China's Huawei targets Amazon, Alibaba in public cloud service push
By Sijia JiangHONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms equipment and smartphone maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] on Tuesday said it aims to compete with Amazon.com Inc and Alibaba Group Holding...
View ArticleYahoo's EU regulator to issue recommendations on email security within weeks
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Yahoo's European regulator said it is preparing to give the U.S. Internet firm the results of an investigation into the 2014 theft of data from 500 million users, including possible...
View ArticleFacebook's EU regulator says close to deal on sharing of WhatsApp data
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Facebook's European regulator said it hoped to reach a deal in the coming months with the U.S. company to allow it to use data gleaned from the WhatsApp messaging service it acquired...
View ArticleEU, NATO countries kick off center to counter 'hybrid' threats
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Several EU and NATO countries on Tuesday signed up to establish a center in Helsinki to research how to tackle tactics such as cyber attacks, propaganda and disinformation.The...
View ArticleResearchers give voice to historic sounds of Stonehenge
By Matthew J. StockSTONEHENGE (Reuters) - If you listen carefully - and with the right app - you can still hear the prehistoric acoustics that swirled around Britain's ancient monument Stonehenge over...
View ArticleYahoo accused of mismanaging funds meant for Chinese dissidents
By Brendan Pierson(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has been hit with a lawsuit saying it failed to safeguard more than $17 million it pledged to help jailed Chinese dissidents in a 2007 settlement.The lawsuit,...
View ArticleCanada judge denies bail for man U.S. wants over Yahoo hack
By Alastair SharpTORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian judge on Tuesday denied bail to a 22-year-old man whom the United States wants to extradite to face charges of involvement in a massive hack of Yahoo...
View ArticleLyft lands $600 million in fresh funding; company valued at $7.5 billion
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ride-services company Lyft has raised $600 million in fresh funding, fuel for the company's growth as it continues to compete fiercely with larger rival...
View ArticleU.S. payments startup backed by Amazon founder expands to UK
By Ritvik CarvalhoLONDON (Reuters) - U.S. payments startup Remitly has launched services in Britain, expanding its international footprint to a third country from which users can send money abroad, the...
View ArticleCME Group, UK’s Royal Mint test blockchain-based gold trading platform
By Anna IrreraNEW YORK (Reuters) - Chicago-based exchange CME Group Inc and Britain's Royal Mint have started testing a blockchain-based platform for trading gold, as more projects using the emerging...
View ArticleSWIFT to introduce tool to spot fraudulent inter-bank messages
By Tom BerginLONDON (Reuters) - Interbank messaging service SWIFT, which is used to transfer trillions of dollars between banks every day, will launch a new tool to spot fraudulent messages, seeking to...
View ArticleUber's communication head Rachel Whetstone to depart
(Reuters) - Ride services company Uber Technologies Inc said on Tuesday its head of communications, Rachel Whetstone, will leave the company.Whetstone's departure comes weeks after two of Uber's...
View ArticleChina live streaming: Would-be internet stars boost billion-dollar market
By Shu Zhang and Matthew MillerBEIJING (Reuters) - Jing Qi, a part-time presenter on the live streaming platform Huajiao, underwent cosmetic surgery in March to improve her chances of becoming an...
View ArticleJapan automakers look to robots to keep elderly on the move
By Naomi TajitsuTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese automakers are looking beyond the industry trend to develop self-driving cars and turning their attention to robots to help keep the country's rapidly graying...
View ArticleBrexit referendum website might have been hacked: UK lawmakers
LONDON (Reuters) - A website which allowed Britons to register to vote in last year's European Union referendum might have been targeted by foreign hackers causing it to crash before the deadline, a...
View ArticleCyber breaches have cost shareholders billions since 2013: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Cyber security breaches erode companies' share prices permanently, with financials the worst hit, a study issued by IT consultant CGI and Oxford Economics has found.Severe cyber...
View ArticleGerman, Israeli companies to cooperate on cybersecurity
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The Cyber-Security Council Germany said on Wednesday it opened its first international chapter with security firm Checkmarx in Israel, establishing a bridge between German and...
View ArticleSoftware firm Qualtrics valued at $2.5 billion in new funding round
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Software company Qualtrics has raised $180 million from venture capital firms in a funding round the company hopes will sustain it until it launches its...
View ArticleQualcomm to pay BlackBerry $814.9 million to settle royalties dispute
(Reuters) - Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc said on Wednesday it was asked to refund Canada's BlackBerry Ltd $814.9 million in an arbitration over royalties for certain past sales.U.S.-listed shares of...
View ArticleU.S. ITC to investigate Sony patent infringement claims against Arris
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Wednesday it has launched a patent infringement investigation of television set-top boxes and other components that Arris...
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