en-ng-hotdailynews: 2015-10-01 Nigeria Technology

Google counters Apple with Nexus phones, new tablet
Arab News
A visitor takes a picture of the new Nexus 5X phone during a Google media event in San Francisco, California. (AFP). Published — Thursday 1 October 2015. Last update 1 October 2015 4:19 am. | نسخة PDF · Print News | A A ...

China's Huawei rides Google coattails into new markets   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Specs-off!: Google Nexus 6P vs. iPhone 6S vs. Galaxy S6   CNET
Huawei Nexus 6P, LG Nexus 5X vs competition: Specs faceoff   Firstpost
Tech Times
Financial Express
Vine Report
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South African Broadcasting Corporation

SA to probe VW unit after emissions scandal
The Nation Newspaper
South African regulators are investigating Volkswagen's local business to see if cars sold there also rigged carbon emissions data, an official said. The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS), which ensures vehicles comply with the ...

Scandal reaches wide   News24
Regulator to probe VWs SA business   South African Broadcasting Corporation

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Reuters

Volkswagen braces for hit to business from emissions scandal
Reuters
BERLIN Volkswagen has imposed a hiring freeze at its financing business and cut a shift at a German engine factory as it braces for a hit to business from cheating in diesel emissions tests. Senior officials at the German carmaker will examine on ...
Volkswagen say 1.1m vehicles in Britain affected by diesel emissions scandal   Daily Mail
Volkswagen's bill for cheating emissions tests soars   Financial Express
VW draws up refit plan for cars in pollution scam   Daily Times
Irish Independent
Haaretz
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Computerworld

Google, NASA using quantum computing to push AI, machine learning
Computerworld
Google and NASA are continuing to test quantum computers and this week entered into a new agreement to work with a series of updated systems. D-Wave Systems, a quantum computing company based in Burnaby, British Columbia, announced this week ...

Google and NASA Team Up on Quantum Computer   Daily Beast
Google NASA D-Wave Enter A Partnership, Bet On Quantum Computing   Amigobulls (blog)
NASA, Google to use most powerful quantum computer ever   RedOrbit
Venture Capital Post
InformationWeek
Uncover California
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Phone Arena

Xiaomi being investigated by China for breaking a new law that prevents ads ...
Phone Arena
Xiaomi is being investigated by Chinese regulators who are looking into a claim that the smartphone manufacturer has run afoul of new laws in the country. The new laws prevent companies from using certain adjectives to describe their products in ...

'It Had Better Get Bloodier:' Q&A with Xiaomi's Lei Jun on China's Smartphone ...   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Xioami is Being Probed for Misleading Consumers in China   Mobile & Apps
In China: Xiaomi in trouble for violating new advertising law   Pulse Nigeria
Ubergizmo
Mobiletor.com
IBNLive
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iAfrica.com

How does flying affect your body?
iAfrica.com
Flying affects your body more than you would expect. From your taste to your brain signals, things are different in a pressurised cabin. British Airways explains just how things change up in the air. Firstly, most aircraft cruise at an altitude of ...
British Airways to fly refreshed 747s on Kuwait route   Kuwait Times

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SocialTimes

Liz Heron Leaves Facebook for The Huffington Post
SocialTimes
Liz Heron, Facebook's head of news media partnerships, is going back into journalism. Heron, hired by Facebook from the Wall Street Journal last March, announced recently that she is joining The Huffington Post as executive editor. Heron discussed the ...

Facebook's Heron Flies to HuffPost   O'Dwyer's PR News

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