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USA Giappone
FBI cracks California killer’s iPhone, ends Apple encryption battle
The FBI has unlocked the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, officials said Monday, ending a heated legal standoff with Apple that had pitted U.S. authorities against Silicon Valley. Apple, backed by a broad coalition of technology giants like Google and Facebook, was fiercely opposed to assisting ...
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USA Giappone
Recalls of e-Golf vehicles over battery woes again land VW in rough
Embattled German automaker Volkswagen said Monday it is recalling about 5,200 VW e-Golf vehicles in the United States over a battery problem that can cause their electric engine to stall. Volkswagen Group of America, VW’s U.S. unit, is recalling certain 2015-2016 model years of the e-Golf. The company said “oversensitive ...
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Giappone
NTT to buy Dell technology services unit for $3.06 million
NTT Corp.’s unit agreed to buy technology services businesses from Dell for $3.055 billion. The acquisition would be NTT Data Corp.’s largest, helping increase its sales outside Japan, where a shrinking and aging population has stymied economic growth. Dell, which paid $3.9 billion for what was formerly known as Perot ...
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Giappone
Research park offers high-tech surrounded by nature
Birds chirp under blue skies as luscious greenery stretches beyond. Researchers in white lab coats walk to and from the uncluttered chic and modern buildings. This is the natural and clean environment the Yokosuka Research Park (YRP) offers its tenants conducting business there. Measuring a vast 58 hectares, YRP was ...
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Paraguay
El milagro paraguayo: Asunción es la nueva meca de los empresarios argentinos para hacer negocios
Cada vez más marcas e inversores ponen la mira en el socio más humilde del Mercosur; una economía en crecimiento, bajos impuestos y un clima favorable son los principales atractivos
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USA
Calif. governor announces plan to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022
California’s plan to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022 — higher than any other state in the union — would put the state in uncharted territory, carrying both hope and danger for workers in the nation’s largest economy.Read full article >>
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USA
Chinese firm tops Marriott bid for Starwood hotels — again
They’re ba-ack! The giant Chinese insurance company angling to grow its roster of US hotels returned Monday with a second sweetened offer for Starwood Hotels. Anbang Insurance and its partners, which are battling Marriott International for Starwood and its stable of hotel nameplates — including the St. Regis, Sheraton and ...
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USA Giappone
Dell sells services business to Japan’s NTT Data for $3B
Dell sold its services business on Monday to Japan’s NTT Data for just over $3 billion — well below the $5 billion it had been seeking. The Texas tech giant paid $3.9 billion for the former Perot Systems business in 2009. Proceeds from the sale may be used to fund ...
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El Salvador
El Salvador recaudó $101 millones en divisas durante la vacación
El MITUR informó hoy que 81,000 visitantes ingresaron a El Salvador durante el periodo de la Semana Santa.
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Guatemala Nigeria Montenegro
La corrupción que no baila sola
El 12 de febrero reventó un caso jamás visto en el país. El Ministerio Público (MP) y la Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (CICIG) acusaron a personeros de la corporación Aceros de Guatemala por defraudación fiscal de Q255 millones (US$ 30 millones). Esta es una de las grandes ...