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Samsung Electronics to reveal Galaxy Note 7 probe results this month: JoongAng Ilbo

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will announce this month the results of an investigation into what caused some of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday citing unnamed sources. The South Korean firm said in October it was

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Taco Bell to hire 100,000 as part of U.S. expansion

Taco Bell, which operates about 7,000 restaurants in the United States, generated revenue of about $2 billion in 2015. Taco Bell's U.S. expansion follows its plans to grow its international store base to 1,000 restaurants by 2022. The planned hiring and expansion efforts come on the heels of Yum Brands' spinoff of its China operations, the company's top profit generator, into a separate unit called Yum China Inc earlier this

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Samsung America says it has replaced most recalled Galaxy Note 7s

(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics America said on Friday it has replaced nearly 85 percent of all recalled Galaxy Note 7 devices as it works to resolve the issue of fire-prone phones. South Korean parent company Samsung Electronics Co Ltd announced the global recall of at least 2.5 million Note 7s in early September following numerous reports of the smartphones catching fire. Samsung will be releasing a software update in the coming days to limit the phone's ability

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U.S. bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from air travel

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone devices will be banned from aircraft in the United States starting on Saturday at noon EDT (1600 GMT) under an emergency order, regulators said on Friday after numerous reports of the

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Samsung expects another $3 billion hit to profit from Note 7 failure

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Friday said it expects to take a hit to its operating profit of about $3 billion over the next two quarters due to the discontinuation of its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. The outlook brings to more than $5 billion the total losses the global smartphone leader has forecast as a result of the overheating issues, after it said on Wednesday it would suffer a $2.3 …

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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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VW’s Audi steps up collaboration with Chinese tech groups

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen's luxury car unit Audi has agreed to deepen collaboration with Chinese internet technology groups to offer more digital services in the world's largest car market.

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Samsung urges Note 7 users to switch off phones and turn them in

By Se Young Lee and Jeffrey Dastin SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Saturday urged users of its Galaxy Note 7 phones to turn in their handsets as soon as possible as part of a recall aimed at limiting the damage caused by the fire-prone devices. The world's top smartphone maker said last week it would exchange all Note 7 phones in 10 markets including South Korea and the United States…

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Hanjin Shipping gets U.S. court order, cash to unload ships

South Korea's Hanjin had asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Sherwood to issue an order to prevent creditors from seizing Hanjin ships or property, and to allow cargo owners to make arrangements to retrieve goods stranded in warehouses. Earlier, the company received authority to spend money needed to dock at U.S. ports and begin unloading four vessels that have been stranded …

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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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