Japan's Sharp to invest $1 billion in SoftBank's 'Vision' Tech Fund

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp said on Thursday it would invest up to $1 billion in SoftBank Group's planned $100 billion Vision fund and that it aims to tap advanced technologies through the investment.

Germany refers case on Uber sedan service to European court

KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's highest court on Thursday referred a case seeking to ban Uber's sedan services with licensed drivers to the European Court of Justice to decide whether a ban of the "Uber Black" service would violate broader European Union laws.

Apple begins assembling iPhone SE in southern India plant

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Apple Inc has begun assembling its low-priced iPhone SE at its contract manufacturer's plant in the technology hub of Bengaluru in southern India, the company said in a statement.

EU fines Facebook 110 million euros over misleading WhatsApp data

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union antitrust regulators on Thursday said they would fine Facebook 110 million euros ($122.4 million) for providing misleading information over its purchase of messaging service WhatsApp in 2014.

Softbank-backed OneWeb increases offer for Intelsat

NEW YORK (Reuters) - OneWeb, the U.S. satellite startup backed by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, has increased its merger proposal for Intelsat SA by offering Intelsat's creditors a smaller discount for their bonds than it had before.

U.S. cyber bill would shift power away from spy agency

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill proposed in Congress on Wednesday would require the U.S. National Security Agency to inform representatives of other government agencies about security holes it finds in software like the one that allowed last week's "ransomware" attacks.

U.S. firm to launch sale of digital token for forex trading

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fintech Investment Group, a U.S.-based commodity trading adviser, plans to launch an initial coin offering in June for its own token that allows investors to trade currencies on a digital platform, company founder Alan Friedland said.

Cisco revenue falls for sixth quarter in a row

(Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc, the world's largest networking gear maker, reported its sixth straight fall in quarterly revenue, largely due to declines in its router business.

Facebook faces EU fine over misleading WhatsApp data: source

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. social network Facebook is set to be penalized by EU antitrust regulators for allegedly providing misleading data related to its WhatsApp acquisition three years ago, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Google opens up digital assistant to iPhone

(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Wednesday it would make its digital assistant available on Apple Inc’s iPhone, opening up the tool to a key high-end segment of the technology market.

Russian social media site tells Ukrainians how to dodge web block

MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Vkontakte, the Russian version of Facebook, on Wednesday sent its millions of Ukrainian users instructions on how to circumvent a ban by the Ukrainian government.

Qualcomm sues four Apple contract manufacturers

(Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc said on Wednesday it filed a complaint against Foxconn Technology Group and three other contract manufacturers of Apple Inc for not paying royalties.

China's Tencent eclipses expectations to post 58 percent jump in first-quarter profit

(Reuters) - Tencent Holdings Ltd, China's biggest gaming and social media firm by revenue, overshot estimates to post a 58 percent rise in first quarter profit on Wednesday, aided by strong growth in gaming and digital payments.

Chinese state media says U.S. should take some blame for cyber attack

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Wednesday criticized the United States for hindering efforts to stop global cyber threats in the wake of the WannaCry "ransomware" attack that has infected more than 300,000 computers worldwide in recent days.

Hackers mint crypto-currency with technique in global 'ransomware' attack

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A computer virus that exploits the same vulnerability as the global "ransomware" attack has latched on to more than 200,000 computers and begun manufacturing digital currency, experts said Tuesday.

BlackBerry working with automakers on anti-hack tool: analyst

TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd is working with at least two automakers to develop a security service that would remotely scan vehicles for computer viruses and tell drivers to pull over if they were in critical danger, according to a financial analyst.

Facebook to reimburse some advertisers after discovering bug

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would refund some advertisers after finding a bug that wrongly attributed video carousel ad clicks as clicks to the advertisers' websites.

Nasdaq launches machine intelligence-enhanced data service

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc on Tuesday launched a service to help fund managers and quantitative traders better use data from social media, central bank announcements, retail sentiment and other sources to improve trading profits.

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone returns to company

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc co-founder Biz Stone said on Tuesday he would be returning full time to the microblogging service in an unspecified role.

BGC readies U.S. Treasuries e-trading platform for June launch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - BGC Partners Inc plans to launch a new electronic trading platform for U.S. Treasuries by the end of June, four years after selling a similar business to exchange operator Nasdaq Inc, an executive at the brokerage said on Tuesday.

Ubisoft sees slower sales growth but improved profitability for 2018-2019

(Reuters) - French video games maker Ubisoft cut its full-year 2018-2019 sales guidance but sees room to boost profitability by relying more on older games, the company said on Tuesday.

China's Lenovo announces restructuring to focus on consumer

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd announced a plan to restructure its China business to cope with the changing personal computer (PC) industry.

EU judges to tackle 'right to be forgotten' again

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The "right to be forgotten" - or stopping certain web search results from appearing under searches for people's names - will be debated at the European Union's top court after Alphabet Inc's Google refused requests from four individuals.

Delphi joins self-driving alliance with BMW, Intel

DETROIT (Reuters) - German automaker BMW AG, U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp and parts maker Delphi Automotive PLC on Tuesday said they would collaborate on development of a highly-automated self-driving platform for BMW, with Delphi handling integration of components and software.

Group thought to be behind NSA tool leaks threatens new round of spy tools

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A group that has taken credit for leaking NSA cyber spying tools - including those used in the recent WannaCrypt global ransomware attack - has threatened in a blog it is believed to have authored to release more recent code to enable hackers to break into the world's most wide...

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Facebook adds Snapchat-like camera filters to Instagram

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's Instagram has souped up its camera tool with quirky face-tracking filters, adding another feature similar to that offered by social media rival Snap Inc's Snapchat.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise reveals powerful computer prototype

(Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co on Tuesday unveiled a new computer prototype that it said could handle more data than any similar system in the world.

China state firms set up 150 billion yuan fund to invest in new technologies: Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) - State-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has teamed up with other government-owned companies for a 150 billion yuan ($21.78 billion) fund to invest in new technologies, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.

Oddities in WannaCry ransomware puzzle cybersecurity researchers

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The WannaCry malware that spread to more than 100 countries in a few hours is throwing up several surprises for cybersecurity researchers, including how it gained its initial foothold, how it spread so fast and why the hackers are not making much money from it.

Yahoo to buy back $3 billion shares

(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday it would buy back $3 billion of its common shares, ahead of the company's pending deal with Verizon Communications Inc.