Apple boss to meet India's Modi and his gold iPhone
By Himank SharmaMUMBAI (Reuters) - When Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend as part of an Asian tour aimed at boosting sales, he will sit down with a man whose...
View ArticleSWIFT tells banks to share information on hacks
By Tom BerginLONDON (Reuters) - International financial messaging service SWIFT told clients on Friday to share information on attacks on the system to help prevent hacking, after criminals used SWIFT...
View ArticleNokia cuts more than a thousand jobs in Finland
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia is cutting 1,032 jobs in Finland as part of a cost-cutting program following its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent, the telecom network equipment maker said in a statement on...
View ArticleMacedonian extradited to face U.S. charges on selling card data
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Macedonian citizen was extradited to the United States on Friday to face charges related to his operation of a website called Codeshop that authorities say was...
View ArticleWrist-band device for alcohol monitoring wins U.S. prize
By Mir UbaidSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A San Francisco-based company has won a U.S. government-sponsored competition with an alcohol monitoring devices that can be worn on the wrist, the latest...
View ArticleMicrosoft to crack down on content promoting extremist acts
By Sarah McBrideSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With the world growing more concerned about attacks by militant groups on civilians, Microsoft Corp on Friday outlined new policies to crack down what it...
View ArticleFirst Data shares could rise more than 70 percent: Barron's
(Reuters) - First Data Corp shares could rise as much as 70 percent if the company's performance continues to improve, according to a report on Sunday from the financial publication Barron's. The...
View ArticleRed Hat shares could rise 30 percent in a year: Barron's
(Reuters) - Red Hat Inc shares could rise 30 percent in a year as more companies use its server software, according to a report on Sunday in the financial publication Barron's. Raleigh, North...
View ArticleTo halt smartphone slide, Samsung rewrites playbook
By Se Young LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - From the way it chooses smartphone components to the models it brings to market, Samsung Electronics <005930.KS> has undergone a painful process of breaking from...
View ArticleEU countries call for the removal of barriers to data flows
By Julia FiorettiBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Half of the European Union's member states on Monday called for the removal of barriers to the free flow of data both within and outside the 28-nation bloc to...
View ArticleUber deal shows divide in labor's drive for role in 'gig economy'
By Daniel Wiessner and Dan Levine(Reuters) - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers trumpeted an agreement reached earlier this month to represent New York Uber drivers,...
View ArticleToshiba to more than halve its capital base to about $1.8 billion
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Monday it would more than halve its capital base - a move that comes in the wake of a $1.3 billion accounting scandal last year.It will cut its capital to...
View ArticleHackers probe defenses of Middle East banks : FireEye
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Hackers are probing the defenses of banks in the Middle East, targeting employees with infected emails which gather information about the banks' network and user accounts, FireEye...
View ArticleOn-demand tech support companies HelloTech, Geekatoo merge
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Los Angeles-based startup HelloTech and rival in-home tech support company Geekatoo on Monday said they had merged, in a sign of consolidation in the...
View ArticleIridium launches timing, location service as GPS back-up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. firm Iridium Communications Inc on Monday said its Satellite Time and Location (STL) system was ready for use as an alterative or companion to the U.S. Air Force's Global...
View ArticleWith HoloLens, Microsoft aims to avoid Google's mistakes
By Sarah McBrideSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When Google introduced its Google Glass smart glasses four years ago, it turned to Glass-sporting sky divers buzzing a San Francisco convention center,...
View ArticleU.S. consumers buck investors' rush to self-driving cars : study
By Paul LienertDETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. consumers still resist the notion of self-driving cars, according to a University of Michigan study released on Monday, the latest sign that investors and...
View ArticleIn Oracle vs. Google retrial, lawyers make final pitches to jury
By Dan LevineSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp filed a multibillion-dollar copyright lawsuit against Google because Oracle failed in its own attempts to enter the smartphone market, a Google...
View ArticleFacebook changes policies on 'Trending Topics' after criticism
By Yasmeen AbutalebSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday that it had changed some of the procedures for its "Trending Topics" section after a news report alleging it suppressed...
View ArticleNY lawmaker warns on U.S. financial security after SWIFT attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Recent hacks of international banks through the SWIFT messaging system raise serious questions about cyber-related risks to U.S. firms, Representative Carolyn Maloney wrote on...
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