Tennessee set to execute double murderer by electrocution

Tennessee plans to execute 63-year-old Edmund Zagorski by electrocution on Thursday night after the condemned man requested not to be put to death by lethal injection.

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Dialog sees double-digit growth, stable margins after Apple deal

Dialog Semiconductor expects revenues to grow in the mid-teens after a $600 million deal with Apple to transfer patents and programmers key to making the iPhone's main power chip.

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Russian Soyuz rocket failure caused by damaged sensor: investigation

The launch failure last month of a manned mission to space was caused by a faulty sensor that was damaged during the Soyuz rocket's assembly at the cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the head of a Russian commission investigating the incident said on Thursday.

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Pittsburgh synagogue massacre suspect to be arraigned

The avowed anti-Semite accused of opening fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue and killing 11 worshipers is scheduled to appear in federal court on Thursday, as three more victims of the massacre are laid to rest.

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Google workers walk out to protest office harassment, inequality

Hundreds of Google employees and contractors in Asia staged brief midday walkouts on Thursday, with thousands more expected to follow at offices worldwide, amid complaints of sexism, racism and unchecked executive power in their workplace.

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Tesla auto-park upgrade to be ready in six weeks: Musk

An upgrade to Tesla Inc's 'Summon' auto-parking feature will be ready within six weeks and will allow its vehicles to drive around a parking lot, find an empty spot and read parking signs, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Thursday.

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Dialog sees 2019 growth, stable margins after Apple deal

Dialog Semiconductor expects revenues to grow in the mid-teens next year after a $600 million deal with Apple to transfer patents and programmers key to making the iPhone's main power chip.

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Japan' Rakuten, KDDI to tie up, challenging NTT Docomo, SoftBank

Rakuten Inc on Thursday unveiled a tie-up with telecom company KDDI Corp as the Japanese e-commerce firm aims to enter the mobile phone services business, challenging bigger rivals NTT Docomo and SoftBank Group Corp.

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Mao Zedong's Red Flag car gets driverless makeover

China's iconic Red Flag, the vehicle of choice of former revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, is going hands-free.

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Volvo Cars taps Baidu tech to develop robotaxi for China

Volvo Cars has teamed up with Chinese search engine operator Baidu to develop a self-driving taxi for China, it said on Thursday, opening another frontier to secure its place in the robotaxi market while its Uber supply deal remains in limbo.

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