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China’s Two Leading Uber Competitors, Kuaidi Dache and Didi Dache, Agree to MergeChina’s Two Leading Uber Competitors, Kuaidi Dache and Didi Dache, Agree to Merge
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Meanwhile, rival Chinese Internet giant Baidu in December made a significant investment in Uber.

By Liz Gannes
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Alibaba: SEC Asking About Chinese RegulatorsAlibaba: SEC Asking About Chinese Regulators
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South Korea Antitrust Body Investigating Qualcomm (Update)South Korea Antitrust Body Investigating Qualcomm (Update)
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The commission will look into whether Qualcomm is abusing its dominant market position.

By Reuters
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Today in Silicon Valley: Re/code Interviews President Barack ObamaToday in Silicon Valley: Re/code Interviews President Barack Obama
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Cyber security, NSA spying, the Healthcare.gov debacle and does the commander-in-chief Snapchat?

By Kara Swisher
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Baidu Revenue Falls Short of Estimates as Customers Go MobileBaidu Revenue Falls Short of Estimates as Customers Go Mobile
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Mobile devices have less space for more lucrative forms of advertising.

By Reuters
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Threatens Firings After Dismal China SalesTesla CEO Elon Musk Threatens Firings After Dismal China Sales
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Tesla looks to cut costs as it falls short in a key market.

By Reuters
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Qualcomm to Pay $975 Million Fine and Change Licensing Terms to Settle China ProbeQualcomm to Pay $975 Million Fine and Change Licensing Terms to Settle China Probe
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The settlement removes a cloud that has been weighing on the company for months, but some uncertainties remain.

By Ina Fried
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Qualcomm Nears $1 Billion Deal to Resolve China Antitrust DisputeQualcomm Nears $1 Billion Deal to Resolve China Antitrust Dispute
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The deal may also require Qualcomm to lower its royalty rates by around a third on patents used in China.

By Reuters
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Alibaba Invests $590 Million in Meizu, a Smartphone Maker You’ve Probably Never Heard OfAlibaba Invests $590 Million in Meizu, a Smartphone Maker You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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The Chinese phone maker is little known outside its home turf, but sold 1.5 million phones last month alone.

By Ina Fried
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The Shack of Radios in the Shadow of Internet MansionsThe Shack of Radios in the Shadow of Internet Mansions
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The slow death of RadioShack seems to have taken the consumer electronics industry by storm.

By Noah Herschman
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Yahoo to Fob Off Yahoo Small Business to Alibaba SpinCoYahoo to Fob Off Yahoo Small Business to Alibaba SpinCo
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China’s Internet Population Hits 649 Million, 86 Percent on PhonesChina’s Internet Population Hits 649 Million, 86 Percent on Phones
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Up by 31 million in 2014.

By Paul Carsten
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Yahoo a Takeover Target? Not So Fast.Yahoo a Takeover Target? Not So Fast.
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Don’t forget about Yahoo Japan. And Softbank. And Masa Son.

By Kara Swisher
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China Has Grown Into an ‘Incredible Market’ for AppleChina Has Grown Into an ‘Incredible Market’ for Apple
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Sales are up 70 percent year over year.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Steward of Capital Marissa Mayer Serves Up a Pile of Yahoo Dough to Wall Street in Q4 Earnings CallSteward of Capital Marissa Mayer Serves Up a Pile of Yahoo Dough to Wall Street in Q4 Earnings Call
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A tasty handover of the stake in the Chinese Internet juggernaut

By Kara Swisher
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Wall Street Gets What It Wanted From Marissa Mayer: Here’s the Yahoo Plan to Spin Off Rest of Alibaba StakeWall Street Gets What It Wanted From Marissa Mayer: Here’s the Yahoo Plan to Spin Off Rest of Alibaba Stake
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Yahoo Slightly Misses on Q4 Revenue, but Who Cares? Because Alibaba Spinoff!Yahoo Slightly Misses on Q4 Revenue, but Who Cares? Because Alibaba Spinoff!
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Also because Wall Street has the focus of a gnat.

By Kara Swisher
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Tax-Focused Q4 Is Also About What’s Next for Post-Alibaba YahooTax-Focused Q4 Is Also About What’s Next for Post-Alibaba Yahoo
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It will be nice to talk about something other than how to sell an investment in a tax-efficient manner.

By Kara Swisher
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Apple Led Q4 Smartphone Shipments in ChinaApple Led Q4 Smartphone Shipments in China
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Samsung dropped into third place.

By Reuters
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The Tax Plan Cometh? Here’s What Will Happen if Yahoo Doesn’t Cough Up an Alibaba Solution.The Tax Plan Cometh? Here’s What Will Happen if Yahoo Doesn’t Cough Up an Alibaba Solution.
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So what exactly does Wall Street want and want now?

By Kara Swisher
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In China, VPN Internet Access Tools Suffer Further DisruptionsIn China, VPN Internet Access Tools Suffer Further Disruptions
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Three major providers of workarounds to state-sponsored censorship are reportedly affected.

By Reuters
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The TPP is one of the only topics on which Obama and the GOP agreed last nightThe TPP is one of the only topics on which Obama and the GOP agreed last night
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What’s at stake in the massive proposed trade agreement? Read our explainer to find out.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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A guide to the policies Obama mentioned in the 2015 State of the UnionA guide to the policies Obama mentioned in the 2015 State of the Union
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This is President Obama’s agenda.

By Vox Staff
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Alibaba Plans Push to Connect U.S. Retailers, China’s ConsumersAlibaba Plans Push to Connect U.S. Retailers, China’s Consumers
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Alibaba and Alipay have pilot agreements to handle payments and shipping to China for Neiman Marcus, Saks and others.

By Reuters
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Mobile Industry Generated $3.3 Trillion Last Year, Created 11 Million JobsMobile Industry Generated $3.3 Trillion Last Year, Created 11 Million Jobs
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So we’re all rich, right?

By Ina Fried
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Xiaomi Challenges iPhone 6 Plus With New Flagship Mi NoteXiaomi Challenges iPhone 6 Plus With New Flagship Mi Note
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Competitive features for a third of the price.

By Paul Carsten
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Facebook Discussed Investment in Chinese Smartphone Maker XiaomiFacebook Discussed Investment in Chinese Smartphone Maker Xiaomi
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The informal talks never progressed, at least partly out of concern over political complications, sources said.

By Reuters
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JD.com and Tencent to Invest $1.55 Billion in BitautoJD.com and Tencent to Invest $1.55 Billion in Bitauto
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Bitauto’s sites provide information on new and used vehicles for Chinese car buyers.

By Reuters
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Sony to Delay Sale of PlayStation 4 in ChinaSony to Delay Sale of PlayStation 4 in China
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Reportedly, the company is still negotiating about strict government censorship rules.

By Reuters
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Xiaomi Revenue Doubled to $12 Billion in 2014Xiaomi Revenue Doubled to $12 Billion in 2014
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CEO Lei Jun said the world’s No. 3 phone maker sold more than 61 million handsets in 2014.

By Reuters
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Huawei’s 2014 Smartphone Sales Rise by a ThirdHuawei’s 2014 Smartphone Sales Rise by a Third
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Like Xiaomi and LG, Huawei’s growth rate is eclipsing that of industry leaders.

By Gerry Shih
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Tencent Will Be Re/code’s Content Partner in ChinaTencent Will Be Re/code’s Content Partner in China
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Re/code content will be available in Chinese on Tencent’s QQ.com.

By Ken Li
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Gmail Blocked in ChinaGmail Blocked in China
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Large numbers of addresses were cut off Friday, and users reported the service was still down Monday.

By Paul Carsten
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New King of Tech Startups: Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Raises $1.1 Billion at $45 Billion ValuationNew King of Tech Startups: Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Raises $1.1 Billion at $45 Billion Valuation
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The fast-growing Chinese phone maker is already the world’s third-largest smartphone seller.

By Ina Fried and Kara Swisher
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For Qualcomm, China Settlement May Be Just the BeginningFor Qualcomm, China Settlement May Be Just the Beginning
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The company’s lucrative technology-licensing business is under attack.

By Reuters
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Uber Business Model Faces Legal Scrutiny in Taiwan, Chinese Mega CityUber Business Model Faces Legal Scrutiny in Taiwan, Chinese Mega City
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“It’s quite vexing as there’s no precedent for this kind of issue.”

By Reuters
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China Condemns Cyber Attacks, but Says No Proof North Korea Hacked SonyChina Condemns Cyber Attacks, but Says No Proof North Korea Hacked Sony
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The country remained mum on requests from the U.S. to help counter similar attacks.

By Reuters
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Xiaomi Gets Temporary Go-Ahead for Phone Sales in IndiaXiaomi Gets Temporary Go-Ahead for Phone Sales in India
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Xiaomi had been asked to suspend selling its smartphones in a case related to patent infringements.

By Reuters
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Xiaomi Made Only $56 Million in Profit in 2013Xiaomi Made Only $56 Million in Profit in 2013
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The world’s No.3 smartphone maker is grappling with razor-thin margins.

By Reuters
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China’s Baidu to Invest in UberChina’s Baidu to Invest in Uber
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The size of Baidu’s investment - and its valuation of Uber - are unknown.

By Reuters