Altice to group all operations under a single brand by mid-2018
PARIS (Reuters) - Telecoms and cable holding company Altice will group all its operations under its current name by mid-2018, including its French unit SFR Group, which has lost customers and suffered...
View ArticleOnline insurer Fabric launches life coverage for New York parents
By Suzanne Barlyn(Reuters) - Fabric, a web-based insurance agency that promises new parents accidental death coverage in two minutes, opened for business in New York on Tuesday following the state's...
View ArticleTake-Two's forecast 'better than feared', shares hit record
By Anya George Tharakan(Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, the maker of "Grand Theft Auto" videogames, forecast full-year revenue below Street estimates as it delayed the launch of a game,...
View ArticleExpedia begins offering online booking for hotels in Cuba
By Sarah MarshHAVANA (Reuters) - U.S. online travel services company Expedia said on Tuesday it had started offering online booking for hotels in Communist-run Cuba, hoping to capitalize on a boom in...
View ArticleChina's Huawei enters PC market to take on Lenovo, HP, Dell
By Eric AuchardFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms giant Huawei [HWT.UL] plans a global expansion into computers, it said on Tuesday, posing a fresh challenge to established PC players in a market...
View ArticleBofA, HSBC, Intel, others invest $107 million in blockchain startup R3
By Anna IrreraNEW YORK (Reuters) - Financial and technology companies led by Bank of America Corp , SBI Holdings Inc <8473.T>, HSBC Holdings Plc , Intel Corp and Temasek Holdings have invested...
View ArticleFidelity to allow clients to see digital currencies on website
By Anna Irrera and Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - Fidelity Investments will allow its clients to see their holdings of bitcoin and other virtual currencies held on digital asset exchange...
View ArticleAltice U.S. cable growth a priority as it explores wireless: founder
By Anjali AthavaleyNEW YORK (Reuters) - Altice USA, the cable operator created from Netherlands-based Altice NV's acquisitions of Cablevision Systems Corp and Suddenlink Communications, considers cable...
View ArticleDelivery Hero set to list before summer break: sources
By Emma Thomasson and Arno SchuetzeBERLIN (Reuters) - Online food takeaway firm Delivery Hero is set to float before the summer break in a deal valuing one of Europe's biggest start-ups at up to 4...
View ArticleEU states approve plans to make social media firms tackle hate speech
By Julia FiorettiBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union ministers approved proposals on Tuesday to make social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube tackle videos with hate speech...
View ArticleBlackBerry climbs on hopes for growth in security, autos
By Alastair SharpTORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd shares surged to a four-year high in Toronto on Tuesday, extending a two-month rally spurred on by expectations for strong growth in the...
View ArticleUber inadvertently underpaid New York City drivers for over two years
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said on Tuesday it underpaid its New York City drivers for the past two-and-a-half years, an error that could cost the ride-hailing company tens of millions...
View ArticlePatent plaintiffs see way around U.S. Supreme Court ruling
By Jan Wolfe(Reuters) - Corporations are cheering a U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting where they can be sued for patent infringement, but some intellectual property lawyers say loopholes in the...
View ArticleWearable tech latest must-have for China's proud pet owners
By Donny KwokHONG KONG (Reuters) - Electronic device makers such as Hong Kong-listed SUGA <0912.HK> and other start-ups are looking to cash-in on a boom in China in so-called pet wearables, like...
View ArticleBrazil appeals court rules Uber driver not entitled to benefits
By Bruno FederowskiSAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazil appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a driver working for Uber via its ride-hailing app is not an employee of the San Francisco-based company and...
View ArticleIndia's electric vehicles push likely to benefit Chinese car makers
By Aditi ShahNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ambitious plan to push electric vehicles at the expense of other technologies could benefit Chinese car makers seeking to enter the market, but is worrying...
View ArticleBattle hardened eastern European tech entrepreneurs draw global interest
By Michael KahnPRAGUE (Reuters) - Tech entrepreneurs in central and southeastern European, many of whom already have experience of launching their own businesses, are now having more success at...
View Article'Clash of Clans' maker Supercell buys majority stake in UK's Space Ape
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish mobile game maker Supercell has acquired a majority stake in London-based game studio Space Ape, the British company said on its website.Space Ape, founded in 2012, makes...
View ArticlePace of Gulf tech deals heats up as Emaar buys Namshi stake
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Emma ThomassonDUBAI/BERLIN (Reuters) - Emaar Malls will buy a 51 percent stake in e-commerce fashion website Namshi from Global Fashion Group, a firm backed by Rocket Internet,...
View ArticleMicrosoft to buy cyber security firm Hexadite for $100 million: report
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Microsoft has agreed to acquire cyber security firm Hexadite for $100 million, Israeli financial news website Calcalist reported on Wednesday.Hexadite, headquartered in Boston...
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