Young Chinese find leisure, friends in Tencent fantasy rampage

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - What's a Chinese girl got to do to get some attention these days? Grow a new skin? Chop off a few heads? For Zeng Xiaoxian, that seemed like the best shot.

LeEco boss asks for time, pledges to pay back debts

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The founder of China's struggling tech group LeEco, Jia Yueting, on Thursday pledged to take full responsibility for the company's debt troubles amid a deepening financial crisis and after some of the company's assets were frozen.

China bike-sharing firm Ofo says raises over $700 million, led by Alibaba, others

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese bike-sharing start-up Ofo said on Thursday it has raised more than $700 million in its latest funding round that was led by Alibaba Group and two others, in the largest such fund-raising in the business that has drawn keen investor interest.

Mexico's America Movil details argument in telecom dispute

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil argued on Wednesday against rules brought in by an overhaul of the country's telecommunications industry, saying in a statement they were unfair and had led to a loss of its business rights.

Intel, John McAfee settle lawsuits over antivirus pioneer's name

NEW YORK (Reuters) - John McAfee, the creator of eponymous antivirus computer software, has settled a lawsuit against Intel Corp over his right to use his name on other projects after the chipmaker bought his former company.

With 'sticky' customers, more payments processors may combine for growth

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the world of financial technology, where startups are the focus of M&A chatter, a $10 billion combination of two back-office processors whose roots date to the 1970s might seem unusual.

Tesla shares dive 7 percent but remain above analysts' target price

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tesla Inc shares slid more than 7 percent on Wednesday, the biggest percentage decline in more than a year, on poorer-than-expected delivery numbers, yet the luxury electric carmaker's stock price remained above analysts' median target.

China's Baidu taps 50 partners to help advance self-driving

DETROIT (Reuters) - Baidu Inc, the top Chinese internet search firm, has formed a broad alliance to promote self-driving cars, pitting its Apollo platform against Alphabet Inc's system, it said on Wednesday, in hopes of getting the vehicles on the road in China by 2019.

Russian mobile data law should not be postponed: minister

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia should not delay anti-terrorist regulation on mobile data storage from mid-2018 but may have to enforce it gradually, Communications Minister Nikolai Nikiforov said on Wednesday.

Google to start getting Norwegian wind power by September

OSLO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google unit expects to receive its first wind power from Norway by early September, the company told Reuters on Wednesday.

Hoteliers welcome Paris decision forcing Airbnb hosts to register rentals

PARIS (Reuters) - French hoteliers cheered on Wednesday a Paris City Council decision making it mandatory from December for people renting their apartments on short-term rental websites such as Airbnb to register their property with the town hall.

Exclusive: EU antitrust regulators seek expert help in Google Android case - sources

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are seeking a second opinion from a panel of experts in their case against Alphabet unit Google's Android mobile operating system, two people familiar with the matter said, as they weigh another record fine against the company.

Exclusive: India considers private cars for ridesharing to cut traffic

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is examining the use of private vehicles as shared taxis in an effort to reduce car ownership and curb growing traffic congestion in major cities, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Tencent makes smart TV push in joint venture with China's biggest TV maker

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings, China's largest social media and gaming company, agreed on Wednesday to feature its video content on the smart TVs of China's biggest television maker TCL Corp to expand its content dominance from mobile phones to living rooms.

Daimler, BAIC to invest $735 million in electric vehicles in China

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Daimler and its Chinese joint venture partner BAIC Motor Corporation have agreed to jointly invest 5 billion yuan ($735 million) in battery electric vehicle production in China by 2020 and to provide the infrastructure needed.

Who is the GovRAT Author and Mirai Botmaster ‘Bestbuy’?

In February 2017, authorities in the United Kingdom arrested a 29-year-old U.K. man on suspicion of knocking more than 900,000 Germans offline in an attack tied to Mirai, a malware strain that enslaves Internet of Things (IoT) devices like security cameras and Internet routers for use in large-scale...

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Who is the GovRAT Author and Mirai Botmaster ‘Bestbuy’?

In February 2017, authorities in the United Kingdom arrested a 29-year-old U.K. man on suspicion of knocking more than 900,000 Germans offline in an attack tied to Mirai, a malware strain that enslaves Internet of Things (IoT) devices like security cameras and Internet routers for use in large-scale...

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Micron says operations at Taiwan plant recovering after output hiccup

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc denied a report on Wednesday of a major malfunction at one of its plants in Taiwan, but said there had been a minor incident and that it had no impact on the business.

Ukraine software firm says computers compromised after cyber attack

KIEV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian software firm at the center of a cyber attack that spread around the world last week said on Wednesday that computers which use its accounting software are compromised by a so-called "backdoor" installed by hackers during the attack.

U.N. survey finds cybersecurity gaps everywhere except Singapore

GENEVA (Reuters) - Singapore has a near-perfect approach to cybersecurity, but many other rich countries have holes in their defenses and some poorer countries are showing them how it should be done, a U.N. survey showed on Wednesday.