UK chip designer ARM buys Apical for $350 million
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ARM Holdings , the provider of technology for the iPhone, has bolstered its exposure to the developing market of embedded computer vision with the purchase of Apical for...
View ArticleMicrosoft to sell feature phone business to Foxconn subsidiary, HMD Global
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said it is selling its entry-level feature phone assets to FIH Mobile Ltd and HMD Global Oy for $350 million.FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Co Ltd...
View ArticleHK regulator says Alibaba broke takeover rules with 'special deal'
By Elzio BarretoHONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's securities regulator said that Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd breached takeover rules in the purchase of a healthcare firm in 2014...
View ArticleSlovenia investigates foreigner over failed Vietnam cyber-heist
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenian police said on Wednesday they were investigating a foreigner over an attempted cyber-heist in which criminals unsuccessfully tried to send money from a Vietnamese bank...
View ArticleBangladesh asks SWIFT to give access to technicians on cyber heist
By Krishna N. Das and Serajul QuadirDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh has asked SWIFT to help its police question technicians sent by the global financial network to Dhaka to connect a new bank transaction...
View ArticleVirtual reality films comes to Cannes, Spielberg sounds warning
By Matt GooderickCANNES, France (Reuters) - Virtual reality movie-making is taking flight at this year's Cannes Film Festival alongside traditional film offerings.A pavilion is dedicated to the...
View ArticleNew Fitbit bands may soon double up as mobile wallets
By Narottam Medhora(Reuters) - Fitbit users could soon make payments with a flick of the wrist, as the maker of the simple yet hugely popular fitness bands races to pack in more features in its...
View ArticleBMW's i3 electric vehicle can suddenly lose power: U.S. lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - A U.S. owner of a BMW i3 has filed a lawsuit claiming that the German automaker's electric vehicle can experience a sudden loss of power when a feature designed to nearly...
View ArticleSabotage of telecoms masts reignite Swedish security fears
By Martin LindstamSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The mysterious suspected sabotage of three telecommunications masts, key parts of Sweden's infrastructure, has reignited fears of foreign spies and the readiness...
View ArticleFacebook's Zuckerberg meets U.S. conservatives over bias controversy
By Lisa Richwine and Dustin Volz(Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg heard from more than a dozen U.S. conservative leaders on Wednesday and said he will work to build trust with users...
View ArticleGoogle doubles down on artificial intelligence with Home and Allo
By Deborah M. ToddMOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google Inc unveiled its answer to Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant along with new messaging and virtual reality products at its annual...
View ArticleNetflix launches website for internet speed test
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc said on Wednesday that it had launched a website to check the speed of a mobile or broadband internet connection.The service, called fast.com, works like other internet...
View ArticleExclusive: UK banks ordered to review cyber security after SWIFT heist
By Andrew MacAskill and Jim FinkleLONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England ordered UK banks to detail steps taken to secure computers connected to the SWIFT bank messaging network about two months after...
View ArticleAndroid's 'n-word' poll sparks online jeers
By Amy Tennery(Reuters) - Google's Android ran afoul of social media users on Wednesday after encouraging people to nominate a word starting with the letter "N" for the latest version of its mobile...
View ArticleCisco's forecast tops Wall Street estimates; shares rise
By Rishika Sadam(Reuters) - Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc reported better-than-expected results and gave an upbeat forecast for the current quarter, sending its shares up about 7 percent in...
View ArticleLinkedIn invalidates millions of potentially compromised passwords
(Reuters) - A 2012 LinkedIn data theft may have affected far more users than originally thought, the professional networking site said on Wednesday.LinkedIn said in a statement that it was working to...
View ArticleHouse lifts block on Google-hosted apps, Yahoo Mail remains blacklisted
By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives' information technology team this week reinstated access on its internet network to software applications hosted on a Google cloud...
View ArticleSamsung Elec, Alibaba to team up on mobile payment systems: media
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and Alibaba Group Holding plan to announce a collaboration on mobile payment systems on Friday, South Korean media reported. Under the tie-up, Samsung Electronics...
View ArticleHong Kong launches fresh plan to fortify cyber security after SWIFT heist
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's central bank has a launched a new program to strengthen lenders' ability to protect their critical technology systems after recent attacks by unidentified groups on a...
View ArticleIndia's Tata Comms to sell stake in data center to ST Telemedia for $630...
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Tata Communications Ltd is selling a 74 percent stake in its data center business to Singapore-based ST Telemedia for about $630 million including debt, the company said on...
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