Banks adopting blockchain 'dramatically faster' than expected: IBM
By Jemima KellyLONDON (Reuters) - Banks and other financial institutions are adopting blockchain technology "dramatically faster" than initially expected, with 15 percent of top global banks intending...
View ArticleApple deepens enterprise push with Deloitte partnership
By Julia Love(Reuters) - Apple Inc and Deloitte LLP announced a partnership on Wednesday in which the consultant will open a new practice to help corporate clients work with Apple products, the tech...
View ArticleSyrian hacker sympathetic to Assad pleads guilty in U.S. court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A computer hacker sympathetic to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government pleaded guilty for his role as a middleman in an extortion scheme targeting U.S. media outlets and...
View ArticleSpotify in advanced talks to buy SoundCloud: FT
(Reuters) - Swedish music-streaming service provider Spotify is in advanced talks to acquire German rival SoundCloud, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people briefed on the...
View ArticleYouTube hires veteran music executive Lyor Cohen as music head
(Reuters) - YouTube, Google's video streaming service, has hired former Warner Music Group executive Lyor Cohen as its global head of music as it looks to strengthen its relationships with the music...
View ArticleCitigroup becomes last big U.S. bank to join payments network
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc on Wednesday became the last of the big U.S. banks to agree to allow customers to send instant payments by mobile phone over an industry network that is competing...
View ArticleCyber firm challenges Yahoo claim hack was state-sponsored
By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cyber security company on Wednesday asserted that the hack of 500 million account credentials from Yahoo was the work of an Eastern European criminal gang, adding...
View ArticleShip shake: Hanjin woes may help float tech, data start-ups
By Jeremy WagstaffSINGAPORE (Reuters) - The global shipping industry, ravaged by collapsing revenues, defensive mergers and the failure of major player South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd...
View ArticleSamsung expects to get over 80 percent of recalled Note 7s in South Korea by...
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS> said on Thursday it expects to have recovered more than 80 percent of recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in South Korea by Oct. 1,...
View ArticleSamsung says in talks with U.S. watchdog on washing machine safety issues
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, which is already reeling from a global recall of its Note 7 smartphones, said on Thursday it is in talks with a U.S. watchdog to address potential safety problems...
View ArticleTomTom to supply mapping data for Volvo Trucks, Skoda
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - TomTom NV will supply traffic data to Volvo Trucks and Volkswagen's Skoda cars in deals announced on Thursday by the navigation services provider.TomTom's main rival HERE, Nokia's...
View ArticleU.S. software firm Apttus raises $88 million from private investors after...
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Software maker Apttus has raised more money from private investors, postponing plans for an initial public share offer until next year because of the...
View ArticleInsight: From robots to websites, British firms curb spending due to Brexit
By Helen ReidREADING, England (Reuters) - Heavy machinery whirrs and clanks on the factory floor of precision metalworking firm Robert Bion & Co, where a planned three-meter robotic arm would have...
View ArticleSafran in exclusive talks to sell Morpho to Advent
PARIS (Reuters) - Safran has entered exclusive talks about the sale of its Morpho identity and security business to Advent International, which owns smartcard maker Oberthur Technologies, the French...
View ArticleUbisoft says unaware of Vivendi board seat request: CFO
PARIS (Reuters) - French video games maker Ubisoft is not aware of media giant Vivendi requesting a seat on the company's board, Chief Financial Officer Alain Martinez said on Thursday."Nobody is...
View ArticleTesla's Musk: No more discounts on new cars
DETROIT (Reuters) - Electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk told employees in an email to follow company policy of not offering discounts on new cars, responding to some...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank opens digital factory, hires 400 specialists
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank opened a center for software developers and IT and financial specialists in Frankfurt on Thursday, joining other lenders in developing products for digital...
View ArticleBanks tighten SWIFT system security after hacks
By Tom BerginGENEVA (Reuters) - Banks are tightening the security of their SWIFT messaging networks – used by the industry to shift trillions of dollars each day – following revelations that hackers...
View ArticleMicrosoft sharpens AI focus with new research group
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it created a new artificial intelligence unit, as the company pushes deeper into the fast-growing field.Silicon Valley is diving into artificial intelligence...
View ArticleTesla says Autopilot not to blame in crash with bus in Germany
FRANKFURT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Tesla Motors Inc car operating under Autopilot collided with a bus in northern Germany, but the electric car maker said a collision was unavoidable because the bus...
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