Zenefits hit with $7 million fine by California insurance regulator
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Software company Zenefits has been fined $7 million by California's insurance regulator, marking the biggest penalty yet for the startup that has faced...
View ArticleDelphi, Mobileye to use Intel chip for self-driving car system
By Joseph White(Reuters) - Auto parts maker Delphi Automotive Plc and Israeli technology firm Mobileye NV will put an Intel Corp chip at the heart of their joint effort to produce self-driving vehicles...
View ArticleTop automakers fund charging sites to boost electric-car demand
BERLIN (Reuters) - Top carmakers in Germany have agreed to jointly invest in thousands of ultra-fast charging sites across Europe to boost mainstream acceptance of electric cars, the companies...
View ArticleSpy chief adds to warnings of Russian cyber attacks on Germany
By Caroline CopleyBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's spy chief has warned that Russian hackers are pelting his country with disinformation that could undermine the democratic process, echoing concerns...
View ArticleNissan to offer maintenance-alert service in foray into connected cars
By Naomi TajitsuYOKOHAMA (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co will make its first major foray into internet-connected cars by offering an option in some new vehicles that will use big data technology to notify...
View ArticleIndra to issue shares in $324 million takeover offer for Tecnocom
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish technology and defense company Indra made a takeover offer for information technology company Tecnocom for 4.25 euros per share, valuing it at about 305 million euros ($324...
View ArticleChinese firms hit by huge increase in cyber attacks: survey
By Sijia JiangHONG KONG (Reuters) - Cyber attacks on Chinese companies have soared in the past two years, according to a survey, with new technologies that connect household items to the internet and...
View ArticleAnt Financial chief apologizes following backlash over explicit social...
BEIJING (Reuters) - The head of Ant Financial Services Group, the payment affiliate of Alibaba Holdings Ltd, apologized on Tuesday following backlash from Chinese netizens over a social feature in the...
View ArticleMerkel says no details on origin of cyber attack on Deutsche Telekom
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she had no information on where a cyber attack on Deutsche Telekom, which hit its network on Sunday and Monday, came from."I have no...
View ArticleUK regulator goes to Europe to force reform at BT Openreach
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's telecoms regulator will go to the European Commission to try to force BT to legally separate Openreach, the division that supplies broadband to millions of homes and...
View ArticleDrones are mapping Indian cities - where they're allowed
By Rina ChandranMUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Officials in one of India's fastest growing cities are using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to update land records in a pilot project that could...
View ArticleUber defends business model, wants to avert strict EU rules
By Foo Yun CheeLUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Uber [UBER.UL] defended its business model in Europe's highest court on Tuesday, saying its service had made it easier for people to get around and cut pollution...
View ArticleMTS says probing its China executives
(Reuters) - MTS Systems Corp, a maker of industrial sensors, said on Tuesday it was investigating apparent violations of its code of conduct involving some top executives in its China operations."We...
View ArticleAutomakers fund European electric car charging sites to boost demand
By Andreas Cremer and Bernie WoodallBERLIN/DETROIT (Reuters) - Four of the world's top carmakers have agreed to invest in thousands of fast-charging sites across Europe to boost mainstream acceptance...
View ArticleCyber Monday sales biggest online shopping day in U.S. history
By Siddharth Cavale(Reuters) - Shoppers spent $3.45 billion on Cyber Monday on Samsung 4K TVs, PlayStation 4s and Barbie dolls among other products, marking the largest online sales day in U.S....
View ArticleSky seeks to shake up UK mobile market with flexible data plans
By Paul SandleLONDON (Reuters) - Sky said it would enter the UK mobile market with a SIM-only deal that allows data allowances to roll over each month, and offers free calls to the 11 million British...
View ArticleFacebook users can now play Pac-Man on Messenger app
(Reuters) - For users hooked on to Facebook's Messenger app, it's game on.The social network on Tuesday rolled out a feature that allows users to play hugely popular games such as Pac-Man and Space...
View ArticleDeutsche Telekom attack part of global campaign on routers
By Eric AuchardFRANKFURT (Reuters) - A cyber attack that infected nearly 1 million routers used to access Deutsche Telekom internet service was part of a campaign targeting web-connected devices around...
View ArticleCurbs on extremist online content threaten free speech: report
By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Governments seeking to curtail the spread of extremist content online risk jeopardizing free speech and privacy rights, an international group comprising some of...
View ArticleData leak on Europol terrorism investigations: Dutch TV
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Information on numerous international investigations into terrorism groups compiled by Europol was accidentally left online, unguarded by any password, a Dutch television program...
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