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PCCW chasing blue sky is a costly new dawn

  In the space of a week, PCCW Ltd., Richard Li’s company, has cheered investors by getting out of the U.K., then brought them back to earth with plans to bulk up video streaming in Asia. Days after Li sold the loss-making British broadband provider to his father Li Ka-shing, PCCW is disposing of a $1.1 billion stake in telecom ...

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Spy agencies should kick the contractor habit

  Are government cyberoperations safe when they involve people from the private sector? That’s the question raised by the indictment of former National Security Agency contractor Harold Martin on 20 counts of obtaining and keeping national defense information. While Martin held various security clearances — including ‘top secret’ — between 1993 and his arrest in August 2016, he worked for ...

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Saudi warms to solar aiming to help boost crude franchise

  Bloomberg The nation most identified with its massive oil reserves is turning to wind and solar to generate power at home and help extend the life of its crucial crude franchise. Starting this year, Saudi Arabia plans to develop almost 10 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2023, starting with wind and solar plants in its vast northwestern desert. The ...

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