SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc on Tuesday unveiled Chronicle, a cyber security business founded in its X incubation unit in early 2016 that is focusing on developing digital “immune systems” for customers. “The reality for most companies today when it comes to cyber securit...
LONDON (Reuters) - English soccer team Arsenal is entering the cryptocurrency world by signing a deal to promote new digital tokens being sold by an American gaming software company. California-based CashBet said on Wednesday that the Premier League club had agreed to become its “exclusive and...
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s Siemens is preparing for an eventual consolidation of platforms competing to provide businesses with factory software, its digital factory division head said. While digitally enhanced manufacturing is still in its infancy, competition is already fierce, as evidence...
LISBON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc’s Google will open a new support center for Europe, Middle East and Africa in Portugal this year, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Wednesday. In televised remarks from Davos, Switzerland, Costa said the decision by the U.S. technology company would mean the ...
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The head of China’s second-biggest e-commerce company, JD.com Inc, accused the United States on Wednesday of practicing “serious” protectionism against Chinese firms and said this would ultimately backfire on the world’s largest economy. “...
In December 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice announced indictments and guilty pleas by three men in the United States responsible for creating and using Mirai, a malware strain that enslaves poorly-secured “Internet of Things” or IoT devices like security cameras and digital video re...
In December 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice announced indictments and guilty pleas by three men in the United States responsible for creating and using Mirai, a malware strain that enslaves poorly-secured “Internet of Things” or IoT devices like security cameras and digital video re...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fast food company Burger King is taking on the Trump administration’s decision to reverse the landmark 2015 net neutrality rules and making fun of the top U.S. telecommunications regulator in doing so. The Republican-majority Federal Communications Commission voted in De...
(Reuters) - Apple Inc announced changes on Wednesday that make good on its promise to allow users to turn off a controversial feature that slows down iPhones when batteries are running low, although it signaled it might take months more to deliver. Apple confirmed in December that software in its iP...
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel-based Nexar, whose technology warns drivers of real-time road hazards, said on Wednesday it raised $30 million in a financing round led by Ibex Ventures. Alibaba, Nationwide Insurance, GE Ventures and previous investors Aleph, Mosaic Ventures, Slow Ventures, True Ventures...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Projects which raise funds through “initial coin offerings” (ICOs) are attacked by cyber criminals 100 times a month on average, a report said, underscoring the risks of investing in cryptocurrency ventures online. The research, published by Moscow-based cyber security...
LONDON (Reuters) - Financial technology firms were supposed to start breaking into mainstream banking this month when new rules forced Britain’s nine big banks to loosen their grip on the industry. But many fintech companies are still waiting with frustration on the sidelines after the banks d...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese search engine Baidu Inc is seeking new investors for its wholly-owned finance unit, in a deal that could fetch up to $2 billion and deepen its push into financial services, people with knowledge of the matter said. The investors will either buy some of Baidu’s sha...
We know you care about protecting your computer and mobile devices and take steps to secure them. However, no matter how securely you use technology, you may eventually be hacked or “compromised.” In this newsletter, you will learn how to determine if your computer or mobile device has b...
(Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc (TXN.O) on Tuesday posted the slowest revenue growth in four quarters, disappointing investors who were expecting demand for the company’s automotive chips to drive strong results. Shares of the Dallas-based company fell 6.6 percent in after-hours trading on T...
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) is buying a software firm that specializes in authenticating government-issued identification cards, the two companies said on Tuesday, a step that may help the social media company learn more about the people who buy ads on its network. U.S. la...
(Reuters) - Chipmaker Texas Instruments Inc’s (TXN.O) fourth-quarter earnings failed to exceed Wall Street expectations after several quarters of better-than-expected results, sending its shares down 5 percent on Tuesday. The Dallas-based company reported a 67 percent slump in profit to $344 m...
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) is buying Boston-based software company Confirm Inc, which specializes in authenticating government-issued identification cards, a person familiar with the acquisition said on Tuesday. Confirm, which says on its website that it has more than 750...
(Reuters) - After missing the critical holiday shopping season, Apple Inc has jumped into the voice speaker wars with the HomePod smart speaker, a device that will use its Siri voice assistant and compete against offerings from Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google. Apple said on Tuesday it...
(Reuters) - Wall Street banker turned Silicon Valley executive Anthony Noto has left Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) to become chief executive officer of online lender Social Finance Inc, the companies said on Tuesday. The move sowed fresh doubts that the microblogging site will be able to pull off an ambitiou...
