Growth without scale: Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile headache

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The collapse of the attempt by T-Mobile US to merge with Sprint Corp will underline its importance as a driver of growth when its main owner, Deutsche Telekom, reports quarterly results this week. A T-Mobile shop is pictured in San Ysidro, San Diego, California, U.S., October 2...

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Toyota seeks more investments in Israeli auto tech, robotics

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp is seeking more investments in Israeli robotics and vehicle technologies after its venture arm led a $14 million investment in Intuition Robotics in July. A logo of Toyota Motor Corp is seen at the company's showroom in Tokyo, Japan June 14, 2016....

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Sprint, T-Mobile call off merger after months of talks

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Corp (S.N) and T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) said on Saturday they have called off merger talks to create a stronger U.S. wireless company to rival market leaders, leaving No. 4 provider Sprint to engineer a turnaround on its own. The announcement marks the lates...

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Sprint and T-Mobile call off merger after months of talks

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Corp (S.N) and T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) said on Saturday they have called off merger talks to create a stronger U.S. wireless to rival to market leaders, leaving No. 4 provider Sprint to engineer a turnaround on its own. Smartphones with the logos of T-Mobil...

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Irish PM says future of $1 billion Apple data center uncertain

DUBLIN (Reuters) - A planned $1 billion Apple data center is in doubt after Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said the U.S. company’s Chief Executive Tim Cook would no longer commit to it, adding that Dublin would do whatever necessary to get it built. A 3D printed Apple logo is seen in front ...

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Afghanistan moves to block WhatsApp, Telegram messaging services

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan’s telecoms regulator wrote to internet service providers this week ordering them to block the messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram but it was not immediately clear whether they had complied. FILE PHOTO: The WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone scr...

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Amazon allowed by law to undercut Australian businesses: regulator

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Competition laws will allow Amazon to undercut local businesses with loss-making prices when it opens for business in Australia, expected to be later in November, the Australian competition regulator said on Saturday. The logo of the web service Amazon is pictured in this June 8, ...

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Broadcom plans record tech deal with Qualcomm bid: sources

(Reuters) - Communications chipmaker Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) is planning to unveil a bid for smartphone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) by Monday, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, an attempt to create a roughly $200-billion company through the biggest technology acquisition e...

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U.S. judge deals setback to Waymo damage claim in Uber lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge in San Francisco made it more difficult for Alphabet Inc’s Waymo unit to prove it suffered financially from the alleged theft of autonomous car trade secrets by Uber Technologies Inc, ruling to exclude testimony from Waymo’s damages expert. FILE ...

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2nd Breach at Verticalscope Impacts 25M

For the second time in as many years, hackers have compromised Verticalscope.com, a Canadian company that manages hundreds of popular Web discussion forums totaling more than 45 million user accounts. Evidence of the breach was discovered just before someone began using that illicit access as a...

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2nd Breach at Verticalscope Impacts Millions

For the second time in as many years, hackers have compromised Verticalscope.com, a Canadian company that manages hundreds of popular Web discussion forums totaling more than 45 million user accounts. Evidence of the breach was discovered just before someone began using that illicit access as a...

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2nd Breach at Verticalscope Impacts 25M

For the second time in as many years, hackers have compromised Verticalscope.com, a Canadian company that manages hundreds of popular Web discussion forums totaling more than 45 million user accounts. Evidence of the breach was discovered just before someone began using that illicit access as a...

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2nd Breach at Verticalscope Impacts Millions

For the second time in as many years, hackers have compromised Verticalscope.com, a Canadian company that manages hundreds of popular Web discussion forums totaling more than 45 million user accounts. Evidence of the breach was discovered just before someone began using that illicit access as a...

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Chipmaker Broadcom plans blockbuster bid for Qualcomm: sources

(Reuters) - Communications chipmaker Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) is planning to unveil a bid for smartphone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) by Monday, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, an attempt to create a roughly $200-billion company in what would be the biggest technology acquis...

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In reversal, U.S. internet firms back bill to fight online sex trafficking

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. internet firms on Friday said they would support legislation to make it easier to penalize operators of websites that facilitate online sex trafficking, marking a sharp reversal for Silicon Valley on an issue long considered a top policy priority. A computer keyboar...

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Chipmaker Broadcom plans unsolicited bid for Qualcomm: source

(Reuters) - Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) is planning an unsolicited bid for smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) with an offer possible as soon as this weekend, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: One of many Qualcomm buildings is shown in San Diego, California, U.S. on Nove...

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Chipmaker Broadcom exploring deal for Qualcomm: Bloomberg

(Reuters) - Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) is considering a bid of more than $100 billion for smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O), Bloomberg reported on Friday, in what could be the biggest-ever chip deal. FILE PHOTO: One of many Qualcomm buildings is shown in San Diego, California, U.S. on November 3...

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Amazon plans new corporate office in Vancouver, to double headcount

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Friday that it will a open second corporate office in Vancouver, doubling its staff in the western Canadian city by early 2020 as it looks to tap into a burgeoning local tech workforce. FILE PHOTO: Morning fog blankets the Lions Gate Bridge and p...

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Broadcom explores deal to buy Qualcomm: Bloomberg

(Reuters) - Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) is exploring a deal to buy smartphone chip maker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) and is speaking to advisers, Bloomberg reported on Friday. FILE PHOTO: One of many Qualcomm buildings is shown in San Diego, California, U.S. on November 3, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo No...

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Tezos organizers sued in California over crypto currency project

(Reuters) - A class-action lawsuit has been filed in a California state court against the organizers of the technology project Tezos, which in July raised $232 million in one of the largest “initial coin offerings” (ICOs) ever. Tezos co-founder and CTO Arthur Breitman and his wife and co...

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