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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s telecommunications regulator on Wednesday said it expects to make a decision on the merger of the country’s second- and third-largest mobile networks on Oct. 20, nearly a year after the deal was first announced. If the deal between True Corporation Pcl and Total Access Communication Pcl (DTAC) is approved, the new …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft announced a partnership on Wednesday using Microsoft Cloud for a data platform intended to improve production efficiency at over 30 passenger car plants globally, the carmaker said on Wednesday. The data platform, called MO360, is already available in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and will also be launched …

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it had begun assembling cars at a new plant in Myanmar that was put on hold for more than 19 months after a military coup and during the coronavirus pandemic. The Japanese automaker said the plant, which is opening even as other companies have pulled out of …

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By David Shepardson and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Taiwanese Minister for Economic Affairs Wang Mei-Hua said on a visit to the United States on Tuesday that if Taiwan remains safe, global supply chains of vital semiconductors would also be secure. Wang made the comments at an event hosted by Washington’s Center for Strategic and International …

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(Reuters) – The board of German 3D metal printing machine maker SLM Solutions Group AG on Tuesday recommended that its shareholders accept a takeover offer from Japanese camera maker Nikon Corp. Nikon announced last month its plans to take over SLM Solutions for 622 million euros ($607.20 million), in a bid to become the global …

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By Katie Paul (Reuters) -Meta Platforms unveiled its Quest Pro virtual and mixed reality headset on Tuesday, marking a milestone for Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s break into the higher-end market for extended reality computing devices. The headset, introduced at Meta’s annual Connect conference, will hit shelves on Oct 25 at a price of $1,500, and …

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