Adidas to mass-produce 3D-printed shoe with Silicon Valley start-up
By Emma Thomasson and Aleksandra MichalskaHERZOGENAURACH, Germany/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Adidas launched a new sneaker on Friday with a 3D-printed sole that it plans to mass-produce next year, part of a...
View ArticleTwitter refuses U.S. order to reveal user behind anti-Trump account
By David IngramSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit to block an order by the U.S. government demanding that it reveal who is behind an account opposed to President...
View ArticleLG Electronics estimates first quarter profit surged, likely best in nearly...
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc <066570.KS> estimated on Friday its first-quarter operating profit rose 82 percent to its highest in nearly eight years, handily beating market...
View ArticleTwo-thirds of EU travel websites mislead on prices: Commission
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Two-thirds of travel booking websites provide misleading information on prices and so breached EU consumer protection rules, the European Commission said on Friday.In its survey of...
View ArticleSlovenian firm brings tombstones to life with digital content
MARIBOR, Slovenia (Reuters) - A firm in Slovenia are giving tombstones a 21st-century makeover, with 48-inch interactive screens that can show pictures, video and other digital content.The Pobrezje...
View ArticleSoftbank-backed Ola ramps up electric vehicles push in India
By Aditi ShahNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian ride-hailing firm Ola, backed by Japan's Softbank Group, is preparing for a large-scale rollout of electric vehicles by next year even as it runs trials on the...
View ArticleCloud software provider Okta surges 44 percent in debut
(Reuters) - Cloud software provider Okta Inc's shares jumped as much as 44 percent in its debut on Friday, giving the tech unicorn a market capitalization of about $2.22 billion.The 11 million-Class A...
View ArticleItaly court blocks Uber services in Italy, citing unfair competition
ROME (Reuters) - A court blocked the use of smart phone apps for Uber cars in Italy on Friday, ruling that they constituted unfair competition.The court said Uber could not use its Black, Lux, Suv, X ,...
View ArticleTwitter pulls lawsuit over anti-Trump account, says summons withdrawn
By David IngramSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Friday dropped a lawsuit it filed the previous day against the U.S. Homeland Security Department, saying the government had withdrawn a summons...
View ArticleUber says its self-driving technology differs from Waymo's
By Alexandria SageSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said on Friday its self-driving sensor technology was "fundamentally different" from Waymo's, blasting the Alphabet Inc...
View ArticleFacebook virtual reality unit Oculus faces lawsuit over imaging patent
By Jan Wolfe(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's virtual reality unit Oculus VR is facing a lawsuit alleging it incorporated without authorization a smaller competitor's patented technology into its Rift...
View ArticleExperian enlists behavioral biometrics startup to combat fraudsters
By Anna IrreraNEW YORK (Reuters) - Credit bureau Experian Plc has joined forces with technology firm BioCatch to use behavioral biometrics to help its clients spot fraudsters applying for credit cards...
View ArticleU.S. net neutrality advocates blast Pai effort to reverse rules
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advocates of landmark net neutrality rules on Friday blasted Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai's plans to roll back the Obama era legal...
View ArticleTwitter CEO forgoes compensation; long-time board member to leave
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc's chief executive, Jack Dorsey, continued to forego direct compensation and Peter Fenton, a board member since 2009, will leave after the company's annual meet in May, a...
View ArticleBDO declines to replace PwC at Brazil's Oi restructuring case
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Accounting firm BDO declined to replace PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the in-court restructuring of Brazilian carrier Oi SA, BDO said in a statement on Friday.The judge overseeing the...
View ArticleTwitter case shows breadth of U.S. power to probe anti-Trump statements
By Alison Frankel and Dustin VolzNEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An attempt by U.S. authorities to identify an anonymous critic of President Donald Trump on Twitter has set off alarm bells among...
View ArticleComputer hack sets off 156 emergency sirens across Dallas
By Ian Simpson(Reuters) - A computer hack set off all the emergency sirens in Dallas for about 90 minutes overnight in one of the largest known breaches of a siren warning system, officials in the...
View ArticleSnapdeal founders move to calm employees amid takeover speculation
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Aditya KalraMUMBAI (Reuters) - The founders of India's Snapdeal told employees in an email on Sunday that the e-commerce company will ensure there is no disruption to staff "as...
View ArticleBritish lender Wonga warns customers of personal data hack
LONDON (Reuters) - British lender Wonga has warned customers in Britain and Poland that their personal data may have been stolen in the latest major corporate security breach.Cyber attacks have...
View ArticleNew York regulator wants other states to model cyber laws after its rules
By Suzanne BarlynDENVER (Reuters) - A group of U.S. state insurance regulators should use New York's sweeping cyber security rules as a model for how insurers must protect their networks from hackers...
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