Bank of Canada studies payments system using tech behind bitcoin
By Ethan Lou and Leah SchnurrTORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada is experimenting with a payments system based on the technology behind the bitcoin virtual currency, the central bank said on...
View ArticleNearly a year on, Mexico City Uber regulation stuck in neutral
By Noe TorresMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexico City government fund aimed at collecting 1.5 percent of revenue from car-hailing services such as Uber has still not been created, nearly a year after the...
View ArticleSiemens, Gamesa to form world's largest wind farm business
By Jose Elías RodríguezMADRID/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Siemens and Spain's Gamesa agreed on Friday to create the world's biggest builder of windfarms, with the German company paying 1 billion euros ($1.13...
View ArticleOracle's cloud strength boosts quarterly revenue
(Reuters) - Business software maker Oracle Corp reported a higher-than-expected quarterly revenue as sales in its cloud business surged due to more customers.Shares of the Redwood City,...
View ArticleSweden tests blockchain technology for land registry
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - Sweden is conducting tests to put the country's land registry system on blockchain, the underlying technology supporting the digital currency bitcoin,...
View ArticleSun-powered phone charger gives migrants in Greece free electricity
By Karolina Tagaris LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - For refugees and migrants stuck in Greece, a smartphone is a lifeline -- as long as its battery lasts.But access to electricity can be hard to find in...
View ArticleU.S. corruption probe puts renewed pressure on Ericsson
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson said on Friday it was cooperating with U.S. authorities in an inquiry over possible corruption dating back three years, adding to the pressure on the chief executive of...
View ArticleInvestors back rivals Uber and Didi, raising eyebrows
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ride-hailing companies Uber and Didi have brought many new dimensions to the startup industry, such as making billion-dollar-plus funding rounds...
View ArticleLG Electronics sells mosquito-repelling TV in India
By Nataly PakSEOUL (Reuters) - The Indian arm of South Korea's LG Electronics Inc has begun selling a TV with a feature that it says repels mosquitoes, which can spread diseases such as malaria, Zika...
View ArticleDish drops NFL Network, NFL RedZone amid fee dispute
By Malathi Nayak(Reuters) - Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp blacked out the National Football League-owned sports channels, NFL Network and NFL RedZone, the first time the league has been...
View ArticleApple says iPhones still available for sale in China: CNBC
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were still available for sale in China after Beijing's intellectual property regulators barred their sales saying the designs had infringed a patent...
View ArticleTexas lawsuit seeks to overturn Austin fingerprint rule for Uber drivers
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - An Austin City council member who is a strong supporter of ride-hailing companies Uber [UBER.UL] and Lyft has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a...
View ArticlePatients greeted by robot at Belgian hospital
By Judith MischkeOSTEND, Belgium (Reuters) - A Belgian hospital has just welcomed its newest staff member: Pepper, a humanoid robot that speaks 19 languages.Developed to improve social and health care...
View ArticleBank of Canada wants payment systems upgrades, closely watching fintech
By Nia WilliamsCALGARY (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada wants upgrades made to the core payments systems used in the country's financial system in order to make them more efficient and competitive, a top...
View ArticleU.S. cable industry proposes allowing consumers to scrap set-top boxes
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. pay-TV industry proposed a plan to allow more than 50 million subscribers to ditch costly set-top boxes to get television and video programs to try...
View ArticleVR survival horror shocks E3 gamers
Screams of joy quickly turned to screams of fright for some gaming enthusiasts when they played a virtual reality demonstration from the popular “Resident Evil” video game franchise at this week’s E3...
View ArticleAnt Financial looks to buy stake in Thai payments company
BEIJING (Reuters) - Ant Financial Services Group, Alibaba's financial services affiliate, is seeking to buy a 20 percent stake in Ascend Money, an online payment provider based in Thailand, according...
View ArticleAlgeria blocks Facebook, Twitter to stop exam cheats: state media
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian authorities have temporarily blocked access to Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to try to stop cheats posting high school exam papers online, state media...
View ArticleUber's upstart rival in Pakistan uses rickshaws, low-tech phones
By Asad HashimLAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - As taxi hailing giant Uber enters Pakistan, a little-known local competitor is counting on a mix of new ideas and old technology to tap what could be a big...
View ArticleKeyboard warriors: South Korea trains new frontline in decades-old war with...
By Ju-min ParkSEOUL (Reuters) - In one college major at Seoul's elite Korea University, the courses are known only by number, and students keep their identities a secret from outsiders.The Cyber...
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