Exclusive: Mastercard and Verifone launch UK point-of-sale financing app

CANNES, France (Reuters) - British shoppers will soon be able to decide to spread the cost of a purchase over a series of monthly installments at the point of making a payment with their credit card, in a new partnership between Mastercard Inc card machine maker Verifone Systems Inc.

Sweden proposes ban on ride-sharing services that make profits

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden proposed rule changes for its taxis on Wednesday that may help ride-hailing services like Uber Technologies in the long term, but also recommended that profit-making ride-sharing should be illegal.

SocGen partners with fintech firm for Asia third-party stocks research

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Societe Generale will use Singapore-based fintech company Smartkarma to provide third-party Asian equity research to its institutional clients, in a deal that reflects major changes in the global investment research landscape.

Facebook COO Sandberg donates $100 million to donor advised fund

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has donated more than $100 million to the Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Fund.

Exclusive: Mastercard and VeriFone launch UK point-of-sale financing app

CANNES, France (Reuters) - British shoppers will soon be able to decide to spread the cost of a purchase over a series of monthly instalments at the point of making a payment with their credit card, in a new partnership between Mastercard Inc card machine maker VeriFone Systems Inc.

Shamoon virus returns in new Saudi attacks after four-year hiatus

(Reuters) - A version of Shamoon, the destructive computer virus that four years ago crippled tens of thousands of computers at Middle Eastern energy companies, was used two weeks ago to attack computers in Saudi Arabia, according to U.S. security firms.

Tech investor Glade Brook to shut hedge fund, favors narrower bets

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Glade Brook Capital Partners LLC is shutting its original hedge fund in favor of a new series of vehicles focused on big bets in public securities, it said in a letter to investors on Tuesday.

New Mirai Worm Knocks 900K Germans Offline

More than 900,000 customers of German ISP Deutsche Telekom (DT) were knocked offline this week after their Internet routers got infected by a new variant of a computer worm known as Mirai. The malware wriggled inside the routers via a newly discovered vulnerability in a feature that a...

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New Mirai Worm Knocks 900K Germans Offline

More than 900,000 customers of German ISP Deutsche Telekom (DT) were knocked offline this week after their Internet routers got infected by a new variant of a computer worm known as Mirai. The malware wriggled inside the routers via a newly discovered vulnerability in a feature that a...

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U.S. tech startup Comma.ai giving away self-driving car software

George Hotz, founder of San Francisco startup Comma.ai, drives a vehicle with aftermarket self-driving device being developed in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 27, 2016. Picture taken on September 27, 2016. REUTERS/Paul Lienert

Cloud storage provider Box's loss smaller than expected

(Reuters) - Cloud storage provider Box Inc reported a smaller-than-expected loss as its efforts to attract customers paid off.

Cook ups Apple support for fight against AIDS

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook waves during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California, U.S. September 7, 2016. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach

FBI to gain expanded hacking powers as Senate effort to block fails

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-ditch effort in the Senate to block or delay rule changes that would expand the U.S. government's hacking powers failed Wednesday, despite concerns the changes would jeopardize the privacy rights of innocent Americans and risk possible abuse by the incoming administrati...

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Reddit launches crackdown on abuse after CEO is targeted

(Reuters) - Social media website Reddit Inc, known for its commitment to free speech on its platform, will crack down on online harassment by banning or suspending users who target others, its CEO Steve Huffman said in an interview.

HP Enterprise, NXP win Thomson Reuters Foundation anti-slavery awards

LONDON (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and NXP Semiconductors NV won Thomson Reuters Foundation's anti-slavery award on Wednesday for efforts to eradicate forced labor from supply chains.

SAP CFO says confident on performance for rest of 2016

The logo of German software group SAP is pictured in Vienna, Austria, July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

Netflix allows subscribers to binge-watch shows offline

The Netflix logo is shown in this illustration photograph in Encinitas, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Amazon looking to convert Italy power stations into data centers

Amazon.com's logo is seen at Amazon Japan's office building in Tokyo, Japan, August 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

GoPro to cut 15 percent of workforce, close entertainment unit

(Reuters) - Wearable action camera maker GoPro Inc said it would cut about 15 percent of its workforce and shut down its entertainment business, as the one-time Wall Street favorite looks to lower costs and return to profitability.

Text young Kenyan women about sex to boost HIV testing - experts

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Texting young women in Kenya with regular information about sex, contraception, and sexually transmitted diseases could encourage more to get tested for HIV in a country where stigma surrounding the virus is rife, researchers said on Wednesday.