'Clash of Clans' maker Supercell buys majority stake in next door start-up
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish mobile game maker Supercell said on Wednesday it has bought a 51 percent stake in a fellow Helsinki game start-up Frogmind in the first acquisition for the company behind...
View ArticleViacom to look internally and externally for new CEO: source
By Jessica Toonkel and Rishika Sadam(Reuters) - Viacom Inc 's board plans to look both internally and externally for a new chief executive to replace interim CEO Tom Dooley, a source familiar with the...
View ArticleRising demand for self-driving, greener cars to fuel Alten's growth
By Alan Charlish(Reuters) - France's Alten sees organic growth of 5 to 6 percent in 2016, slightly better than last year, as the consultancy firm benefits from rising demand for technology for...
View ArticleSupercar maker McLaren says not in discussion with Apple
LONDON (Reuters) - McLaren damped down a report on Wednesday that Apple Inc had made an approach for the British Formula One team owner and supercar maker."We can confirm that McLaren is not in...
View ArticleEuropean tech firms tiptoe back to IPO market
By Eric AuchardFRANKFURT (Reuters) - A handful of European tech firms are testing the appetite for initial public offerings, taking their lead from a modest rebound in listings in the United States...
View ArticleSatellite tracking could prevent airliner disappearances, developers say
BERLIN (Reuters) - Two U.S. companies have developed an airline tracking system that they say would prevent planes disappearing in the manner of the Malaysia Airlines MH370.Instead of sending tracking...
View ArticleCentral Banks tell regulators banks must tighten SWIFT security
By Tom BerginLONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest central banks have told regulators that banks must tighten security around their SWIFT messaging systems following the theft of $81 million from...
View ArticleEurope's Web Summit doubles in size as it reaches 'cool' Lisbon
By Axel Bugge and Shrikesh LaxmidasLISBON (Reuters) - Europe's largest tech event, the Web Summit, will double in size when it is held for the first time in Lisbon in November to tackle everything from...
View ArticleTrump opposes plan for U.S. to cede internet oversight
By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump opposes a long-planned transition of oversight of the internet's technical management from the U.S. government to...
View ArticleU.S. cities push for local laws to oversee police surveillance
By Eric M. JohnsonSEATTLE (Reuters) - A number of U.S. cities are introducing proposals to mandate community oversight of police use of digital surveillance technology as evidence mounts that black or...
View ArticleSouth Korea orders additional measures to ensure Samsung Note 7 battery safety
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday it ordered Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS> take additional measures to ensure that batteries used in Galaxy Note 7 handsets are safe, as the...
View ArticleRocket Internet trims losses, increases debt buyback
By Emma ThomassonBERLIN (Reuters) - German e-commerce investor Rocket Internet reported progress on Thursday in cutting losses at its main start-ups with three set to generate profits by the end of...
View ArticleYahoo says hackers stole data from 500 million accounts in 2014
By Dustin Volz(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Thursday that at least 500 million of its accounts were hacked in 2014 by what it believed was a state-sponsored actor, a theft that appeared to be the...
View ArticleInstagram says advertisers more than double in six months
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's Instagram said on Thursday its advertising base more than doubled to exceed 500,000 in the last six months.Instagram, the popular picture-sharing app that uses Facebook's ad...
View ArticleGet off my lawn! Pokemon Go tests global property laws
By Lin Taylor and Sally HaydenLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Within one week in July the Sydney suburb of Rhodes was transformed from a quiet neighborhood to what resident Joyce Wong described...
View ArticleThomson Reuters purchases buy-side tech firm REDI
LONDON (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters has agreed to acquire trading technology firm REDI Holdings, it said in a statement on Thursday. Thomson Reuters said the REDIPlus execution management system would...
View ArticleUber rival Grab partners with driverless car firm in Singapore
By Aradhana AravindanSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Users of ride-hailing firm Grab will be able to book driverless cars from Friday as it partners with a start-up testing the technology in Singapore, just days...
View ArticleExclusive: Probe of leaked U.S. NSA hacking tools examines operative's 'mistake'
By Joseph Menn and John WalcottSAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. investigation into a leak of hacking tools used by the National Security Agency is focusing on a theory that one of its...
View ArticleGaming and gambling in Liberty's F1 growth plan
(Reuters) - Gaming and gambling are among potential growth areas for Formula One as the sport's new owners seek to develop largely untapped digital markets, Liberty Media chief executive Greg Maffei...
View ArticleSamsung Europe executive sees Note 7 across region by late November
By Eric AuchardFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics aims to re-launch its flagship Note7 smartphone across Europe well before year-end, but it could well be 2017 before the company fully rebounds...
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