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Emma's Diary faces fine for selling new mums' data to LabourEmma's Diary faces fine for selling new mums' data to Labour
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A company that offers pregnant women and new parents health advice and gifts, faces a fine for illegally sharing more than a million people's personal data with the

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Facebook fine 'reflects magnitude of breach'Facebook fine 'reflects magnitude of breach'
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Apple employee 'stole driverless car secrets'Apple employee 'stole driverless car secrets'
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A former Apple employee has been accused of stealing the company's self-driving car secrets and trying to flee to China with them.

Xiaolang Zhang worked on Apple's driverless car project but allegedly planned to move to Chinese autonomous vehicle start-up Xiaopeng Motors, the company says in court documents.

He was arrested at

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Uber executive resigns after race discrimination probeUber executive resigns after race discrimination probe
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A senior executive at the ride-hailing firm Uber has resigned, following an investigation into how she handled allegations of racial discrimination at the firm.

Liane Hornsey was head of Uber's human resources department, with the title of chief people officer.

She had been in the role for 18 months.

Her departure comes

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Electric carmaker Tesla to build factory in ShanghaiElectric carmaker Tesla to build factory in Shanghai
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Electric carmaker Tesla has signed an agreement with Chinese authorities to build a factory in Shanghai.

The "Gigafactory" would be Tesla's first outside of the US.

It intends to be producing 500,000 vehicles within five years of construction, which is due to start in the "near future", the company said in a statement.

The

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Daimler races to keep up on driverless carsDaimler races to keep up on driverless cars
Image copyrightDaimler AGImage caption Daimler is racing to keep up with competitors in the driverless car industry

Mercedes Benz owner Daimler and car supplier Bosch plan to launch a small fleet of driverless taxis in California in the second half of 2019.

The move comes as the two firms race to catch up with

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