Alphabet's Verily unit launches study to track health data

(Reuters) - Verily, Alphabet Inc's life sciences business, said it was launching a four-year study with about 10,000 participants to understand how people transition from being healthy to becoming sick, and to identify additional risk factors for diseases.

Beijing cyber regulators to summon Apple over live streaming: Xinhua

FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is pictured inside the newly opened Omotesando Apple store at a shopping district in Tokyo June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo

China's ZTE appoints U.S. head Cheng as new mobile business chief

ZTE's logo on its R&D center is seen in Beijing, China, in this March 22, 2016 file picture. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Files

Telecom Egypt to offer 2G and 3G services through Orange Egypt

Telecom Egypt will on Wednesday sign an agreement with Orange Egypt to offer 2G and 3G mobile services through Orange Egypt, one Telecom Egypt source and one source from the telecommunication ministry told Reuters. Telecom Egypt, the state's fixed-line monopoly, was the first company to take up the ...

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Imagination likely to see Apple royalties slashed, then end: UBS

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Apple Inc is likely to pay graphics chip designer Imagination Technologies just one third of its current royalty rate as the smartphone giant wind downs their supply deal over the next two years, UBS estimated on Wednesday.

China's Ant Financial targets brand boost in SEAsia with helloPay deal

BEIJING (Reuters) - Ant Financial, the payment affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd , has acquired Singapore-based payment service helloPay Group, part of the Chinese firm's drive to boost its Alipay brand and presence in Southeast Asia.

China EV makers to take on Tesla's Model 3 through price, local manufacture

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - It's not due to arrive in China until next year, but already Chinese-funded, smart, connected plug-in car start-ups are scrambling to launch cars to go head-to-head against Tesla Inc's "mass market" Model 3 sedan.

Ford taking cautious approach to China electric vehicle market

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is taking a cautious approach to producing electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles for the Chinese market, citing uncertainty about consumer interest and government policy, despite a rush by carmakers to jump into the sector.

India's Paytm in talks with SoftBank to raise $1.2 to $1.5 billion: report

(Reuters) - Electronics payments provider Paytm is in talks with Japan's SoftBank Group to raise $1.2 to $1.5 billion in cash, making the latter one of the largest shareholders in the fintech start-up, Mint newspaper reported on Wednesday citing sources.

China EV start-up Nio to sell mass-production car next year

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle start-up Nio will start selling its first mass-production vehicle next year, the firm said in a statement on Wednesday, as it unveiled its ES8 SUV car at the Shanghai auto show.

Baidu to launch autonomous car technology in July

(Reuters) - Baidu Inc said on Tuesday it would open its self-driving car technology for restricted environment in July this year.

InterContinental Hotel Chain Breach Expands

In December 2016, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that fraud experts at various banks were seeing a pattern suggesting a widespread credit card breach across some 5,000 hotels worldwide owned by InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). In February, IHG acknowledged a breach but said it appeared to involv...

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InterContinental Hotel Chain Breach Expands

In December 2016, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that fraud experts at various banks were seeing a pattern suggesting a widespread credit card breach across some 5,000 hotels worldwide owned by InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). In February, IHG acknowledged a breach but said it appeared to involv...

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Inspired by Pokemon Go, Facebook pushes augmented reality

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is trying to seize on the technology known as augmented reality, a mix of the real and digital worlds best known from the hit smartphone game Pokemon Go, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday.

Italy regulator gives Vivendi a year to cut stake in either Telecom Italia or Mediaset

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's communications authority (AGCOM) said on Tuesday France's Vivendi had one year to cut its stake in either Telecom Italia or broadcaster Mediaset to comply with Italian antitrust regulations.

Wells Fargo tests Facebook chatbot

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Company is testing a "chatbot", an automated program that can communicate with the bank's customers on Facebook's messaging platform to give them information on their accounts and help them reset their passwords.

Intuitive Surgical first-quarter sales, profit top expectations

(Reuters) - Intuitive Surgical Inc on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected first-quarter revenue and profit on increased sales of its da Vinci surgical robots and double-digit growth in procedures using the expensive machines.

IBM revenue misses estimates for first time in five quarters

(Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp reported a bigger-than-expected drop in revenue for the first time in five quarters, hurt by weak demand in its technology services business.

Yahoo's first-quarter revenue jumps 22 percent

(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc reported a 22.1 percent increase in quarterly revenue on Tuesday, ahead of the sale of its core internet business to Verizon Communications Inc .

Netflix shares on track for worst day in five months

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Netflix fell from record-high territory on Tuesday and were headed for their worst session in five months after a mixed quarterly report failed to impress Wall Street.