Amazon, Berkshire, JP Morgan join forces to tackle health care

Three titans of American business announced Tuesday they are joining forces to tackle one of the most enduring problems in the country: quality affordable health care. Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Jeff Bezos' retail behemoth Amazon will link with financial giant JP Morgan to create a nonprofit health care plan to "provide US employees and their families with simplified, high-quality and transparent health care at a reasonable cost," the companies said. "The ballooning costs of health care act as a hungry tapeworm on the American economy," Buffett said in a statement.

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Report: Trump Scrapped South Korea Envoy Pick Over Split On Bombing North

The White House has pulled back from nominating a respected foreign policy expert to be the U.S. ambassador to South Korea after he expressed concerns over policy decisions related to North Korea, according to a report Tuesday in The Washington Post.

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New York investigates company accused of selling fake Twitter followers

It comes after a report traces links between a company, millions of bots and various celebrities.

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Children could get online grooming 'alerts' - NSPCC

Existing technology can be used to flag grooming behaviour to children and moderators, the NSPCC says.

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Coincheck promises 46bn yen refund after cryptocurrency theft

Tokyo-based digital currency exchange Coincheck says it will reimburse some 260,000 victims of theft.

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Google's pestering ads get 'mute' button

People will be able to hide ads that encourage them to buy products from sites they have previously visited.

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Apple's iPhone battery 'slowdown' to be optional

Customers will be able to switch off a feature that deliberately slows down some older handsets.

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ColorFab: 3D printer can change colour of objects

MIT is making a new kind of 3D printer that can change the colour of the objects you print.

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Five tips to keep your app data safe online

After a fitness app "heatmap" revealed military information, what are your devices saying about you?

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Trump pushes hardline immigration policies even as he urges unity

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged lawmakers on Tuesday to work toward bipartisan compromises, but pushed a hard line on immigration, insisting on a border wall and other concessions from Democrats as part of any deal to protect the children of illegal immigrants.

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