Families of San Bernardino shooting sue Facebook, Google, Twitter
By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Family members of three victims of the December 2015 shooting rampage in San Bernardino, California, have sued Facebook, Google and Twitter, claiming that the...
View ArticleFacebook nears ad-only business model as game revenue falls
By David IngramSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's growth into a digital advertising power is showing a flip side: The social network is more dependent than ever on the cyclical ad market, even as...
View ArticleExclusive: Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities
By Dan Levine and Joseph MennSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc's use of a software tool that helped its drivers...
View ArticleFacebook's virtual reality unit Oculus shutters film studio
By Piya Sinha-RoyLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's virtual reality content production unit, Oculus' Story Studio, is shuttering its doors to shift focus on supporting external content makers, the...
View ArticleVivendi offers EU concessions over Telecom Italia bid
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French media group Vivendi has offered concessions in a bid to address EU antitrust concerns over its bid to acquire control of Telecom Italia, according to the European...
View ArticlePorsche opens digital center in Silicon Valley
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Sportscar maker Porsche is opening a digital technology center with 100 staff in Silicon Valley to forge new partnerships, cooperate with venture-capital companies and invest in...
View ArticleDos, don'ts and geo-fencing: Europe proposes rules for small drones
BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe's aviation safety authorities have proposed rules for operating small drones that include requirements for geo-fencing technology to prevent them from straying into banned...
View ArticleCiti lists Netflix, Tesla as potential takeover targets for Apple
(Reuters) - Citigroup listed seven companies as potential takeover targets for Apple Inc , including Netflix , Walt Disney and Tesla Inc , as a way to put its cash hoard of more than $250 billion to...
View ArticleFBI warns of surge in wire-transfer fraud via spoofed emails
By Alastair Sharp(Reuters) - Attempts at cyber wire fraud globally, via emails purporting to be from trusted business associates, surged in the last seven months of 2016, the U.S. Federal Bureau of...
View ArticleExclusive: Billionaire investor Draper to participate in blockchain token...
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper soon plans to take a step that even he, a long-time bitcoin aficionado, has eschewed to now: buying a new...
View ArticleFCC chairman wants to cut regulations, speed new innovation approvals
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, said on Friday that the agency is continuing a sweeping regulatory review, keen to adapt rules to...
View ArticlePortland, Oregon to demand controversial Uber software tool
By Dan Levine and Joseph Menn(Reuters) - The city of Portland, Oregon plans to subpoena Uber Technologies Inc to force it to disclose software that helped its drivers evade local transportation...
View ArticleAustralian media shakeup could provide huge M&A opportunity
By Peter GosnellSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia proposed scrapping media ownership restraints on Saturday which could raise huge interest among moguls looking for acquisitions, especially in its ailing,...
View ArticleMexican engineers flood Tesla hiring event in Monterrey
By Anthony EspositoMONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Engineers from across Mexico streamed into a cramped hotel lobby in the industrial city of Monterrey for a chance of a job with the U.S. electric...
View ArticleU.S. far-right activists, WikiLeaks and bots help amplify Macron leaks:...
By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. far-right activists helped amplify a leak of hacked emails belonging to leading French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign, some researchers said...
View ArticleAustralian push may open more doors for batteries on power grids
By Sonali PaulMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Battery makers worldwide are watching to see whether Australia's most wind power-dependent state can keep the lights on by installing grid-scale batteries by...
View ArticleExclusive: India's green car plan prioritizes electric vehicles over hybrids
By Aditi ShahNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's most influential government think-tank has recommended lowering taxes and interest rates for loans on electric vehicles, while capping sales of conventional...
View ArticleJapan's SoftBank takes driving seat in Indian online shake-up
By Sankalp PhartiyalMUMBAI (Reuters) - After plowing about $2 billion into minority stakes in Indian e-commerce businesses over the past few years, Japan's SoftBank is upping the stakes, looking to...
View ArticleMore bucks for Bang: Netmarble founder urges South Korea to support start-ups
By Joyce LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - When mobile gaming firm Netmarble Games <251270.KS> debuts on Friday, its founder Bang Jun-hyuk will be the only billionaire in South Korea's top-10 wealthiest stock...
View ArticleComcast, Charter to announce wireless partnership on Monday: source
By David Shepardson and Anjali Athavaley(Reuters) - Comcast Corp and Charter Communications Inc will announce a wireless partnership on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter, as the...
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