Exclusive: Central banks seek global standards in wake of Bangladesh heist
By Jonathan Spicer and Tom BerginNEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - The world's major central banks, stung by this year's $81-million heist in Bangladesh, have launched a task force to consider setting broad...
View ArticleApple stock heads for best four days since 2014; short sellers flee
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple extended its Wall Street rally on Thursday, with enthusiasm over demand for its newest iPhone putting the stock on track for its strongest four-day streak in over two...
View ArticleExpedia picks banks for Trivago float: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Online travel firm Expedia has picked advisors for the planned stock market listing of its Trivago travel search site, sources familiar with the matter said.Expedia has tasked JP...
View ArticleBaidu receives approval from California DMV to test self-driving cars
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - China-based internet company Baidu has received a permit to test its self-driving cars in California from the state's Department of Motor Vehicles, as the race to introduce...
View ArticleSilicon Valley 3D printing startup gets $81 million in new funding
By Ben GruberREDWOOD CITY, Calif. (Reuters) - Carbon, a Silicon Valley startup that is developing 3D printers to produce medical devices and car parts on demand, said on Thursday it had closed on $81...
View ArticleAdient CEO sees opportunity with interiors of self-driving cars, EVs
DETROIT (Reuters) - Self-driving cars and electric vehicles could provide important sources of new revenue for Adient, the $17-billion automotive seating and interiors business that is being spun out...
View ArticleTwitter users cheer Thursday Night Football live video
By Amy TenneryNEW YORK (Reuters) - Twitter Inc made a smooth debut with its broadcast of a National Football League game on Thursday, attracting generally positive tweets throughout the matchup between...
View ArticleOracle's profit forecast misses estimates; shares slip
(Reuters) - Oracle Corp forecast lower-than-expected quarterly profit as growth in its cloud-based business fails to make up for weakness in its traditional software offerings.The company's shares fell...
View ArticleSpaceX says accident probe will not slow space taxi effort
By Irene KlotzCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - SpaceX on Thursday said efforts to develop and certify a space taxi for NASA are not being slowed by an investigation into a launch pad fire that...
View ArticleJefferies launches new technology group, six bankers start work
By Liana B. BakerSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Jefferies Group LLC has officially launched its expanded technology investment banking practice, with six new managing directors starting their new roles in...
View ArticleU.S. House panel slams former NSA contractor Snowden
By Mark HosenballWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S congressional intelligence committee on Thursday issued a scathing report accusing former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden of leaking...
View ArticleNOAA buys first commercial satellite weather data
By Irene KlotzCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday awarded its first contracts to buy weather data from commercial satellite operators, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
View ArticleTesla says Mobileye balked after learning carmaker to make own cameras
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc on Thursday said its former camera supplier Mobileye disparaged the safety of Tesla's assisted driving technology Autopilot after learning the carmaker was...
View ArticleFBI trying to build legal cases against Russian hackers: sources
By Mark Hosenball and Joseph MennWASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is intensifying efforts to find enough evidence to enable the Justice Department to indict some...
View ArticleWater protests in tech hub expose urban India's growing pains
By Supriya Kurane and Robin PaxtonBENGALURU (Reuters) - Oracle employees were at work on Monday when protesters entered their nine-storey building in India's technology hub, Bengaluru, and asked them...
View ArticleFans cheer, but Asia gives iPhone 7 subdued welcome
By Adam Jourdan and Tom WestbrookSHANGHAI/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Apple Inc fans from Sydney to Shanghai, the first customers worldwide to snap the new iPhone 7 off the shelves, cheered as they left stores...
View ArticleExclusive: Infor working with Morgan Stanley after investment interest - sources
By Liana B. Baker and Greg Roumeliotis(Reuters) - Infor Inc, a business software company which could be valued at more than $9 billion including debt, is working with Morgan Stanley to handle...
View ArticleVirtual reality in spotlight at Tokyo Game Show
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Game Show kicked off on Thursday, with immersive virtual reality technology taking the spotlight in the industry exhibition event.A number of booths offering visitors the...
View ArticleApple Japan unit ordered to pay $118 million tax for underreporting income:...
TOKYO (Reuters) - An Apple Inc iTunes unit in Japan was ordered to pay some 12 billion yen ($118 million) in tax by local authorities after underreporting income, media reported Friday.The unit has...
View ArticleSamsung Elec to resume Galaxy Note 7 sales in South Korea on September 28
By Se Young LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS> said on Friday it would resume selling new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to South Korean customers from Sept. 28, as it rushes...
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