Facebook's virtual-reality tech was not stolen, Zuckerberg testifies
By Lisa Maria GarzaDALLAS (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand in Dallas federal court on Tuesday and denied an allegation by a rival company that...
View ArticleToshiba eyes stake sale in chip business as writedown looms: source
By Makiko Yamazaki and Kentaro HamadaTOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp <6502.T> wants to sell a minority stake in its core semiconductor business and is considering potential buyers including U.S....
View ArticleSamsung chief questioned behind closed doors in arrest warrant hearing
By Ju-min Park and Se Young LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean judge questioned Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee behind closed doors on Wednesday to decide whether he should be arrested over his...
View ArticleHP Enterprise to buy cloud software company SimpliVity
(Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co said on Tuesday it would buy privately held cloud software company SimpliVity for $650 million in cash, as it looks to expand in the fast-growing market for...
View ArticleBitcoin exchange employee pleads guilty in U.S. case tied to hacking
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Florida man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from his employment with an unlicensed bitcoin exchange that prosecutors say was owned by an Israeli who...
View ArticleBrazil Air Force to privatize air traffic control telecom system
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian Air Force is planning to privatize the running of its telecom network used for defense, surveillance and air traffic control, an Air Force spokeswoman said on...
View ArticleUber to invest more than $60 million in Sao Paulo support center
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Ride-hailing service Uber inaugurated a support center in Brazil's biggest city on Tuesday with plans to invest 200 million reais ($62 million) and create 2,000 jobs, underscoring...
View ArticleYahoo Japan defies calls to rethink ivory sales as Yahoo Inc CEO weighs in
By Yoshiyasu Shida and Deborah M. ToddTOKYO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Japan, the country's biggest online auction site, is rebuffing calls to end online ivory trading despite Yahoo Inc CEO...
View ArticleToshiba in talks to sell chip business stake to Western Digital: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp is in talks to sell a minority stake in its flash memory business to U.S. chips business partner Western Digital Corp in a bid to boost its capital base, a source briefed...
View ArticleSouth Korea's Netmarble seeks M&As, U.S. expansion: founder
By Joyce LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's largest mobile game company, Netmarble Games Corp, is seeking more mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property rights to expand its share of the...
View ArticleIndia to consider Apple request for investment incentives with 'open mind'
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will consider Apple's request for incentives to invest in the country with an "open mind", Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters on...
View ArticleUkraine's power outage was a cyber attack: Ukrenergo
By Pavel Polityuk, Oleg Vukmanovic and Stephen JewkesKIEV/MILAN (Reuters) - A power blackout in Ukraine's capital Kiev last month was caused by a cyber attack and investigators are trying to trace...
View ArticleToshiba loses court appeal against EU cartel fine on joint venture
By Waverly ColvilleBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics group Toshiba on Wednesday lost an appeal against an EU cartel fine levied on its joint venture with Panasonic five years ago,...
View ArticleGerman e-car supplier Aumann plans stock market listing: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German engineering group Aumann is planning a stock market-listing as the maker of parts for electric engines seeks cash for its expansion, people close to the matter said.Private...
View ArticleSky9 founder highlights China deep tech as VC funding magnet
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Chinese start-ups in deep technology, including augmented and virtual reality, and artificial intelligence, will attract the most interest from venture capitalists, the...
View ArticleSilicon Valley IPO contender DocuSign hires CEO after long search
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After a marathon search lasting more than a year, Silicon Valley company DocuSign announced on Wednesday it hired a new chief executive.DocuSign, a $3...
View ArticleRenault-Nissan's Ghosn intent on staying ahead in electric cars
By Ben HirschlerDAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Renault-Nissan has sold more than 400,000 electric cars globally and the leader in plug-in vehicles is planning further investment to maintain its market...
View ArticleGM resolves SEC accounting case tied to ignition switch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Motors Co has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accounting case related to a faulty ignition switch linked to 124 deaths and 275...
View ArticleU.S. begins patent probe of graphics processors, DDR memory controllers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission began a patent infringement probe on Wednesday after ZiiLabs Inc charged that several firms were importing products to the United States...
View ArticleNetflix adds a third more subscribers than expected; shares jump eight percent
By Lisa Richwine and Anya George Tharakan(Reuters) - Streaming video pioneer Netflix Inc added over a third more subscribers than expected in the last quarter of 2016, a sign of success for its...
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