New start-up wave challenges Japan's aversion to risk
By Tetsushi KajimotoTOKYO (Reuters) - A wave of start-ups is emerging in famously risk-averse Japan as cash-rich corporations increasingly delegate the task of keeping pace with technologies such as...
View ArticleTrivago's IPO pricing falls below expectation
By Lauren Hirsch(Reuters) - Trivago GmbH , the hotel search platform that is majority owned by U.S. online travel firm Expedia Inc , priced its initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday far below...
View ArticleTurkey's Akbank targeted by hackers, faces up to $4 million liability
By Can Sezer and Birsen AltayliISTANBUL (Reuters) - Hackers targeted Turkish lender Akbank in a cyber attack on the SWIFT global money transfer system, the bank said, adding it faced a liability of up...
View ArticleIndonesia says Google tax settlement offer too small, no deal this year
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An offer by Google to settle a tax dispute with the Indonesian government was too small and a deal will not be reached this year, the head of the tax office's special cases branch...
View ArticleApple can sell iPhone 7s in Indonesia after R&D investment commitment
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Apple Inc has committed to invest around $44 million in a research and development center in Indonesia over the next three years, a senior government official said, enabling it to...
View ArticleChina's Wanxiang gets approval to produce Karma electric cars
By Norihiko Shirouzu and Catherine CadellBEIJING (Reuters) - Wanxiang Group, a major Chinese auto parts supplier which almost three years ago bought the assets of defunct California-based plug-in...
View ArticlePorsche racecar engineer joins Apple: Manager Magazin
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Computer and mobile phone giant Apple hired Alexander Hitzinger, former head of Porsche's racecars program, Manager Magazin said, poaching a skilled project manager who helped...
View ArticleWith bylaw tweaks, Apple grants activist one of three wishes
By Ross Kerber and Stephen NellisBOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's board relaxed some rules for director nominations by outside investors but stopped short of broader changes sought by an...
View ArticleSumner Redstone to step down from Viacom board
By Jessica Toonkel(Reuters) - Controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone will step down from the Viacom board of directors after the company's annual meeting in February, according to a company filing on...
View ArticleChina's OnePlus to make 3T phone in India from early 2017
By Sankalp PhartiyalMUMBAI (Reuters) - China's OnePlus plans to make its 3T model in India from early next year to meet growing demand in the world's second-biggest smartphone market by users.OnePlus...
View ArticleFacebook underreported iPhone traffic for some publishers
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said it had underreported the number of views on iPhone of content published by some publishers using its Instant Articles platform between Sept. 20 and Nov. 30.Publishers make...
View ArticleFrench government tells Uber to talk to protesting drivers
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government waded into a row over Uber's cut-price taxi service on Friday, urging local representatives of the U.S. app-based business to give its drivers a proper hearing...
View ArticleUber says disappointed by Taiwan law raising ride-sharing fine to highest...
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said it was disappointed Taiwan's legislature had passed a regulation that will raise fines sharply on unlicensed ride-sharing services to the highest...
View ArticleUber fires back at California DMV in self-driving car spat
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technolgies Inc [UBER.UL] on Friday again defied a demand by California regulators that the ride-services firm apply for a permit to test...
View ArticleAirbnb seeks to raise an additional $153 million
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Airbnb Inc is looking to raise an additional $153 million as an extension of a recent funding round, boosting its coffers as the company pushes forward...
View ArticleNissan, Renault, Mitsubishi to share electric car platform: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co <7201.T>, Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp <7211.T> will combine their electric vehicle platforms in an effort to slash prices down to levels...
View ArticleGerman courts should go after fake news on Facebook now: minister
By Erik KirschbaumBERLIN (Reuters) - German judges and state prosecutors need to crack down straight away on fake news disseminated through social media platforms such as Facebook, Germany's Justice...
View ArticleState Street tests blockchain system for securities lending
By Anna IrreraNEW YORK (Reuters) - State Street Corp has tested a blockchain system that it hopes can be used to streamline the securities lending process as the financial industry accelerates efforts...
View ArticleDisney will create shows for Snapchat
By Tim Baysinger(Reuters) - The Walt Disney Company’s U.S. television arm will create shows for Snap Inc’s Snapchat, Disney announced on Wednesday, in Snapchat's latest deal with a major U.S. media...
View ArticleYahoo email scan shows U.S. spy push to recast constitutional privacy
By Joseph Menn(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's secret scanning of customer emails at the behest of a U.S. spy agency is part of a growing push by officials to loosen constitutional protections Americans have...
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