Broker-dealer TradeZero launches first 'dark pool' exchange for bitcoin
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - TradeZero, a Bahamas-based online broker-dealer, said on Thursday it had launched the world's first "dark pool" exchange for bitcoin to enable...
View ArticleTwitter denies #SaveTwitter rumors of shutting down in 2017
By Angela MoonNEW YORK (Reuters) - Twitter Inc denied on Thursday rumors that the social media messaging service will be shutting down in 2017, denouncing the claim as groundless."There is absolutely...
View ArticleBarcelona steps up crackdown on Airbnb, threatens further fines
By Catherine BennettMADRID (Reuters) - Authorities in Barcelona have stepped up a crackdown on homes illegally rented out to tourists via homesharing websites such as Airbnb, ordering hundreds to be...
View ArticleGaming, data center strength propels Nvidia to another solid quarter
By Anya George Tharakan(Reuters) - Chipmaker Nvidia Corp reported its fastest quarterly sales growth in nearly five years, powered by strong demand for the company's processors used in gaming computers...
View ArticleDidi's Cheng Wei: Chinese patriot who tamed Uber
By Paul CarstenBEIJING (Reuters) - Cheng Wei, 34, was once assistant to the head of a foot massage firm. Last week, his company Didi Chuxing bagged Uber's China business in a deal valuing his...
View ArticleTaking on Tesla: China's WM Motor sees mass market electric cars
By Norihiko ShirouzuSHANGHAI (Reuters) - It remains more promise than product, but the electric vehicle (EV) sector is drawing more talent from mainstream automakers which are reluctant to go full tilt...
View ArticleSouth Korea says investigating whether Google broke antitrust laws
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's antitrust regulator said on Friday it is looking into whether Google has violated the country's anticompetition laws, acknowledging formal scrutiny of the global...
View ArticleSamsung Elec gets order for Nvidia's next-gen GPUs: Chosun Biz
SEOUL (Reuters) - Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd won a contract manufacturing order to make new graphics processing unit (GPU) products for U.S.-based Nvidia Corp, South Korea's Chosun Biz...
View ArticleEurope's biggest software maker SAP ditches annual reviews
By Harro Ten Wolde and Ilona WissenbachFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's SAP , maker of software used to grade the performance of millions of employees worldwide, is ditching its own annual performance...
View ArticlePakistan passes controversial cyber-crime law
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has adopted a much-criticized cyber security law that grants sweeping powers to regulators to block private information they deem illegal.The National Assembly approved...
View ArticleIn rule shake-up, Indonesia's Telkom to share network with smaller rivals
By Eveline Danubrata and Cindy SilvianaJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's leading state-controlled telecoms operator may be forced to share a key part of its network with smaller rivals, government...
View ArticlePokerStars' owner Amaya says Baazov stepped down, profit beats
(Reuters) - Amaya Inc , owner of gambling websites PokerStars and Full Tilt, said Chief Executive David Baazov, who was charged with insider trading by Quebec's securities regulator, stepped down on...
View ArticleMore airline outages seen as carriers grapple with aging technology
By Jeffrey Dastin and Jim Finkle(Reuters) - Airlines will likely suffer more disruptions like the one that grounded about 2,000 Delta flights this week because major carriers have not invested enough...
View ArticleAmazon's new UK distribution center to create 500 jobs in 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon plans to create 500 new jobs when it opens another distribution center in northern England next year, it said on Friday.The new jobs are in addition to the...
View ArticleSecretive investor Rizvi halves Twitter stake, buys Square stock
(Reuters) - Rizvi Traverse Management LLC, managed by secretive investor Suhail Rizvi, has halved its stake in Twitter Inc and increased its holding in mobile payments company Square Inc, regulatory...
View ArticleCanada's telcos raise cheap money in internet bet, Fed hikes loom
By Alastair SharpTORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian telecom companies are rushing to secure cheap money to fund acquisitions and big infrastructure projects as their reliance on customer appetite for...
View ArticleLyft rebuffs acquisition interest from GM: report
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ride hailing company Lyft rebuffed acquisition interest from General Motors Co and will raise a new funding round instead, technology website The Information reported on...
View ArticlePokemon craze challenges Rio Games for popularity
By Anthony BoadleRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Forget beach volleyball, soccer or tennis, not to mention the steeplechase or discus. Pokemon Go is challenging the Olympics for most popular game among some...
View ArticleU.S. Democrat Pelosi gets 'obscene and sick' calls after hack
By John WhitesidesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday she has been flooded with "obscene and sick" calls and text messages after a hacker linked to Russia...
View ArticleMegaupload's Dotcom to seek a review of U.S. court's forfeiture ruling
By Harry Pearl and Charlotte GreenfieldSYDNEY (Reuters) - German tech entrepreneur and alleged internet pirate Kim Dotcom will seek a review of a Federal Court decision which rejected his bid to keep...
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