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Exclusive: Shopify, Google boosting presence in BlackBerry's hometown

By Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) – Tech giants such as Google Inc and upstarts like Shopify Inc are rapidly expanding their presence in and around BlackBerry’s hometown of Waterloo, Ontario, even as the smartphone maker further pares back some of its teams. Canada’s newest tech darling Shopify, which went public this year and is valued at $2.75 billion, will soon announce a major expansion in the region, according to three

Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom to offer in-flight broadband in Europe

LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Passengers on European short-haul flights are to be offered high-speed internet access using a combined satellite and air-to-ground network to be built by Britain’s Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom. The platform will cater for travellers in Europe, which includes some of the highest density air-traffic routes in the world, and provide levels of speed and coverage comparable to home broadband services, the companies said at a joint press