln

* Expects to record non-cash pre-tax charge in range of

about $65-$80 million related to sale of its wireless LAN unit -

SEC filing

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BRIEF-Wipro joins Oracle cloud managed service provider program

* Says Wipro joins Oracle cloud managed service provider

program

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BRIEF-Beijing Honggao Creative Construction Design unit gets 7.9 mln yuan decoration order

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Beijing Honggao Creative Construction

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BRIEF-Shenzhen Coship Electronics to sell entire 39 pct stake in Harbin network firm for 2.3 mln yuan

* Says it plans to sell entire 39 percent stake in

Harbin-based network firm for 2.3 million yuan

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BRIEF-Beijing Honggao Creative Construction Design plans 500 mln yuan industry buyout fund

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Beijing Honggao Creative Construction

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BRIEF-Box gets approval for global BCRs from some European authorities

* Completed EU approval process from UK Information

Commissioner's office for global Binding Corporate Rules as data

processor and controller

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Monday, September 19, 2016

BRIEF-Atrae to start new service wevox project

* Says it will start new service wevox project in early

November

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BRIEF-Happigo Home Shopping plans acquisition, shares trade remains halted

* Says it plans to acquire stakes in seven media,

entertainment and advertising firms, shares trade remains halted

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BRIEF-UB Care receives patent

* Says it receives patent on Sept. 20, for apparatus and

method for pulse compression of coded excitation in medical

ultrasound imaging

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UPDATE 1-Ride-hailing app Grab raises $750 mln in funding led by SoftBank

* Southeast Asia is key battleground for ride-hailing firms

(Adds details on investors, valuation, plans, context)

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BRIEF-Sourcenext to sell APP Planner 5D in Japan under business alliance with Lithuania co Planner 5D

* Says it formed business alliance with Lithuania-based

company Planner 5D, to jointly sell Android application Planner

5D in Japan since October

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BRIEF-Takachiho Koheki buys back 200,000 shares for 179 mln yen

* Says it completed repurchase of 200,000 shares for 179

million yen on Sep. 20

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UPDATE 2-U.S. may seek power to pre-approve self-driving car technology

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Obama administration

said Monday it was considering seeking the power to review and

approve technology for self-driving cars before they hit the

road and said U.S. states should not set separate rules.

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Ride-hailing app Grab raises $750 mln in funding led by SoftBank

SINGAPORE, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian ride-hailing

firm Grab said it raised $750 million in a funding round led by

investor SoftBank Group, adding that it would continue

expanding in the region and also significantly invest in mobile

payments capabilities.

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U.S. may seek power to pre-approve self-driving car technology

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Obama administration

said Monday it was considering seeking the power to review and

approve technology for self-driving cars before they hit the

road and said U.S. states should not set individual rules

regulating fully self-driving vehicles.

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REFILE-Indonesia to investigate Google for possible unpaid taxes

JAKARTA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia's tax office will

investigate Alphabet Inc's Google for alleged unpaid

taxes in Southeast Asia's largest economy, a senior finance

ministry official said on Thursday.

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BRIEF-Cirrus Logic set to join S&P Midcap;400 Amphastar to join S&P Smallcap 600

* Cirrus Logic set to join S&P Midcap 400; Amphastar

Pharmaceuticals to join S&P Smallcap 600

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Bitcoin is money, U.S. judge says in case tied to JPMorgan hack

NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Bitcoin qualifies as money, a

federal judge ruled on Monday, in a decision linked to a

criminal case over hacking attacks against JPMorgan Chase & Co

and other companies.

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BRIEF-GeoOp Ltd updates on rights issue

* NRP has agreed to invest a minimum of NZ$750,000 in

company regardless of amount raised under rights issue

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BRIEF-Intel Corp says Robert Swan will receive a hiring bonus

* Intel Corp says in connection with his appointment, Robert

Swan will receive a hiring bonus of $5.5 million

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UPDATE 1-Intel hires Robert Swan from General Atlantic as CFO

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Intel Corp named Robert Swan

chief financial officer, replacing company veteran Stacy Smith

who is moving to a new role leading sales, manufacturing and

operations.

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Intel names Robert Swan CFO

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Intel Corp named Robert Swan

chief financial officer, replacing Stacy Smith who will move to

a new role leading sales, manufacturing and operations.

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BRIEF-Autodesk increases share repurchase program

* Says to repurchase up to 30 million shares of company's

common stock

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UPDATE 2-Britain's May to meet Goldman, Amazon, IBM to discuss post-Brexit investment

* May says she will get the right deal for Britain

(Adds May comment, details on Brexit negotiations)

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BRIEF-Nascent Objects says it will join Facebook's Building 8

* Nascent Objects, the modular consumer electronics platform operator, says it will join

Facebook's Building 8

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RPT-UPDATE 1-Britain's May to meet Goldman, Amazon, IBM to discuss post-Brexit investment

NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa

May will meet business chiefs from firms including Goldman Sachs

, IBM and Amazon on Monday in an attempt

to reassure investors after her country's shock vote to leave

the European Union.

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Animal tagging group Datamars put up for sale by private equity owner-sources

FRANKFURT, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Buyout group Columna Capital

is preparing its Swiss animal tagging group Datamars for a sale

in a potential deal that could be worth as much as over 300

million Swiss francs ($306 million), two people close to the

deal said.

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Juncker needs no protection from tough questions, EU says

BRUSSELS, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The European Commission said

on Monday that Jean-Claude Juncker needed no protection from

awkward questions after a video blogger accused a staffer at

YouTube of trying to censor her questions to the EU chief

executive.

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China pledges additional $100 million humanitarian aid for refugees

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19 (Reuters) - China plans to provide

an additional $100 million in assistance to help deal with the

global refugee crisis, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on

Monday.

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BRIEF-ACV Auctions secures $5 mln funding

* ACV auctions secures $5 million in funding and appoints

George Chamoun as CEO

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Abu Dhabi to introduce new regulations for ride-hailing apps

ABU DHABI, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Ride-hailing services such as

Uber and others will have to register their apps and

heed new regulations to operate in Abu Dhabi, a top official at

the Gulf emirate's taxi regulator said on Monday.

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BRIEF-Intermap says lender Vertex to invest additional $2 mln in co

* Intermap announces refinancing and appointment of new

directors

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Global buyers line up for Naspers' $2.2 bln Polish auction site sale -sources

LONDON/WARSAW, Sept 19 (Reuters) - South Africa's Naspers

is set to receive at least four bids for Allegro in a

deal that could value Eastern Europe's No.1 auction website at

up to $2.2 billion, sources familiar with the talks said on

Monday.

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BRIEF-Leidos wins $777 million GSA contract for army geospatial mapping program

* Leidos Holdings Inc wins $777 million GSA contract for

army geospatial mapping program

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UPDATE 1-EU opens probe into tax deals between Luxembourg and Engie

BRUSSELS, Sept 19 (Reuters) - European Union antitrust

regulators opened a probe on Monday into tax deals granted by

Luxembourg to French power utility Engie, stepping up

the EU's campaign against tax avoidance by multinationals.

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BRIEF-Scanfil Vantaa to start statutory negotiations to restructure operations

* Scanfil Vantaa Oy to start statutory negotiations to restructure operations

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BRIEF-Yunnan Nantian Electronics halts plan to acquire 90 pct stake in Karakal Technology

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Yunnan Nantian Electronics Information

Co Ltd

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BRIEF-Pci-Suntek Technology's unit signs equipment, service contracts worth 374.3 mln yuan

* Says unit signs equipment and service contracts worth

374.3 million yuan ($56.11 million)

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Takeaway.com aims to raise 350 mln euros in IPO

AMSTERDAM, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Dutch-based online food

ordering service Takeaway.com said on Monday it would seek to

raise 350 million euros ($390 million) in an initial public

offering that would give it a market value of between 904

million and 1.12 billion euros.

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BRIEF-Fujian Rongji Software's unit signs contract with China Railway Construction

* Says unit signs contract with China Railway Construction

Group on software park project with investment about 600 million

yuan ($89.97 million)

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BRIEF-Permira Funds says to buy P&I Personal & Informatik AG

* Permira Funds to acquire leading German HR software firm

P&I Personal & Informatik AG

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BRIEF-Aqeri Holding signs deal worth about SEK 6 mln

* Signs deal worth about 6 million Swedish crowns ($701,221.29)

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BRIEF-Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to buy machinery equipment at T$1,87 bln

* Says it will buy a batch of machinery equipment at T$1.87

billion in total

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Indian shares set for 4th session of gains on global cues

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Indian shares edged up on Monday,

heading for their fourth consecutive session of rises, tracking

gains in Asian markets as investors looked ahead to key central

bank meetings in the United States and Japan this week for clues

on global monetary policies.

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Alibaba's Cainiao to raise more money; current funds good for up to 18 mths

HANGZHOU, China, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Cainiao Network, the

logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding

Ltd, will hold another round of fundraising but it is

hoping that money raised in March will be sufficient for a year

to 18 months.

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Sunday, September 18, 2016

BRIEF-Union Semiconductor Equipment signs contract worth 2.98 bln won

* Says it signs contract with Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics

Technology Co.,Ltd, to provide OLED equipment

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BRIEF-TSMC orders equipment from Ultratech, KLA-Tencor, Applied Materials

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co

Ltd

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BRIEF-Inspur Electronic gets approval to issue 4 bln yuan commercial paper, medium-term notes

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Inspur Electronic Information Industry

Co Ltd

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UPDATE 1-Sunac China to buy property assets from Legend for $2.1 bln

* Legend to exit real estate development sector with this

deal

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Taiwan's Advantech says US trade probe under control

TAIPEI, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Advantech Co

on Monday said it is looking into measures to deal with a U.S.

International Trade Commission probe into a small amount of

products it sold with software provided by German-based 3S-Smart

Software Solutions.

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UPDATE 4-"Game of Thrones", "Veep" take top prizes again at Emmys

LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Fantasy drama series "Game

of Thrones" and comedy "Veep" won the top Emmys for a second

straight year on Sunday, fending off challenges from newcomers.

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Sunac China in $2.1 bln property deal with Legend

HONG KONG, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Chinese real estate developer

Sunac China Holdings Ltd will buy property businesses

for a consideration of 13.8 billion yuan ($2.07 billion) from

Legend Holdings, according to a stock exchange

notification.

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Taiwan stocks rise over 2 pct on bargain-hunting

TAIPEI, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks rose more than 2

percent on Monday as investors hunted for bargains after a long

weekend and five straight sessions of falls.

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Box Office: 'Blair Witch,' 'Bridget Jones's Baby' Fall Flat as 'Sully' Soars

LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Variety.com) - Some things aren't

worth the wait.

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O.J. Simpson drama set to sweep Emmys in big year for TV diversity

LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The dramatization of O.J.

Simpson's sensational 1995 double murder trial looks set to

sweep Sunday's Emmy Awards, crowning an extraordinary year for

American television and actors of multiple ethnic hues.

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UPDATE 2-Samsung Electronics says sold shares in four companies

* Sales won't affect existing business relationships

-Samsung

(Updates with comment from Samsung on transaction)

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Saturday, September 17, 2016

VW's Audi R&D head to be suspended over emissions scandal -Bild am Sonntag

BERLIN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Audi

head of development will be suspended this coming week as part

of the investigation into an emissions scandal, Bild am Sonntag

reported citing sources.

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Samsung Electronics says sold shares in four companies

SEOUL, Sept 18 (Reuters) - South Korean tech giant Samsung

Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it sold shares in

ASML Holding NV, Rambus Inc, Seagate

Technology Plc and Sharp Corp.

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UPDATE 2-Global fund raises $12.9 bln to fight AIDS, TB and malaria

MONTREAL, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A global fund has raised over

$12.9 billion from international donors as part of a campaign

aimed at effectively eradicating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis

by 2030, conference organizers said on Saturday.

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UPDATE 1-Florida man sues Samsung, says Galaxy Note 7 exploded

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co was

sued on Friday by a Florida man who said he suffered severe

burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his front

pants pocket.

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Friday, September 16, 2016

Twitter grabs average 243,000 viewers in NFL livestream debut

NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc attracted an average of 243,000 viewers to Thursday's National Football League livestream of the New York Jets triumph over the Buffalo Bills, the first time the social media platform has broadcast an NFL game.

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BRIEF-NFL says season premiere of Thursday Night Football draws audience of 15.7 mln viewers

* Season premiere of Thursday Night Football draws an

audience of 15.7 million viewers across all platforms

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Mobileye says it warned Tesla against enabling 'hands-free' driving

FRANKFURT, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Mobileye NV said in

a U.S. securities filing on Friday that its top executives were

assured by Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk

that drivers of the company's electric cars would not be allowed

to take their hands off the wheel when using the "Autopilot"

driving assistance system, but Tesla later allowed hands-free

driving over Mobileye's objections.

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BRIEF-Salesforce.com says it has raised $26.3 million in equity financing

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Florida man sues Samsung, says Galaxy Note 7 exploded

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co was

sued on Friday by a Florida man who said he suffered severe

burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his front

pants pocket.

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BRIEF-Tessera unit enters into settlement agreement with St.Paul Mercury

* Pursuant to settlement with St.Paul, Tessera will receive

$5.0 million in q3 of 2016

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Sensing threat, UPS plans to expand its 3D printing operations

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept 16 (Reuters) - United Parcel Service

plans to expand its 3D printing service to Asia and

Europe, the U.S. shipping company has told Reuters, in a bid to

fully embrace and get ahead of a trend that threatens to eat

away a small but lucrative part of its business.

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UPDATE 2-Fans cheer, but iPhone 7 gets a subdued welcome

SHANGHAI/SYDNEY/SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Apple

employees enthusiastically counted down the last moments before

stores from San Francisco to Shanghai opened on Friday to launch

the iPhone 7, but the ranks of shoppers were notably thinner

than in previous years.

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Merkel declines comment on U.S. penalty for Deutsche Bank

BERLIN, Sept 16 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel

declined to comment on Friday on the decision by the U.S.

Department of Justice to demand $14 billion from Deutsche Bank

to settle claims the lender missold mortgage-backed

securities.

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REFILE-UPDATE 1-Court approves U.S. request to extradite Briton suspected of hacking FBI, Fed

LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A London court on Friday

approved the extradition of an autistic British man to the

United States to face trial for hacking high-security state

computers, despite warnings he might kill himself if sent to a

U.S. jail.

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S&P revises Finland credit outlook to stable from negative

HELSINKI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's affirmed its

AA+ rating for Finland on Friday and revised the rating outlook

to stable from negative, saying public finances would improve as

the economy gradually recovers.

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UPDATE 1-Obama enlists Republican Kasich to strategize on TPP passage

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama

on Friday engaged Ohio Governor John Kasich, a high-profile

political foe, to help press Republicans to approve the

12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal before he leaves

office in four months.

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Hunt for yield leads U.S. mutual fund managers to private assets

NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) - With traditional

dividend-paying stocks such as utilities and telecom companies

trading near record highs, U.S. mutual fund managers desperate

for income are increasingly taking a new tack: going private

instead.

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Obama enlists Republican Kasich to press for TPP passage

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama

on Friday engaged Ohio Governor John Kasich, a high-profile

political foe, to help press Republicans to approve the

12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal before he leaves

office in four months.

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BRIEF-Baltic Ceramics Investments unit to get EU subsidy

* Its unit to get EU subsidy for its consortium 4.7 million

euros ($5.3 million) project "Renewable Power Generation" at

level of max. 95.74 percent

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Investors still hooked on US corporate bonds

NEW YORK, Sept 16 (IFR) - There are still no visible signs

of fatigue in the US high-grade corporate bond market as volumes

for the year surged past US$1trn in a week struck by a nasty

bout of volatility.

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BRIEF-Intel raises third-quarter revenue expectations

* Says expects third-quarter revenue to be $15.6 billion,

plus or minus $300 million

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BRIEF-Sigma promotes Sal Cobar to COO role

* Sigma promotes Sal Cobar to COO role

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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Sept 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1100 GMT on Friday:

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BRIEF-IDH delegates Lukasz Bartczak to perform duties of temporary company's CEO

* Delegates Lukasz Bartczak, member of the company's

supervisory board, to perform duties of temporary company's CEO

for period of 3 months 

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BRIEF-Electric Cloud raises about $6.2 mln in equity financing

* Files to say it raised about $6.2 mln in equity financing

- SEC filing

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UPDATE 1-Samsung Elec to resume Galaxy Note 7 sales in S.Korea on Sept 28

* Recall could cost Samsung nearly $5 bln in revenue -

analysts

(Updates with background, details on recall process and SDI)

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UPDATE 2-Water protests in tech hub expose urban India's growing pains

* But water, infrastructure challenges loom

(Adds details on Thomson Reuters)

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BRIEF-Elon Musk says hoping to start worldwide rollout of Autopilot 8.0 on Wednesday- tweet

* Elon Musk says hoping to start worldwide rollout of

Autopilot 8.0 on Wednesday if no last minute issues discovered-

tweet

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Samsung Elec says to restart Galaxy Note 7 sales in S.Korea on Sept 28

SEOUL, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

said on Friday it will resume selling new Galaxy

Note 7 smartphones to customers in South Korea starting on Sept.

28, as the firm seeks to limit the fallout from a costly recall

of the high-end device.

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BRIEF-Avast Software extends its tender offer for AVG

* Extended its previously announced tender offer to purchase

all of outstanding ordinary shares of AVG Technologies N.V. for

$25

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BRIEF-Raysearch says wins order for Raystation

* Says Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham selects

Raystation

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BRIEF-Ellaktor H1 turnover up at EUR 847.5 mln

* H1 turnover 847.5 million euros ($952.00 million) versus

742.8 million euros year ago

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

BRIEF-Dedalus to own 99.1 pct of NoemaLife after tender offer

* Dedalus reported on Thursday the final results of its

tender offer on 11.6 percent share capital of NoemaLife

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BRIEF-Fingerprint Cards concludes buy-back of own shares

* During the period June 3-September 15, Fingerprint Cards

bought back a total of 10 228 000 shares, equivalent to 3% of

the total number of shares, for a total price of SEK 1,032 mln

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RPT-UPDATE 1- Fans cheer, but Asia gives iPhone 7 subdued welcome

SHANGHAI/SYDNEY, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc fans

from Sydney to Shanghai, the first customers worldwide to snap

the new iPhone 7 off the shelves, cheered as they left stores on

Friday brandishing their purchases, flanked by applauding sales

staff.

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BRIEF-Cellnovo Group raises circa 5.4 million euros in capital increase

* Cellnovo raises circa 5.4 million euros ($6.07 million) in

capital increase without preferential subscription rights

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UPDATE 2-Twitter users cheer Thursday Night Football live video

NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc made a smooth debut with its broadcast of a National Football League game on Thursday, attracting generally positive tweets throughout the matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets.

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UPDATE 1- Fans cheer, but Asia gives iPhone 7 subdued welcome

SHANGHAI/SYDNEY, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc fans

from Sydney to Shanghai, the first customers worldwide to snap

the new iPhone 7 off the shelves, cheered as they left stores on

Friday brandishing their purchases, flanked by applauding sales

staff.

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BRIEF-Huizhou Speed Wireless Technology unit gets patent licenses

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Huizhou Speed Wireless Technology Co Ltd

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BRIEF-Ad-Sol Nissin upgrades to TSE first section

* Says it began listing on TSE first section from second

section on Sep. 16

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BRIEF-CallidusCloud announces pricing of follow-on offering

* Announced pricing of underwritten registered public

offering of 5.1 million shares of common stock at $18.25 per

share

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UPDATE 1-Hanjin says U.S.-bound ship is being held "hostage"



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Tesla says Mobileye balked after learning carmaker to make own cameras

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc

on Thursday said its former camera supplier Mobileye

disparaged the safety of Tesla's assisted driving technology

Autopilot after learning the carmaker was developing its own

vision system.

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BRIEF-Everbridge prices IPO of 7.5 mln shares of common stock for $12.00 per share

* Shares are expected to begin trading on NASDAQ global

market under ticker symbol "EVBG" on September 16, 2016

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UPDATE 1-Jefferies launches new technology group, six bankers start work

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Jefferies Group LLC has

officially launched its expanded technology investment banking

practice, with six new managing directors starting their new

roles in San Francisco, according to a memo the bank sent out to

clients this week.

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BRIEF-Materialise NV files for offering of up to 35.03 million American Depositary Shares

* Files for offering of up to 35.03 million American

Depositary Shares representing 35,032,250 ordinary shares

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rise as U.S. data dims Sept rate hike chances

* Crude rises on gasoline spike amid pipeline outage

(Updates to close of U.S. trading)

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BRIEF-Comscore:Issues identified in investigation by audit committee and King & Spalding Llp

* Issues identified in investigation by audit committee with

assistance of King & Spalding Llp

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UPDATE 1-Oracle's quarterly revenue misses estimates

Sept 15 (Reuters) - Oracle Corp reported

lower-than-expected quarterly revenue as growth in its

cloud-based offerings failed to make up for weakness in its

traditional software licensing business.

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UPDATE 1-Samsung to recall Galaxy Note 7 smartphones - U.S. agency

Sept 15 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

will recall Galaxy Note 7 smartphones due to serious fire and

burn hazards, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

said.

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Silicon Valley 3D printing startup gets $81 million in new funding

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept 15 (Reuters) - Carbon, a Silicon

Valley startup that is developing 3D printers to produce medical

devices and car parts on demand, said on Thursday it had closed

on $81 million in funding that brought the total it has raised

to $222 million.

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Twitter abuzz as live-video test of Thursday Night Football nears

NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Social media users were buzzing on Thursday as Twitter Inc prepared for its first broadcast of a National Football League game, a match up between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills, which tests Twitter's strategy of putting big games on small screens.

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U.S. FCC chair says his set-top box reform proposal may change

WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Federal

Communications Commission said he might change his proposal to

allow tens of millions of U.S. pay TV subscribers to ditch

costly set-top boxes and access video programming online.

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Baidu receives approval from California DMV to test self-driving cars

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - China-based internet

company Baidu has received a permit to test its

self-driving cars in California from the state's Department of

Motor Vehicles, as the race to introduce driverless automobiles

accelerates.

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BRIEF-Linx to run restricted offering of 24 million common shares

* Said on Wednesday its board of directors approved the

primary public offering with restricted placement efforts of

24.0 million common shares

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BRIEF-Soft Computing H1 net income stable at 0.9 million euros

* H1 IFRS operating income 1.5 million euros ($1.69 million) versus 1.4 million euros year

ago

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UPDATE 2-Teva, Intel to develop wearable tech for Huntington's disease

Sept 15 (Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

said on Thursday it was collaborating with Intel Corp

to develop a wearable technology platform to track the

progression of disease in patients with Huntington's, a fatal

degenerative disorder.

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BRIEF-Esprinet SpA H1 net profit down at EUR 10.4 million

* H1 net profit 10.4 million euros ($11.69 million) versus

13.2 million euros year ago

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Reliance Communications/Aircel venture looks to raise $1 bln for expansion

MUMBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Reliance Communications

, which is to merge its wireless business with smaller

rival Aircel, said on Thursday the combined carrier would look

to raise about $1 billion in equity from outside investors for

expansion and to pay for mobile spectrum.

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CORRECTED-MOVES-Technology veteran Dave Johnson joins Israeli venture capital fund

Sept 14 (Reuters) - Veteran technology dealmaker David

Johnson has joined Glilot Capital Partners, which specializes in

enterprise software and cyber security technology, the Israeli

venture capital fund said on Wednesday.

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Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions

Sept 15 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1400 GMT on

Thursday:

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BRIEF-MTN to decommission its Mobile Money service

* MTN decommissions its Mobile Money service, new financial

products to launch soon

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BRIEF-GigPeak says increased volume orders for 40Gbps QSFP+ drivers, TIAs through balance of 2016

* GigPeak announces quarter shipment of ICs for data center

applications, and sampling of SR and LR PAM4 IC chipsets

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TD sells home improvement financing assets

TORONTO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Toronto Dominion Bank

has sold home improvement financing assets to financial

technology company Financeit and Concentra, a provider of

services to credit unions, the buyers said on Thursday.

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'Mr.Robot,' 'The Americans' challenge 'Game of Thrones' for Emmy crown

Sept 15 (Reuters) - A pair of Cold War Soviet spies and an

awkward cyber hacker challenge the warring nobles of the Iron

Throne at the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, where more than

20 awards celebrating the best of television will be handed out.

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Pandora launches new radio service 'Pandora Plus'

Sept 15 (Reuters) - Online radio service Pandora Media Inc

launched "Pandora Plus", its new subscription service, on

Thursday as it looks to gain market share amid stiff competition

from Apple Inc, Spotify and Amazon.com Inc.

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BRIEF-Viavi increases common stock repurchase program from $100 mln to $150 mln

* Reaffirms q1 2017 non-gaap earnings per share view $0.06

to $0.08

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BRIEF-Netsol Technologies Q4 GAAP earnings per share $0.19

* Netsol Technologies announces fourth quarter and full

fiscal year 2016 financial results

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UPDATE 1-Indonesia to investigate Google for possible unpaid taxes



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BRIEF-UK's CMA makes proposals to remedy provisional ICE/Trayport deal concerns

* UK's CMA announces proposal to remedy provisional SLC

identified by CMA in ICE/Trayport merger inquiry

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BRIEF-Edia plans 300 mln yen term loan

* Says it plans to take out a 3-yr term loan of 300 million

yen in mid-Sept., to meet the working capital need

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BRIEF-BE announces 2017-2019 targets, expects 2019 EBITDA over EUR 28 mln

* 2019 production value target of over 200 million euros ($224.56 million)

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Purplebricks latest British real estate firm to shrug off Brexit

LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - British online real estate agent

Purplebricks Group Plc became the latest home seller to

play down the impact of Brexit on Thursday, saying there had

been little discernible impact on trading from the vote to leave

the EU.

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BRIEF-Takeaway.com valued at 1-1.2 bln euros pre-IPO -newspaper

AMSTERDAM, Sept 15 (Reuters) - **Analysts working on

Takeaway.com's initial public offering of shares have valued it

at 1-1.2 billion euros, Dutch daily Het Financieele Dagblad

reports.

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BRIEF-Adesso takes over business intelligence specialist flitcon GmbH

* Takes over business intelligence specialist flitcon GmbH

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BRIEF-MKSystem to buy 79.06 pct stake in Business Net Corp for 601.6 mln yen

* Says it plans to buy 79.06 percent stake of shares in

Business Net Corp which is engaged in HR and administration

consulting business, for 601.6 million yen in total, on Oct. 3

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

UPDATE 1-McDonald's gets final bids for N.Asia outlets -sources

* Final bids were due on Wednesday for Hong Kong, China

assets

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BRIEF-Obducat gets order for two Quickstep 1200 systems from Defense Industry

* Subsidiary solar-semi GmbH has received an order from a Defense Industry related company

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UPDATE 1-Merkel wants Germany to get refugees into workforce faster

* Merkel urges faster integration after meeting executives

(Recasts with Merkel comments)

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Labels release cut-rate music streaming service amid shift to flexible pricing

Sept 14 (Reuters) - Two major record labels are rolling out

a low-priced music streaming service in the United Kingdom, a

rare foray by record companies directly into the field and

another sign the industry is finally moving towards more

flexible pricing.

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FEATURE-Facebook post inspires landmark case for migrant workers in Thailand

BANGKOK, Sept 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tun Tun Win

and his co-workers from Myanmar thought life was fine at the

Thammakaset chicken farm in central Thailand, where they reared

hundreds of thousands of birds for export to the European Union.

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BRIEF-Disney is cutting 250 jobs at animation unit - NYT

* A portion of new layoffs at Walt Disney have hit video game workers - NYT

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BRIEF-Activision Blizzard prices $1.5 bln of senior unsecured notes

* Activision blizzard prices $1.5 billion of senior

unsecured notes

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BRIEF-Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook - Facebook's 7th data center will be in Los Lunas, New Mexico in the United States

* Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook - Facebook's 7th data center

will be in Los Lunas, New Mexico in the United States

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Japan report shows Apple, Google hinder app competition - Nikkei

Sept 14 (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's

Google engage in practices that undermine competition

in the smartphone app market, Nikkei said, citing a report by

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

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YOUR MONEY-As baby leaves go gender-neutral, dads get time off

NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - When Brian Cooksey joined a

tech startup as a software developer in 2011, he was not

thinking about the benefits package, especially not the parental

leave policy - and neither was the company.

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BRIEF-Julian Singer reports 5.6 pct stake in Aviat Networks

* Purchased Aviat Networks Inc shares based on belief that

shares, when purchased, were undervalued

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Designer Brandon Maxwell feels the love for Spring/Summer 2017

NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Fashion designer Brandon

Maxwell kicked off his Spring/Summer 2017 collection at New

York's Russian Tea Room restaurant on Tuesday, with his "best

friend" Lady Gaga sitting in the front row.

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U.S.-Israeli app testing firm Applause raises $35 mln

TEL AVIV, Sept 14 (Reuters) - U.S.-Israeli Applause said on

Wednesday it has raised $35 million in a financing round led by

Credit Suisse's Direct Equity Partners and Accenture, bringing

its total funding to date to more than $115 million.

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Comcast's NBCU books $250 mln in profit from Rio Olympics coverage

Sept 14 (Reuters) - NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp

, said the company booked more than $250 million in

profit from the Rio Olympics coverage, helped by strong

advertising sales.

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BRIEF-Generix group announces stake acquisition in Sologlobe Logistics Inc

* Generix group announces a stake acquisition in Sologlobe

Logistics Inc

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Blocking Internet oversight transition a 'gift to Russia': Obama administration

WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Delaying or blocking a

planned transition of oversight of the Internet's technical

management from the U.S. to a global community of stakeholders

would be a "gift to Russia" and other authoritarian regimes, a

senior Obama administration official said Wednesday.

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Sapphire Ventures closes $1 billion fund to back startups

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Venture capital firm

Sapphire Ventures has closed a $1 billion fund to invest in

technology startups, becoming the latest investment firm to join

a record-breaking clip of venture fundraising.

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Amazon launches voice-powered Echo speakers in Britain and Germany

LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon

brought Echo, its voice-activated smart home controls device to

Britain and Germany on Wednesday, hoping the Star Trek-inspired

gadget will replicate the success it has seen in the United

States.

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European satellite puts more than a billion stars on the map

FRANKFURT, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A European star-surveying

satellite has pinned down the positions and brightness of 1.14

billion stars, putting it on track to create the most accurate

three-dimensional map of the Milky Way and better understand the

evolution of the galaxy.

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BRIEF-Adtran acquires Commscope's active fiber access product lines

* Adtran acquires Commscope's active fiber access product

lines

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UPDATE 1-Wells Fargo's unit to sell fund administration business

Sept 14 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co said it agreed

to sell its fund administration business - Wells Fargo Global

Fund Services (GFS) - to SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc

.

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BRIEF-Virgin Group names Amy Stirling as CFO

* Virgin group says appointment of Amy Stirling to become

its chief financial officer

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Greek utility PPC and China's CMEC to build coal-fired plant

ATHENS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - China Machinery Engineering

Corporation (CMEC) signed a memorandum of

understanding on Wednesday with Greece's leading utility Public

Power Corp. (PPC) to build a coal-fired plant in

northern Greece.

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REFILE-UBS tests using face-reading technology to help clients

ZURICH, Sept 13 (Reuters) - UBS, the world's biggest wealth

manager, is looking at using artificial intelligence to help

clients decide how to invest their money by watching their

facial expressions.

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Pirate booty? Startups see new ad market in illegal downloaders

Sept 14 (Reuters) - A small number of U.S.-based startups

are harvesting data about the hundreds of millions people who

illegally stream movies, TV shows and music in a bid to create a

new advertising market.

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BRIEF-AEP to sell four power plants to Blackstone, Arclight JV

* AEP to sell four competitive power plants to Blackstone

and Arclight joint venture

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BRIEF-Sepura names CFO Richard Smith as acting CEO

* Gordon Watling, its chief executive officer, that he has

received medical advice to take an immediate and extended period

of absence

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BRIEF-Tech company Sepura cuts its FY adjusted core earnings guidance

* Now anticipates adjusted EBITDA for current financial year

could be c.60 pct lower than its previous expectations

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Juncker touts plan for free roaming, Wi-Fi in EU

STRASBOURG, Sept 14 (Reuters) - European Commission

President Jean-Claude Juncker touted a plan on Wednesday for

free mobile roaming and wireless internet in cities across the

European Union, seeking to rally popular support for a bloc

battered by Brexit and divisions over migration.

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BRIEF-Shenzhen Sunwin Intelligent plans to set up unit in Singapore with partners

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China to cut import tariffs of some IT products for most favoured nations

BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters) - China will cut import tariffs

for over 200 information technology products for the World Trade

Organization's most favoured nations from September 15, the

Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.

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Offices reopen in Indian tech capital as protests wane

BENGALURU, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Indian and foreign companies

reopened offices and staff trickled back to work in the

technology capital Bengaluru on Wednesday, after two days of

violent protests over access to water from a river severely

disrupted life in the city.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

BRIEF-mPay granted, IAI not, status of National Payment Institution

Sept 14 (Reuters) - Polish Financial Supervision Authority

(KNF):

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BRIEF-Gaming Innovation Group: MGA approves Betit acquisition

* The Malta Gaming Authority has approved GIG's acquisition of Betit Holding Ltd. (Betit)

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Samsung to cap Note 7 battery charge in South Korea via software update

SEOUL, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

, which has urged users of its Galaxy Note 7

smartphone to turn them in due to fire-prone batteries, said it

will perform a software update in South Korea that limits the

devices' charge to 60 percent.

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BRIEF-EOH Holdings says FY HEPS up 25 pct, revenue up 31 pct

* JSE: EOH - Reviewed Condensed Consolidated Results For The

Year Ended 31 July 2016

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BRIEF-Cisco prices $6.25 bln of senior unsecured notes

* Pricing of five series of senior unsecured notes in an

aggregate principal amount of $6.25 billion

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Hanjin crisis brings new headache to U.S. importers; trailer shortage looms

Sept 13 (Reuters) - The bankruptcy of Korea's Hanjin

Shipping Co Ltd is causing ripple effects for

importers bringing goods from Asian factories to U.S. malls by

creating a shortage of trailers to move ocean-shipping

containers on U.S. roads.

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BRIEF-Nvidia announces pricing of $2 billion notes offering

* Notes consist of $1.0 billion of 2.20% notes due 2021 and

$1.0 billion of 3.20% notes due 2026

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SpaceX aims to resume launches in November, president says

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept 13 (Reuters) - SpaceX is aiming

to resume flights in November following a launch pad fire that

destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket and an Israeli communications

satellite it was due to lift into orbit, the company's president

said on Tuesday.

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Lawmakers aim to delay U.S. ceding control of Internet's management

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Critics of a plan for the

U.S. government to cede control of the Internet's technical

management to other countries might succeed in delaying such a

move in Congress, a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday.

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BRIEF-Rita Lane joins Sanmina's board of directors

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UPDATE 2-Clinton server technicians decline questions from U.S. Congress

NEW YORK, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Two computer technicians

declined to answer questions from U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday

about the unauthorized private email system that Democratic

presidential nominee Hillary Clinton used during her tenure as

U.S. secretary of state.

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UPDATE 1-Pandora signs license deals with Sony, Universal Music

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Pandora Media Inc said on Tuesday

it had signed direct licensing deals with a number of music

labels, including heavyweights Sony Music and Universal Music

Group, beefing up its music collection to compete with Spotify

and Apple Music.

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LinkedIn's Hoffman: Trump presidency would be 'terrifying' for policy

Sept 13 (Reuters) - LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman said on

Tuesday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump

would have a "terrifying" effect on domestic and foreign policy

if elected.

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BRIEF-Apple says problem with iOS 10 update has been resolved - CNBC

* Apple says problem with iOS 10 update has been resolved -

CNBC

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UPDATE 2-Short-seller Chanos calls Tesla-SolarCity merger 'crazy' -CNBC conference

NEW YORK, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The prominent short-seller Jim

Chanos, founder of Kynikos Associates, on Tuesday called the

proposed merger of Tesla Motors Inc and SolarCity Corp

"crazy," noting that the combined company would need

constant access to capital markets.

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BRIEF-TCL Corp plans to produce liquid crystal display panels at new plant in Shenzhen

* TCL Corp plans to produce large liquid crystal display

panels at a new plant the electronics maker will build in

Shenzhen - Nikkei

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BRIEF-Square says Square Cash now available on app store for iMessage - tweet

* Square Cash now available on the app store for iMessage -

tweet

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BRIEF-Ekinops H1 EBITDA loss narrows to 0.9 million euros

* H1 consolidated net loss of 1.6 million euros versus loss

of 1.7 million euros ($1.9 million) a year ago

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Top German companies say refugees not ready for job market

FRANKFURT, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Germany's blue-chip companies

will have to explain to Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday

why they have managed to hire fewer than 100 refugees after

around a million arrived in the country last year.

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UPDATE 1-TD Bank to buy U.S. broker-dealer Albert Fried

TORONTO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Canadian lender

Toronto-Dominion Bank's capital markets division said on

Tuesday it plans to acquire Albert Fried & Co, a New York-based

broker-dealer, to expand its presence in the U.S. prime

brokerage sector.

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Silicon Valley online course to mint self-driving car engineers

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Silicon Valley is

creating a crash course in self-driving car technology to

address a shortage of engineers with help from a startup in a

different field: online education.

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BRIEF-Fitch affirms Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co at 'A-/F2' with stable outlook

* Fitch affirms Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. at 'A-/F2' on

software spin-off; outlook stable

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BRIEF-Rada announces 1-for-2 reverse split of ordinary shares

* Rada announces 1-for-2 reverse split of ordinary shares

effective as of September 14, 2016

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Israeli cloud-based network security firm Cato raises $30 mln

JERUSALEM, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Cato Networks, an Israeli

provider of cloud-based network security, said on Tuesday it

raised $30 million in a funding round led by Greylock Partners.

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McCain vows to block proposed separation of NSA, cyber command

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John McCain

said on Tuesday he would use his power to block the confirmation

of a key cybersecurity official if necessary to prevent any

Obama administration move to separate the U.S. Cyber Command

from the National Security Agency.

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BRIEF-Youzu Interactive cuts share issue size to 1.25 bln yuan

* Says it cuts share issue size to 1.25 billion yuan

($187.18 million) from 3.96 billion yuan

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UPDATE 3-India's tech hub companies shut down after violent clashes

* Trade body estimates losses of up to $3.74 billion

(Adds detail, link to video)

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BRIEF-Optical Cable Corporation reports third quarter 2016 financial results

* Optical Cable Corporation reports third quarter 2016

financial results

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Pandora signs license deals with Sony, Universal Music

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Pandora Media Inc said on Tuesday

it had signed direct licensing deals with a number of music

labels, including heavyweights Sony Music and Universal Music

Group, beefing up its music collection to compete with Spotify

and Apple Music.

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BRIEF-Xian Longi Silicon Materials raises 2.98 bln yuan via private placement

* Says it issues 209.9 million shares via private placement

and raises 2.98 billion yuan in total

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BRIEF-Point raises $8.4 mln in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz

* Raised $8.4 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen

Horowitz, bringing total funding to $15.4 million

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BRIEF-Shenzhen Huakong SEG's consortium wins bid for sponge city and river improvement projects

* Says its consortium wins bid for sponge city and river

improvement projects in Sichuan province with investment of 1.0

billion yuan ($149.72 million)

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BRIEF-SZZT Electronics raises 1.51 bln yuan via private placement

* Says a Shanghai-based fund management company raised stake

in the co to 8.9 percent from 0 percent

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BRIEF-Beijing Kunlun Tech says shareholding changes

* Says Zhou Yahui was ordered by court to transfer

207,391,145 shares of the co to Li Qiong

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BRIEF-Astellia supplies 3G solution for Umniah Jordanie

* Supplies 3Gsolution for Umniah Jordanie

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BRIEF-Collabos plans data analysis service JV with i's FACTORY co., ltd.

* Says it plans to set up a JV in Tokyo with i's FACTORY

co., ltd.

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BRIEF-UIM Entertainment to sell entire shares of Jayjun for 9.16 bln won

* Says it plans to sell entire 9.1 million shares of Jayjun

Co Ltd, for 9.16 billion won

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BRIEF-Mycronic says appoints Torbjorn Wingardh as new CFO

* Says Torbjorn Wingardh has been appointed as new chief

financial officer

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BRIEF-Zurich selects Capgemini to provide insurance system transformation

* Capgemini is Zurich's chosen provider for core insurance

system transformation

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Monday, September 12, 2016

BRIEF-Ishii Hyoki receives 2.21 bln yen worth of ink jet devices order

* Says it receives an ink jet devices order with total

amount of 2.21 billion yen

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BRIEF-TSMC orders machinery equipment from Genesis, Murata and Hermes-Epitek

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co

Ltd

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BRIEF-Shenzhen Emperor Technology issues IPO prospectus

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Shenzhen Emperor Technology Company

Limited

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BRIEF-Cellnovo H1 net loss stable at 7.2 million euros

* H1 net loss stable at EUR 7.2 million ($8.09

million)compared to loss of EUR 7.3 million over same period in

2015

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Taiwan stocks hit near two-month lows

TAIPEI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks hit their lowest

in almost two months on Tuesday in volatile trading, tracking

declines in some other regional markets, with a recovery in some

heavyweights such as TSMC limiting the falls.

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Samsung Elec to halt S.Korea Note 7 TV ads until new sales resume - source

SEOUL, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

has decided to halt television advertisements for

the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in South Korea until the firm can

resume new sales of the phone, a person familiar with the matter

told Reuters on Tuesday.

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BRIEF-Tongyu Communication names Huang Siding as CFO

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Tongyu Communication Inc :



* Says it names Huang Siding as CFO



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UPDATE 3-Samsung, LG sued over U.S. employee recruiting policies

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co

Ltd and LG Electronics were accused of

agreeing not to poach each other's U.S. employees, according to

a U.S. civil lawsuit filed last week, in what has become a

familiar allegation in Silicon Valley.

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MEDIA-Philippines' airlines ban use of Samsung Note 7 on flights - Malaya

-- Note: Reuters has not verified this story and does not

vouch for its accuracy.

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BRIEF-Renesas CEO: will take 4-5 years to benefit fully from synergies with Intersil

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Renesas Electronics Corp CEO

and President Bunsei Kure says:

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UPDATE 1-Japan's Renesas Electronics to buy U.S. chipmaker Intersil for $3.2 bln

* Renesas beats US suitor Maxim Integrated Products

(Adds details on purchase, background)

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Instagram launches new tool to monitor offensive comments

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Instagram, the photo-sharing app owned

by Facebook Inc on Monday launched a keyword moderation

tool to allow its users to control the comments posted on their

pictures.

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U.S. tech firms urge Congress to allow internet domain changeover

WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Major technology companies

including Facebook, Google and Twitter

are urging Congress to support a plan for the U.S. government to

cede control of the internet's technical management to the

global community, they said in a joint letter dated on Tuesday.

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UPDATE 1-Payments app Venmo launches ads, ramps up competition for banks

NEW YORK, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Payments app Venmo will roll

out its first major promotional campaign on Monday, intensifying

its battle over young customers' wallets with big banks.

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AOL CEO Tim Armstrong says Yahoo deal will spark 'job changes'

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The mission to merge

Yahoo's assets with AOL and Verizon's will lead to "some job

changes" according to AOL CEO Tim Armstrong.

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BRIEF-Mimecast files for secondary offering of up to $80.0 mln of ordinary shares

* Files for secondary offering of up to $80.0 million of

ordinary shares - sec filing

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UPDATE 1-Four U.S. lawmakers urge safety agency to address vehicle hacking

WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Four Republican members of

Congress on Monday urged U.S. auto safety regulators to convene

an industry-wide effort to prevent possible attacks on computer

systems in vehicles.

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BRIEF-Lam Research Corp appoints Rick Tsai to board of directors

* Lam Research Corporation appoints Rick Tsai to board of

directors

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UPDATE 1-Peugeot plans LA car-sharing operation with Bollore - CEO

PARIS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - France's PSA will

launch car-sharing services in Los Angeles in partnership with

Bollore Group, Chief Executive Carlos Tavares said on

Monday, as the maker of Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars diversifies

into mobility services.

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UPDATE 3-One killed in riots in Indian IT hub over river water dispute

BENGALURU, Sept 12 (Reuters) - At least one person was

killed and another wounded when police opened fired to quell

rioting that erupted in the Indian technology hub of Bengaluru

on Monday over a long-running river water dispute with the

neighbouring state, an official said.

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Nasdaq plan for key stock exchange data draws rebuke from Bats

NEW YORK, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Bats Global Markets

on Monday accused rival exchange operator Nasdaq Inc of

attempting to boost revenues by proposing a new feed for

industry data essential to U.S. stock market operations.

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INSIGHT-Brexit chills M&A activity despite some big deals, data shows

LONDON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Britain's shock vote to leave

the European Union chilled dealmaking activity involving British

companies to the lowest level in at least two decades as bosses

grapple with what Brexit will cost, Thomson Reuters data shows.

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Austrian court refers Facebook privacy case to European court

VIENNA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Austria's Supreme Court on

Monday referred to the European Court of Justice a class action

case brought against Facebook by an Austrian law student

over privacy issues.

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Facebook announces payment capabilities for Messenger service

San Francisco, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Facebook's

Messenger application, which now boasts a billion users, is

introducing new capabilities that will make it possible to pay

for goods and services through Messenger or though "bots," or

automated programs, that use the messaging app.

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BRIEF-Bond International to sell software units for 17.3 mln stg

* Co has received undertakings to vote in favour of sale

resolution of over 10.9 mln ordinary shares or 25.83 pct of

shares

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CANADA STOCKS-TSX slips; Potash-Agrium merger, Open Text deal limit loss

TORONTO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index

slipped on Monday as banks fell with a retreat in overseas

equities markets, but losses were cushioned by companies gaining

on domestic merger activity.

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Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions

Sept 12 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1500 GMT on Monday:

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BRIEF-Alaris Holdings says FY revenue up 29 pct

* FY revenue from continued operations increased by 29 pct

from 193.0 mln rand to 248.5 mln rand

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Barrick Gold partners with Cisco in bid to boost productivity

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp, the world's

biggest gold producer, said on Monday it would partner with

Cisco Systems to incorporate digital technology in all

aspects of its mining business, aiming to improve productivity

and efficiency.

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BRIEF-Visualant appoints Jeff Wilson as CFO

* Visualant appoints Jeff Wilson as Chief Financial Officer

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BRIEF-Viex Capital Advisors reports 5.5 pct stake in Seachange International - SEC filing

* Viex Capital Advisors, LLC reports 5.5 pct stake in

Seachange International as of September 7, 2016 - SEC filing

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LinkedIn launches "Lite" version for mobile browsing in India

Sept 12 (Reuters) - LinkedIn Corp, the operator of

the world's largest online business networking service, has

launched in India a "Lite" version of its website for mobile

browsing.

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CORRECTED-Payments app Venmo launches ads, ramps up competition for banks

NEW YORK, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Payments app Venmo will roll

out its first major promotional campaign on Monday, intensifying

its battle over young customers' wallets with big banks.

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BRIEF-China's Butone Information scraps plan to buy assets from Chinasoft

* Says it scraps plan to buy assets from Chinasoft

International's subsidiary due to policy changes

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BRIEF-Hytera Communications unit's consortium wins bid in Dominican Republic

* Says unit's consortium wins bid for communication network

construction contract worth about 44.7 million yuan ($6.69

million) in Dominican Republic

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BRIEF-RiTdisplay to issue new shares for equipment purchase, loan repayment and operating funds enrichment

* Says it will issue 3.7 to 4.7 million new shares of its

common stock with par value of T$10 per share and issue price at

T$135 to T$155 per share

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BRIEF-TCL's unit to boost capital in JV for TFT-LCD and AMOLED project, Samsung Display to invest

* Says unit plans to boost capital in JV for generation 11

TFT-LCD & AMOLED project by 21 billion yuan ($3.14 billion) in

which Samsung Display will invest 2.1 billion yuan

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UPDATE 1-Samsung scion to take board seat at flagship unit in succession move

* Lee widely considered Samsung Group head after father's

illness

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BRIEF-Shenzhen Tatfook Technology's share trade to halt pending share issue plan

* Says share trade to halt from Sept 13 pending announcement

related to share issue

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BRIEF-Sharp says business alliance with ScienBiziP Consulting

* Says unit to be engaged in investigation, application,

maintenance and management of intellectual property, services

related to intellectual property, as well as sale of software

and system for business process management, etc

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Samsung Electronics proposes Jay Y. Lee as board director

SEOUL, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

said on Monday its board of directors has nominated

Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee as an inside director, signalling the

group's de facto head would officially cement his role as leader

of South Korea's top conglomerate.

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REFILE-BRIEF-CS Communication & Systemes H1 operating income rises to 3.1 million euros

* H1 revenue 88.3 million euros ($99.05 million) versus 83.0

million euros year ago

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BRIEF-Leoni buys majority of Chinese wiring harness manufacturer

* Says has purchased 51 percent of the wiring harness

manufacturer Wuhan Hengtong Automotive in China

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Sunday, September 11, 2016

BRIEF-Beijing Transtrue Technology to invest 10 mln yuan to set up unit in Tianjin

* Says it plans to invest 10 million yuan to set up wholly

owned unit in Tianjin, which will be mainly engaged in

technology development technology transfer and technical

consulting business

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BRIEF-TSMC orders equipment from DAS Environmental and Expert GmbH

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co

Ltd

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BRIEF-Beijing Advanced Digital Technology's share trade to debut on Sept 13 in Shenzhen

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Beijing Advanced Digital Technology Co

Ltd

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BRIEF-Pharmagest Interactive H1 up at 15.6 million euros

* H1 operating income 15.6 million euros ($17.5 million) versus 14.0 million euros year ago

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BRIEF-Qingdao Topscomm Communication issues prospectus for Shanghai IPO

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Qingdao Topscomm Communication INC



* Says issues prospectus for Shanghai IPO



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BRIEF-Hubei TKD Crystal Electronic sets IPO pricing for its Shanghai IPO

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Hubei TKD Crystal Electronic Science and

Technology Co Ltd

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S.Korea stocks fall to 5-week low, won slips on Fed rate talk, Samsung

* N.Korea seems to be ready for another nuclear test

* Samsung Elec drops more than 6 pct, dragging down the

KOSPI

* Won steps down to a 1-week low

SEOUL, Sept 12 (Reuters) - South Korean shares and the won

fell sharply on Monday on fears that North Korea is ready for

another nuclear test and as shares of tech giant Samsung

Electronics Co Ltd tumbled in the wake of the recall

of its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 phone.

Investors were also rattled by heavy losses on Wall Street

on Fri

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BRIEF-Funai Electric files for delay in financial report submission

* Says it reapplied for extension of deadline to Oct. 17

from Sep. 15, to submit Q1 financial report for FY ending March

2017

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UPDATE 1-Samsung Elec shares touch near 2-month low on Note 7 worries

* Firm asked users affected by Note 7 recall to turn off

phone

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BRIEF-PCI Holdings upgrades to TSE first section

* Says it began listing on TSE first section upgraded from

TSE Mothers on Sep. 12

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Samsung Elec shares touch near 2-month low on Note 7 worries

SEOUL, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Shares of tech giant Samsung

Electronics Co Ltd fell to their lowest level in

nearly two months on Monday, hurt by worries about the fallout

from a recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.

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Amazon and Pandora set to launch new music streaming services -NY Times

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Pandora

Media Inc are planning to launch new versions of their

streaming music services in coming weeks, the New York Times

reported on Sunday, citing several anonymous people with

knowledge of the matter.

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Box Office: 'Sully' Flies High to $35.5 Million U.S. Opening

LOS ANGELES, Sept 11 (Variety.com) - Tom Hanks' "Sully" has

taken off with a stellar $35.5 million at 3,525 North American

locations, marking a solid start to the fall box office season.

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Tesla says new Autopilot would likely have prevented fatality

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Co

said on Sunday an update of its semi-autonomous driving system

Autopilot would use advanced radar to improve its ability to

prevent crashes and likely would have prevented a fatality of a

driver using the system in May.

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UPDATE 1-Tesla says new Autopilot would likely have prevented fatality

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors

Co Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Sunday the

automaker was updating its semi-autonomous driving system

Autopilot with new limits on hands-off driving that likely would

have prevented a fatality in May.

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VW's Audi steps up collaboration with Chinese tech groups

FRANKFURT, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's

luxury car unit Audi has agreed to deepen collaboration with

Chinese internet technology groups to offer more digital

services in the world's largest car market.

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COLUMN-Take back : EU aims to show Brexit lesson learned

* Commission chief Juncker's annual policy speech on

Wednesday

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Univision deletes Gawker Media posts subject to lawsuits

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Univision Communications Inc said on

Saturday it has deleted postings subject to active litigation

against Gawker Media Group Inc to create a "clean slate" for the

online publishing company acquired for $135 million in a

bankruptcy auction last month.

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Saturday, September 10, 2016

UPDATE 1-Samsung urges Note 7 users to switch off phones and turn them in

* Samsung urges affected customers to power off, turn in

device

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Samsung Elec says Galaxy Note 7 users should exchange phones

SEOUL, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co

Ltd said on Saturday all users of Galaxy Note 7

smartphones subject to the ongoing global recall should turn in

their devices as soon as possible.

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UPDATE 1-"Times are changing, pay your taxes", euro zone chief tells corporations

BRATISLAVA, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Multinational companies

should refrain from tax-avoidance practices and pay their fair

share, the head of euro zone finance ministers said on Saturday

in a new endorsement of the European Union's fight against

tax-dodging.

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CORRECTED-Uber performs U-turn on Macau exit plan

HONG KONG, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Global ride-hailing company

Uber Technologies has aborted plans to pull out of

Macau, citing support from residents in the Chinese-ruled

gambling hub.

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Friday, September 9, 2016

Samsung Elec asks S.Korea customers to stop using Galaxy Note 7

SEOUL, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co

Ltd said on Saturday it recommends South Korean

customers to stop using the Galaxy Note 7 phones, which the

company is recalling due to faulty batteries prone to catching

fie.

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Taiwan stocks hit one-week low after Wall Street drops; TSMC drags

TAIPEI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell to one-week

lows in a supplementary session on Saturday, tracking overnight

losses on the Wall Street, with TSMC dropping 1

percent.

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California nears adoption of energy-saving rules for computers

LOS ANGELES, Sept 9 (Reuters) - California regulators moved

a step closer on Friday to the first mandatory U.S. energy

efficiency standards for computers and monitors, gadgets that

account for 3 percent of home electric bills and 7 percent of

commercial power costs in the state.

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Gordon-Levitt examines whistleblower's motivations in 'Snowden'

TORONTO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - When veteran filmmaker Oliver

Stone was casting an actor to play former NSA

contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden in a film, he

said he went to only one person - Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

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BRIEF-Cisco sets quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share

* Sets quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share

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BRIEF-Alibaba reports class A share stake of 68.1 pct in Weibo Corp

* Alibaba reports class A share stake of 68.1 pct in Weibo

Corp as of September 9, 2016 - SEC filing

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Wisconsin appeals overturned conviction in 'Making a Murderer' case

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Wisconsin on Friday appealed a federal

judge's ruling to overturn the conviction of one of two

Wisconsin men serving life sentences for the 2005 slaying of a

freelance photographer in a case spotlighted in the popular

Netflix television documentary "Making a Murderer."

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BRIEF-Asante notifies patients of privacy incident

* On July 13, 2016, Asante determined that an employee had

inappropriately accessed certain electronic patient records

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BRIEF-SharpSpring to close its South African offices located in Bellville and Johannesburg

* Co committed to a plan to close its South African offices

located in Bellville (Cape Town), South Africa and Johannesburg,

South Africa

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BRIEF-Samsung engages with safety commission after Note7 incident

* Samsung confirms engagement with consumer product safety

commission in response to Note7 battery issue

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BRIEF-Magnachip says Michael Elkins resigns as chairman of board of co

* Michael Elkins resigned from his position as chairman of

board of directors of Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation

Source: (http://bit.ly/2c6g0kl)

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U.S. safety agency urges Galaxy Note 7 owners to stop using smartphone

WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Owners of Samsung Electronics

Co Ltd Galaxy Note 7 smartphones should stop using

the devices and turn them off because of the threat of a battery

fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on

Friday.

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UPDATE 2-Hanjin Shipping says has cash to begin unloading four ships

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd has

received authority to spend the money needed to dock at U.S.

ports and begin unloading four vessels that have been stranded

at sea by the company's failure last week, a company lawyer told

a U.S. court on Friday.

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BRIEF-Ford says Ford GoBike to launch in San Francisco

* Ford partnering with global cities on new transportation;

chariot shuttle to be acquired, ford gobike to launch in san

francisco

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Lynn Tilton sues SEC, calls enforcement cases unconstitutional

NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Lynn Tilton, the New York

financier accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

of defrauding her investors, on Friday sued the regulator to

stop it from pursuing in-house enforcement cases against her and

others.

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Hanjin says has cash to begin unloading four U.S.-bound ships

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd has

received authority to spend the money needed to dock at U.S.

ports and begin unloading four vessels that have been stranded

at sea by the company's failure last week, a company lawyer told

a U.S. court on Friday.

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Ford to buy San Francisco shuttle service in mobility push

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said

on Friday it would acquire San Francisco-based shuttle service

Chariot with plans to expand the service globally, another step

in the carmaker expands beyond auto manufacturing to become a

mobility company.

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