Private equity firm Warburg Pincus to invest $300 million in Princeton GV

MUMBAI (Reuters) - An affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus [WP.UL] will invest up to $300 million in Princeton Growth Ventures which aims to build a global tech, media and telecoms (TMT) infrastructure business.

Netskope raises $100 million as it seeks to turn a profit, go public

(Reuters) - Cyber-security firm Netskope said on Tuesday it has raised $100 million from existing and new investors to fund product development and marketing programs that will help the firm become profitable and set the stage to go public.

Germany's Delivery Hero lines up latest online takeaway IPO

BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Online food takeaway firm Delivery Hero is preparing a flotation that could value one of Europe's largest internet startups at up to 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion), raising funds to help it fend off new competitors such as Uber [UBER.UL] and Amazon .

Fujitsu says to reach agreement 'soon' on integrating PC business with Lenovo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fujitsu Ltd expects to reach an agreement "soon" on integrating its personal computer business with China's Lenovo Group Ltd , Fujitsu President Tatsuya Tanaka said Tuesday.

Ride-hailing firm Grab says likely to raise funds in near future

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Ride-hailing firm Grab, Uber Technologies Inc's [UBER.UL] largest rival in Southeast Asia, is likely to embark on a round of fundraising as it works to develop new offerings such as financial services, its chief executive told Reuters on Tuesday.

Taiwan's HTC says virtual reality headset will be compatible with Apple's new OS

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese consumer electronics maker HTC Corp on Tuesday said its virtual reality (VR) headset will be compatible with Apple Inc's High Sierra operating system (OS), which is scheduled for release later this year.

Uber to share some findings of harassment probe Tuesday: source

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] will tell employees on Tuesday about changes it will make after a probe into sexual harassment allegations by a former engineer at the ride services company, a person familiar with the matter said.

Amazon-Apple TV deal shows tough road to cooperation for tech rivals

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) - A deal bringing Amazon Prime Video to Apple TV, announced on Monday at Apple Inc's developer conference after years of talk, shows how competitive tensions among Silicon Valley titans can stand in the way of serving customers.

U.S. judge orders Dish to pay $280 million fines, damages in telemarketing lawsuit

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Illinois ordered Dish Network Corp to pay $280 million in penalties to the U.S. government and four states in an eight-year-old "robocall" telemarketing lawsuit.

BlackBerry downplays Toyota's move to rival software maker

TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd on Monday downplayed news that Toyota Motor Corp would stop using its QNX software to run vehicle consoles, saying it is more focused on the faster-growing market for autonomous driving technology.

U.S. plans to quickly update self-driving guidelines

DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will unveil revised self-driving guidelines within the next few months, the head of the U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday, responding to automakers' calls for regulations that will sanction their costly efforts to put autonomous veh...

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San Francisco subpoenas records on Uber, Lyft driving practices

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco's city attorney has issued subpoenas to ride-services firms Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] and Lyft Inc for records of driving practices, access for disabled passengers and whether certain neighborhoods are underserved.

Apple pushes Siri to the fore at annual developer conference

(Reuters) - Apple Inc kicked off its annual developer conference on Monday by unveiling a "Siri face" for the Apple Watch that will enable the voice-activated assistant to provide users with information like commute times for upcoming appointments.

Amazon Prime Video to come to Apple devices

(Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Monday that Amazon Prime Video would be available on Apple TV and other Apple devices starting later this year.

British Airways commissions independent study of IT outage

CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - British Airways has commissioned an independent study to look into last month's shutdown of its data center, which knocked out its systems and stranded 75,000 people over a bank holiday weekend, its parent company's CEO said on Monday.

Canadian judge to consider bail request for accused Yahoo hacker

TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian appeals court justice said on Monday that he would review a bail request by Karim Baratov, a man charged by U.S. prosecutors of involvement in a high-profile breach of Yahoo email accounts.

Telus to invest C$4.2 billion in Alberta through 2020

(Reuters) - Canada's Telus Corp said it would spend C$4.2 billion ($3.11 billion) on new broadband and wireless infrastructure in Alberta by 2020, as it tries to stay ahead in a highly competitive market.

Top court agrees to decide major privacy case on cellphone data

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a major case on privacy rights in the digital age that will determine whether police officers need warrants to access past cellphone location information kept by wireless carriers.

BP, Eni deepen blockchain trading in European gas

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil majors BP and Eni are deepening their foray into blockchain technology, starting to run blockchain trades in parallel with their live trading systems, according to developer BTL Group.

Veritas buys Send Word Now, creates new emergency messaging company

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Emergency Communications Network (ECN), whose product CodeRED can reach millions of people in minutes during an emergency, has acquired competitor Send Word Now, the companies said on Monday.

SoftBank's India solar ambitions may gain from Modi's electric vehicles push

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - SoftBank Group is in talks with the Indian government to facilitate the use of renewable energy like solar to charge electric vehicles in the country, a senior executive at the Japanese group's local unit told Reuters.

Foxconn says Apple, Amazon to join its bid for Toshiba chip business: Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc will join Foxconn's bid for Toshiba Corp's semiconductor business, the Nikkei business daily quoted Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou as saying on Monday.

After London attack, Facebook says aims to be 'hostile environment' for terrorists

LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook said it wanted to make its social media platform a "hostile environment" for terrorists in a statement issued after attackers killed seven people in London and prompted Prime Minister Theresa May to demand action from internet firms.

Toyota-supported flying car hopes to light the Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame

TOYOTA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - Engineers, supported by Toyota Motor Corp, demonstrated their flying car on Saturday, which they hope will be able to light up the Olympic flame for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games.

Exclusive: Elliott target Gigamon prepares to explore a sale - sources

(Reuters) - Gigamon Inc, a U.S. network monitoring software maker targeted by activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp, is preparing to hold talks with potential suitors interested in acquiring it, according to people familiar with the matter.

Apple set to expand Siri, taking different route from Amazon's Alexa

An Apple logo is seen in a store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Wal-Mart reassures employees as it touts tech investments

FILE PHOTO - A Walmart store is seen in Encinitas, California, U.S. on April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase seeks new funds at $1 billion valuation: Wall Street Journal

FILE PHOTO: A Bitcoin (virtual currency) paper wallet with QR codes and a coin are seen in an illustration picture taken in Paris, France May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

China agrees to delay electric car quota by a year: source

BERLIN/RASTATT (Reuters) - China agreed to delay an 8 percent quota for electric and hybrid vehicles by a year until 2019, an auto industry source said on Friday, in a major concession for German carmakers seeking to expand in the world's largest auto market.

Putin praises Trump, says U.S. spies may have faked hacking evidence

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Donald Trump had run a more effective presidential campaign than Hillary Clinton and that U.S. intelligence agencies may have faked evidence of campaign hacking.