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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe (far right) in front of a Japanese

Ride-hailing has a friend in Chao, but does self-driving?

The former Labor secretary under George W. Bush recently praised Uber, Lyft, despite companies' labor suits.

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Hertz currently sells its used cars to consumers via 80 stand-alone sales outlets here and in Canada, but the rental car company is also making its inventory available through online used car site Shift.

Hertz to sell used cars via online site Shift
Rental car giant solves inventory problem for San Francisco-based startup.

gaming

Concept art for the Super Nintendo World attraction at Universal Studios Japan. It opens in 2020.

Universal hosting Nintendo attractions in 2020
The attraction called Super Nintendo World

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The Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA announced last May in a first-of-its-kind collaboration, that they will integrate Google's self-driving technology into the all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan to expand Google's existing self-dri

Google to steer clear of fully driverless car: report
After focusing on a vehicle that doesn't need a driver, the tech company may pivot to tech-laden regular cars.

columnist

Fiorina walks onstage to participate in the North Texas Presidential Forum at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, on Oct. 18, 2015.

As U.S. spy chief, Fiorina would support backdoors
She's under consideration for the role of director of national intelligence, reports NYT.

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Yes, Donald Trump, you can catch hackers not in the act
Cyber criminals always leave evidence behind.

money

The new Captain Planet? Bill Gates starts $1B fund on climate change
Investors include Alibaba's Jack Ma and Amazon's Jeff Bezos.

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Twitter reinstates white nationalist Richard Spencer
His suspension came as Twitter vowed to crack down on hate speech. 'I'm back,' he tweets.

world

Students gather behind a business looking for a Internet signal for their smart phones in Havana, Cuba, on April 1, 2014.

Google inks deal with Cuba to speed up Internet service
The deal is the latest step in the developing relationship between the Cold War foes.

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President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the Dow Chemical Hangar, December 9, 2016 in Baton Rouge, La.

Trump's tech summit to focus on jobs; Cook, Musk, Sandberg to go
The A-list of tech execs look to build bridges between incoming administration and Silicon Valley.