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Hyundai Motor hires former GM researcher to lead self-driving car center

Hyundai Motor Group has hired a former General Motors researcher to oversee its center to develop fully autonomous vehicles, joining other automakers and Silicon Valley giants in accelerating efforts on the fast-growing technology. Lee Jin-woo, 47, who has previously led autonomous driving …

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Samsung chief appears for second round of questions in graft probe

By Se Young Lee and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee appeared at the South Korean special prosecutor's office for questioning on Monday as part of a wider investigation into an influence-peddling scandal that could topple President Park Geun-hye. The special prosecutor has focused on South Korea's biggest conglomerate, accusing Lee in his capacity as Samsung chief of pledging…

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Amazon to pay C$1.1 million to settle Canada pricing case

The Canadian unit of Amazon.com will pay a C$1 million ($756,658.60) fine to settle an investigation into pricing activities on its website that gave an inaccurate view of how much consumers could save, Canada's competition watchdog said on …

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Samsung Group leader Lee arrives at South Korea prosecution office for questioning

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Group [SAGR.UL] leader Jay Y. Lee on Thursday arrived at the South Korean special prosecutor's office for questioning over bribery suspicions as part of a widening political scandal that may permanently unseat President Park Geun-hye.

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Samsung to unveil shareholder return plans amid calls to split company

By Se Young Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it will disclose plans to boost shareholder value on Tuesday – a move that comes amid pressure from U.S. fund Elliott Management to split the company in two and provide more in payouts. The U.S. activist hedge fund, which owns 0.6 percent of Samsung, called on the South Korean tech giant in October to divide itself into a holding vehicle for ownership purposes and an …

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Samsung to halt global sales, exchanges of Galaxy Note7

By Se Young Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it will ask all global partners to stop sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note7 smartphones, further deepening the smartphone

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Samsung to replace or refund 1 million U.S. Galaxy Note 7 phones

Samsung received 92 reports of batteries overheating in the United States, including 26 reports of burns and 55 cases of property damage, the company said as it announced the recall in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall is a costly setback for Samsung, which was counting on Galaxy Note 7 to bolster sales as rivals such as Apple Inc launch new devices. The scale of the recall is unprecedented

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U.S. tells consumers to stop using fire-prone Samsung phones

By Se Young Lee and Jeffrey Dastin SEOUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. government safety agency on Friday urged all consumers to stop using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones, which are prone to catch fire, and top airlines globally banned their use during flights. Following reports that the phones' batteries have combusted during charging and normal use, the…

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Nissan, dealers fined 6 million euros over antitrust practices in Spain

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish competition regulator CNMC said on Monday that Nissan's unit in the Iberian Peninsula and several of its autodealers had been fined 6 million euros ($6.69 million) over antitrust practices.

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Strong demand for Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 tests supply chain

By Se Young Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Better-than-expected demand for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's new Galaxy Note 7 is causing supply constraints globally, the South Korean tech giant said

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