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A cyber-attack on a hospital in Rouen last week caused "very long delays in care", reports the AFP news agency.

Medical staff at the French city's University Hospital Centre (CHU) were forced to abandon PCs as

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Salesforce conference disrupted by protests
The annual conference of software firm Salesforce, where it introduces new products and discusses its commitment to social causes, was interrupted for the second year in a row by protests against the company's work with the US government.
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Startup Diary: The best shortcut is looking around to see what works already
Startups are much more about practice than they are about theory. Some of the best ways to learn how to make the right decisions are to look and learn from the decisions of others. There's a story from the founding of HubSpot (the online marketing unicorn company) that I've always found interesting.
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NTT offers $1m to lure scientists
Telecom giant NTT Group is offering record pay to hire top scientists as it looks to match some of the basic research prowess of global powerhouses including Alphabet and Apple.
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Google unit pays tax of $256m to Exchequer
A Dublin-based Google subsidiary with no direct employees paid $255.56m (€231m) in corporation tax to the Exchequer here last year.
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A €100m Halo: Angel investment on the rise for Irish tech startups
Syndicates of angel investors in Ireland and overseas have placed €100m in tech startups with backing from the Halo Business Angel Network, the organisation announced today. Halo - a cross-border initiative by Enterprise Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland and InterTradeIreland - has been connecting potential investors with promising but cash-poor startups since 2007.
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