With new mini-apps, WeChat seeks even more China clicks
By Sijia JiangHONG KONG (Reuters) - In a cluster of refurbished Mao-era industrial buildings in Guangzhou, developers at China's top messaging app, WeChat, are redesigning key parts of its product to...
View ArticleUber threatens to fire self-driving car engineer in trade secrets case
By Dan Levine and Julia LoveSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber has threatened to fire an engineer accused by Alphabet's self-driving Waymo unit of stealing confidential documents in a high profile trade...
View ArticleAlibaba injects $488 million health food assets into Ali Health
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd said on Friday controlling shareholder Alibaba Group Holding Ltd would sell HK$3.8 billion ($488.3 million) worth of health food and...
View ArticleBain, KKR, Broadcom among suitors lining up for Toshiba's chips business
TOKYO (Reuters) - Suitors including private equity firms KKR & Co LP, Bain Capital and U.S. chip maker Broadcom Ltd are lining up for Toshiba Corp's semiconductor business, sources familiar with...
View ArticleJapan government investors tell Toshiba of plan to join chip unit bidding:...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Japanese government-backed investors have formally informed Toshiba Corp of their intention to take part in bids for its prized flash memory chip business, sources familiar with...
View ArticleUber threatens to fire self-driving car engineer in trade secrets case
(Reuters) - Uber has threatened to fire an engineer accused by Alphabet's self-driving Waymo unit of stealing confidential documents in a high profile trade secrets case between the two companies,...
View ArticleWannaCry cyber attack compromised some Russian banks: central bank
By Alexander Winning and Jack StubbsMOSCOW (Reuters) - The WannaCry ransomware attack compromised the systems of Russian banks in some isolated cases, the Russian central bank said on Friday in the...
View ArticleLondon City Airport's flights to be controlled from 70 miles away
By Costas PitasLONDON (Reuters) - If you fly into London City in two years' time, air traffic controllers won't see your plane through a window but will guide it down from screens 70 miles away as the...
View ArticleFrench researchers find way to unlock WannaCry without ransom
By Eric AuchardFRANKFURT (Reuters) - French researchers said on Friday they had found a last-chance way for technicians to save Windows files encrypted by WannaCry, racing against a deadline as the...
View ArticleEU executive asks bank watchdog to rethink 'screen scraping' ban
By Huw JonesLONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's financial services chief said on Friday he will ask the bloc's banking watchdog to rethink its proposed ban on "screen scraping" or financial...
View ArticleCompanies use kidnap insurance to guard against ransomware attacks
By Suzanne Barlyn and Carolyn CohnNEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Companies without cyber insurance are dusting off policies covering kidnap, ransom and extortion in the world's political hotspots to...
View ArticleAmid industry pushback, China offers changes to cyber rules: sources
By Michael Martina and Cate CadellBEIJING (Reuters) - China may delay full implementation of controversial new cyber security rules, giving companies more time to prepare, two people who attended a...
View ArticleNorth Korea says linking cyber attack to Pyongyang is 'ridiculous'
By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea's deputy U.N. envoy said on Friday "it is ridiculous" to link Pyongyang with the WannaCry "ransomware" cyber attack that started to sweep...
View ArticleWannaCry attack is good business for cyber security firms
By Joseph MennSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - For Kris Hagerman, chief executive of UK-based cyber security firm Sophos Group Plc, the past week could have been bad. The WannaCry "ransomware" attack hobbled...
View ArticleFord using first over-the-air software updates to its 2016 cars
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Friday it would delve into the growing arena of "over-the-air" software updates, adding Android Auto and Apple CarPlay to its Sync 3-equipped 2016...
View ArticleEx-IBM employee from China pleads guilty to code theft charges
By Brendan PiersonNEW YORK (Reuters) - A former software engineer for IBM in China pleaded guilty on Friday to stealing proprietary source code from the company, federal prosecutors announced on...
View ArticleSoftbank-Saudi tech fund becomes world's biggest with $93 billion of capital
By Andrew TorchiaRIYADH (Reuters) - The world's largest private equity fund, backed by Japan's Softbank Group and Saudi Arabia's main sovereign wealth fund, said on Saturday it had raised over $93...
View ArticleExclusive: North Korea's Unit 180, the cyber warfare cell that worries the West
By Ju-min Park and James PearsonSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's main spy agency has a special cell called Unit 180 that is likely to have launched some of its most daring and successful cyber attacks,...
View ArticleJia Yueting steps down as CEO of troubled Leshi, remains chairman
BEIJING (Reuters) - Jia Yueting will step down as chief executive of Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp Beijing but will retain his position as chairman, with the company's finance chief...
View ArticleTexas lawmakers clear way for Uber, Lyft return to major cities
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas governor Greg Abbott will sign in the next few days a bill that would shield ride-hailing firms Uber and Lyft from bruising battles over fingerprint...
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