Australian court cracks down on illegal downloads
By Colin PackhamSYDNEY (Reuters) - More than 60 websites devoted to helping people illegally download films and television shows will be blocked in Australia, the country's Federal Court ruled on...
View ArticleContinental sees no profit from e-car products before 2020: CEO
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German automotive supplier Continental will continue to post losses with products for electric cars until at least 2019, its Chief Executive Elmar Degenhart told German weekly...
View ArticleNokia to buy IP network analytics firm Deepfield
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia said it was planning to acquire Deepfield, a small IP network analytics company based in the United States.The price of the deal was...
View ArticleVolkswagen takes stake in e-mobility service group Hubject
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen has taken a stake in Hubject, which is developing a standard method to map and pay at electric charging stations, joining fellow carmakers, utilities...
View ArticleBlockchain firm Cobalt gets Citi backing, sees second funding round
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. bank Citi has invested in blockchain venture Cobalt DL ahead of what the company expects will be a second round of funding next year, Cobalt said on Thursday.Citi's support is...
View ArticleThai PM defends cyber controls as censorship concerns rise
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday defended a decision to amend a cyber-crime law to increase the military government's ability to remove online content as...
View ArticleSharp-Foxconn JV to stop supplying Samsung with TV panels to stem losses
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp and Taiwan's Foxconn have decided to stop supplying television panels through their joint venture to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd as they review the money-losing...
View ArticleChina takes action on thousands of websites for 'harmful', obscene content
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has shut down or "dealt with" thousands of websites for sharing "harmful" erotic or obscene content since April, the state's office for combating pornography and illegal...
View ArticleAmit Yoran leaves Dell RSA unit to head Tenable Network Security
By Jim Finkle(Reuters) - Amit Yoran is stepping down as president of Dell Technologies Inc's cyber security unit to run Tenable Network Security Inc, a well-financed private cyber security company that...
View ArticleUber CEO Kalanick sees path to profitability in India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Uber Technologies CEO Travis Kalanick said on Thursday the ride-hailing company sees a path to profitability in India, even though they were currently lagging behind rivals in the...
View ArticleRobot maker Kuka sells U.S. unit to get approval for deal with Chinese buyer
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German industrial robot maker Kuka has sold its Systems US-Aerospace-Business to Advanced Integration Technology to satisfy demands from U.S. regulators in connection with a...
View ArticleLaunch of mini-satellites gives forecasters eye into hurricanes
By Irene Klotz(Reuters) - Eight small satellites, designed to improve hurricane forecasts by detecting the wind speeds within storms, blasted off on Thursday aboard an air-launched Pegasus rocket, a...
View ArticleInstagram's user base crosses 600 million
(Reuters) - Instagram's user base rose to more than 600 million, the Facebook Inc owned company said on Thursday, as new features helped it gain popularity.The photo-sharing app added 100 million users...
View ArticleDaimler, BMW aim to merge their carsharing services: Manager Magazin
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German carmakers Daimler and BMW aim to combine their car-sharing services Car2Go and DriveNow to better compete with U.S.-based ride-hailing service Uber [UBER.UL], German...
View ArticleYahoo under scrutiny after latest hack, Verizon seeks new deal terms
By Greg Roumeliotis and Jessica ToonkelNEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc came under renewed scrutiny by federal investigators and lawmakers on Thursday after disclosing the largest known data breach in...
View ArticleElevator makers think outside the box - and even sideways
By John Miller and Tom KÀckenhoffDUESSELDORF/ZURICH (Reuters) - ThyssenKrupp's new $43 million elevator test tower soars 246 meters (808 ft) above the German town of Rottweil, but the company's lifts...
View ArticleBlackberry says China's TCL to make BlackBerry-branded devices
(Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd said China's TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd would make and sell BlackBerry-branded mobile devices globally, the Canadian smartphone pioneer's first licensing deal...
View ArticleFacebook to roll out new tools to tackle fake news
By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Thursday it will introduce tools to prevent fake news stories from spreading on its platform, an about-face in response to rising criticism...
View ArticleGM expands testing, production of self-driving cars in Michigan
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra said on Thursday the automaker will expand testing of self-driving vehicles to Michigan, and will build its next generation of...
View ArticleToyota unlocks its engine technology, could sell to rivals
By Naomi Tajitsu and Maki ShirakiTOKYO (Reuters) - Long guarded about what was beneath the hood of its pioneering Prius cars, Toyota Motor Corp plans to open up its powertrain technology to rivals,...
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