Embracing Uber, Estonia shows tax needn't be an issue
By David MardisteTALLINN (Reuters) - With Estonia set to become the first country in Europe to fully legalize ride-sharing companies like Uber, authorities are linking up Uber drivers digitally to the...
View ArticleNo definitive answer in probe of $81 million Bangladesh cyber heist: FBI
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is working quickly to figure out who perpetrated the cyber heist of $81 million from Bangladesh Bank's account at the Federal Reserve Bank...
View ArticleAT&T seeks to top Verizon as Yahoo reviews new bids: sources
By Greg Roumeliotis(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is set to put together a new shortlist of bidders for its core internet assets after several parties, including Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc ,...
View ArticleRussian watchdog says not discussing settlement with Google yet
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google has not yet approached Russia's competition watchdog FAS about a settlement of the case in which the U.S. firm was found to be in breach of antitrust laws, FAS...
View ArticleSingapore PM says "sophisticated" cyber attacks prompt internet shutdown on...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is to cut off internet access for government employees' work computers to protect government data after some "very sophisticated" cyber attacks, Prime Minister Lee Hsien...
View ArticleFacebook adds 360-degree photos to newsfeed
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday launched a feature that allows users to upload photos with 360-degree views.Apart from photos taken from 360-degree cameras, panoramic photos taken on a mobile...
View ArticleGoogle co-founder Page backing two start-ups making flying cars: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - Google co-founder Larry Page is backing two start-ups that are working on flying cars, including funding one of them with more than $100 million so far, Bloomberg said on Thursday, citing...
View ArticleCybersecurity software maker Tenable CEO steps down
(Reuters) - Privately held cybersecurity software maker Tenable Network Security Inc said its chief executive Ron Gula, who co-founded the company in 2002, has stepped down.Gula will take on the role...
View ArticleDrivers sue Uber, Lyft over exit from Austin, Texas
By Daniel Wiessner(Reuters) - Former Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc drivers in Austin, Texas, on Thursday accused the ride-hailing companies of breaking a federal law by abruptly halting operations...
View ArticleTom Perkins, Silicon Valley venture capital pioneer, dies at 84
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thomas Perkins, one of the founding fathers of Silicon Valley, died on Tuesday at age 84 at his home in Belvedere, California, according to the Marin...
View ArticleInstagram attracting more advertising than Twitter: survey
By Yasmeen AbutalebSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advertising agencies are for the first time turning to Instagram more frequently than Twitter for social media ad campaigns, a survey released Thursday...
View ArticleRedstone's National Amusements seeks new Viacom board members: reports
(Reuters) - Sumner Redstone's National Amusements Inc, which holds 80 percent of Viacom voting shares, has started looking for potential board members for Viacom, the Wall Street Journal reported,...
View ArticleThai AIS to spend about $200 million on broadband network in 2016
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's largest mobile operator Advanced Info Service Pcl (AIS) said on Friday it plans to invest 7 billion baht ($198.53 million) this year to expand its fixed broadband network...
View ArticleAlibaba's Ant Financial buys 20 percent of data firm for $35 million: source
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's affiliate Ant Financial has bought a fifth of financial data provider Shanghai Suntime Information Technology for around $35...
View ArticleIn mapping eclipses, world's first computer maybe also told fortunes
By Michele KambasATHENS (Reuters) - A 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator used by ancient Greeks to chart the movement of the sun, moon and planets may also have had another purpose - fortune...
View ArticleLine Corp plans dual Tokyo, New York IPO, valuing firm at $5.5 billion
By Junko FujitaTOKYO (Reuters) - Line Corp [IPO-LINE.T] on Friday said it plans to list shares in Tokyo and New York next month through an initial public offering (IPO) that would value the Japanese...
View ArticleLiberty Global in talks to buy Polish cable operator Multimedia
By Adrian KrajewskiWARSAW (Reuters) - Liberty Global , the owner of Poland's largest cable operator UPC, is in talks to buy UPC's local rival Multimedia to create a business covering half of the Polish...
View ArticleWikipedia warns against French attempt to extend EU privacy law globally
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has said an attempt by France to give an online privacy ruling global force is opening up a "disastrous can of worms" and could spur global...
View ArticleIntel gets mobile chip contract from Apple - Bbg
(Reuters) - Apple Inc's next iPhone will use modems chips from Intel Corp, replacing those made by Qualcomm Inc in some versions of the new smartphone, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with...
View ArticleBeyond trade concerns, Brexit poses questions over data rules
By Julia FiorettiBRUSSELS (Reuters) - If Britain leaves the EU, trade and travel across the English Channel may get trickier and there are also concerns that Brexit might disrupt the sensitive data...
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