Backpage.com shuts 'adult' section in face of government pressure
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The online classified advertising site Backpage.com abruptly shut its "adult" section on Monday, yielding to a campaign by state and federal government officials to close a...
View ArticleSnapchat becomes latest tech firm to pick London despite Brexit
By Paul SandleLONDON (Reuters) - Messaging app Snapchat said it would make London the home of its international operations, delivering another vote of confidence in Britain's tech standing as the...
View ArticleSamsung Display plans to invest another $2.5 billion in Vietnam: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's display panel subsidiary plans to invest another 3 trillion won ($2.51 billion) in Vietnam to boost capacity, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on...
View ArticleChina not to license Pokemon Go, similar games as it weighs security risks
By Sijia JiangHONG KONG (Reuters) - Nintendo's hit smartphone app, Pokemon Go, and other augmented reality games are unlikely to be rolled out in China any time soon, after the state censor said it...
View ArticlePrice comparison website Gocompare FY revenue rises 19 percent
(Reuters) - Price comparison website Gocompare.Com Group Plc on Tuesday reported a 19 percent jump in full-year revenue to about 142 million pounds ($172.15 million) and said it had started 2017 from a...
View ArticleIsraeli high-tech firms raise record $4.8 billion in 2016
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli private high-tech companies, a main driver of the country's economy, raised an all-time high of $4.8 billion in 2016, up 11 percent from 2015, a report showed on...
View ArticleToshiba asks creditors not to call in loans: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp <6502.T> met creditors on Tuesday and asked them not to use provisions in debt agreements to call in their loans early, giving the troubled company time to work out...
View ArticleItaly looking at Google proposal to close tax dispute: source
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's tax authorities are looking at a proposal from Google to pay between 270 million and 280 million euros ($296 million) to wrap up a tax dispute, a source close to the matter...
View ArticleChina's WeChat seeks slice of Apple's app store with 'mini' function
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's largest mobile social media network WeChat is offering its 768 million users a function which allows them to by-pass app stores such as Apple's .The launch of "Xiaochengxu",...
View ArticleEU privacy proposal could dent Facebook, Gmail ad revenue
By Julia FiorettiBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Online messaging services such as WhatsApp , iMessage and Gmail will face tough rules on how they can track users under a proposal presented by the European Union...
View ArticleAnaplan hires CEO ahead of U.S. software firm's 2017 IPO
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. software company Anaplan, which has raised more than $240 million, has tied up a critical loose end as it steams toward an initial public offering...
View ArticleAnti-establishment wave to help push blockchain into real world in 2017
By Jemima Kelly and Anna IrreraLONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A wave of anti-establishment sentiment sweeping the Western world is likely to help push blockchain - the technology that gave birth to the...
View ArticleIndia's PM Modi touts digitized economy to business leaders
By Rupam Jain and Promit MukherjeeGANDHINAGAR (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a gathering of business leaders on Tuesday that the country was on the verge of becoming the world's...
View ArticleBrazil watchdog sees 5G wireless auctions only after 2020
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil will auction off rights to operate so-called fifth-generation mobile phone licenses only after 2020, when global regulators and carriers agree on main terms for the...
View ArticleExclusive: Regulators criticize banks over Uber loan - sources
By Olivia Oran and Jonathan Schwarzberg(Reuters) - Federal regulators criticized several Wall Street banks over the handling of a $1.15 billion loan they helped arrange for Uber Technologies Inc...
View ArticleEllen Pao, once at center of gender case, joins Kapor in diversity role
By Deborah M. ToddSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Ellen Pao, whose 2012 gender discrimination lawsuit against the venture firm fueled a debate over tech...
View ArticleTesla taps Apple engineer for Autopilot software
By Stephen Nellis(Reuters) - Electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc has hired a key Apple Inc software engineer to oversee its Autopilot self-driving software efforts, Tesla said in a blog post...
View ArticleBitstamp adds Ripple currency XRP to trading platform
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the leading European-based bitcoin exchanges is adding another virtual currency to the bitcoins already traded on its platform.Ripple, a...
View ArticleExclusive: Alibaba, part of planned Taiwan fund, won't seek board seats at...
By Faith HungTAIPEI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding, which is awaiting regulatory approval for a $45 million fund it is participating in, has promised the Taiwanese government it will not take board...
View ArticleEuropean carmakers hope to catch Tesla with faster e-car chargers
By Christoph SteitzFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's biggest carmakers are drawing on the full force of the continent's industrial prowess to build a network of ultra-fast charging stations as they look...
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