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Asia Pacific's Most Innovative Universities – 2017

Reuters ranks the academic institutions producing the most influential scientific research and generating the largest number of patents.

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U.S. House unanimously approves sweeping self-driving car measure

WASHINGTON The U.S. House on Wednesday unanimously approved a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls by putting federal regulators in the driver's seat and barring states from blocking autonomous vehicles. | Video

Auto suppliers join funding for self-driving laser sensor firms

SAN FRANCISCO Two makers of laser-based sensor technology announced new funding rounds on Thursday, with top automotive suppliers Delphi Automotive, Magna International and Magneti Marelli investing in the competitive technology considered key to self-driving cars.

GoPro expects adjusted profitability in third quarter; shares jump

Action camera maker GoPro Inc said on Thursday it expects to be profitable on an adjusted basis in the third quarter, ahead of the holiday season launch of its newest cameras, sending its shares up 17 percent.

Hotel Tonight faces off with Expedia, Priceline with advanced bookings

SAN FRANCISCO Startup company Hotel Tonight, betting that superior mobile technology will give it an edge, is expanding its hotel-booking offerings and going toe-to-toe with the big online travel companies.

EU looks to extra spending, diplomacy to bolster cyber security

BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT The European Commission wants to bolster cyber security in the EU by increasing investment in technology, setting stricter consumer safeguards and stepping up diplomacy to deter attacks by other nations, among other measures.

New Canadian rules on reporting data hacks 'long overdue,' critics say

TORONTO The Canadian government will require that companies operating in the country report all data breaches to their customers and a privacy watchdog as soon as possible after discovery, a rule that security experts said was long overdue.

Nissan takes EV battle to Tesla with longer-range Leaf

CHIBA, Japan Nissan Motor Co Ltd launched a revamped Leaf electric vehicle (EV) on Wednesday, going head-to-head with Tesla Inc's Model 3 and hoping to blunt criticism of limited driving ranges undermining EVs' mass-market appeal. | Video

Oracle backs online human trafficking bill, breaking with tech industry

WASHINGTON Cloud services company Oracle Corp on Wednesday backed a bipartisan proposal in the U.S. Congress that would make it easier to penalize operators of websites that facilitate online sex trafficking.

EU regulators halt review of Qualcomm-NXP deal for second time

BRUSSELS EU antitrust regulators have halted for a second time their review of U.S. smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm's $38-billion bid for NXP Semiconductors after the companies failed to provide key details of the deal.

Australia researchers say find new way to build quantum computers

SINGAPORE Researchers in Australia have found a new way to build quantum computers which they say would make them dramatically easier and cheaper to produce at scale.