Samsung Electronics says sold shares in four companies

SEOUL (Reuters) - Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it sold shares in four companies including ASML Holding NV and Seagate Technology Plc to free up money for additional investments for its core businesses.

Daimler should make e-car components to protect jobs: labor boss

FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) - Daimler should avert possible job losses resulting from the expected substitution of conventional cars by electronic vehicles in coming years by making components for electric engines, the carmaker's top labor representative said.

Apple fans hit the NYC flagship store for iPhone 7

The first Apple customers in New York City to snap the new iPhone 7 off the shelves cheered as they entered its flagship store on Friday (September 16), flanked by applauding sales staff.

Twitter grabs average 243,000 viewers in NFL livestream debut

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twitter Inc attracted an average of 243,000 viewers to Thursday's National Football League livestream of the New York Jets triumph over the Buffalo Bills, the first time the social media platform has broadcast an NFL game.

Mobileye says it warned Tesla against enabling 'hands-free' driving

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Mobileye NV said in a U.S. securities filing on Friday that its top executives were assured by Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk that drivers of the company's electric cars would not be allowed to take their hands off the wheel when using the "Autopilot" driving assist...

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Florida man sues Samsung, says Galaxy Note 7 exploded

(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co was sued on Friday by a Florida man who said he suffered severe burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his front pants pocket.

Sensing threat, UPS plans to expand its 3D printing operations

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - United Parcel Service plans to expand its 3D printing service to Asia and Europe, the U.S. shipping company has told Reuters, in a bid to fully embrace and get ahead of a trend that threatens to eat away a small but lucrative part of its business.

Global central banks confirm formed task force on payments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A committee of the world's major central banks said on Friday it has launched a task force to examine cyber security in global banking and to ensure protections are in place, confirming an earlier Reuters report.

Court approves U.S. request to extradite Briton suspected of hacking FBI, Fed

LONDON (Reuters) - A court in London on Friday approved the extradition of a British man to the United States to face trial for hacking high-security state computers, despite warnings he might kill himself if sent to a U.S. jail.

Intel raises third-quarter revenue forecast as PC market improves

(Reuters) - Intel Corp raised its revenue forecast for the third quarter, citing signs of improving demand for personal computers.

Bank of England aims to revamp interbank payment system by 2020

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Friday it aimed to revamp the system that underpins British banking and trading in the City of London by 2020 to boost its defenses against cyber-attacks and widen the number of businesses that can use it.

At gamers' meet in Tokyo, absent Nintendo is talk of the town

TOKYO (Reuters) - This week's Tokyo Game Show is one of the world's biggest draws for gamers and developers, but the talk amid the virtual reality headsets and robot arms is of the industry giant that never turns up: Nintendo Co Ltd.

Tokyo gamers slapped down for virtual groping

TOKYO (Reuters) - Virtual reality got a little too real at the Tokyo Game Show on Friday when gamers lined up at one exhibition and got touchy-feely with a mannequin that with VR goggles transformed into a female anime character.

Apple Japan unit ordered to pay $118 million tax for underreporting income: media

TOKYO (Reuters) - An Apple Inc iTunes unit in Japan was ordered to pay some 12 billion yen ($118 million) in tax by local authorities after underreporting income, media reported Friday.

Virtual reality in spotlight at Tokyo Game Show

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Game Show kicked off on Thursday, with immersive virtual reality technology taking the spotlight in the industry exhibition event.

Exclusive: Infor working with Morgan Stanley after investment interest - sources

(Reuters) - Infor Inc, a business software company which could be valued at more than $9 billion including debt, is working with Morgan Stanley to handle approaches from buyout firms interested in acquiring a stake, according to people familiar with the matter.

Asian fans snap up new iPhone but crowds smaller despite sell-out

SYDNEY/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apple Inc fans from Sydney to Tokyo, the first to snap the new iPhone 7 off the shelves, cheered as they left stores on Friday brandishing their purchases, flanked by applauding sales staff.

Water protests in tech hub expose urban India's growing pains

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Oracle employees were at work on Monday when protesters entered their nine-storey building in India's technology hub, Bengaluru, and asked them to leave in support of demonstrations that had erupted across the city over a water dispute.

FBI trying to build legal cases against Russian hackers: sources

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is intensifying efforts to find enough evidence to enable the Justice Department to indict some of the Russians that U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded are hacking into American political parties and figures, U.S. law en...

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Tesla says Mobileye balked after learning carmaker to make own cameras

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc on Thursday said its former camera supplier Mobileye disparaged the safety of Tesla's assisted driving technology Autopilot after learning the carmaker was developing its own vision system.