Shenzhen-listed shares of China's ZTE surge 10 percent in resumed trade

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shenzhen-listed shares of Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp jumped 10 percent on Thursday, resuming trading after a nine-day halt and catching up with gains in its Hong Kong shares that were sparked by the settlement of a U.S. sanctions case.

Yahoo cyber indictment shows Kremlin, hackers working hand-in-hand

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wednesday's indictments in the United States of four people in a 2014 cyber attack on Yahoo Inc provides the clearest details yet on what some U.S. officials say is a symbiotic relationship between Moscow's security services and private Russian hackers.

Apple, Google, Facebook skip legal challenge to new travel ban

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc are among more than 60 technology companies that appear to have backed away from the legal fight against U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban, deciding not to put their weight behind a lawsuit seeking to bl...

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South Korean prosecutors call in SK Group officials for questioning

SEOUL (Reuters) - Prosecutors said they will call in three officials from South Korea's third-largest conglomerate, SK Group, for questioning on Thursday as part of a widening corruption scandal that brought down former President Park Geun-hye.

Global private companies confident, but unprepared for hacking threat: PwC

LONDON (Reuters) - The chief executives of some of the worlds' leading private companies are confident about their firms' prospects and plan to recruit more staff, but are ill-prepared for cyber attacks, according to a report by PwC on Thursday.

North Korean hacking group behind recent attacks on banks: Symantec

BOSTON (Reuters) - A North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus was likely behind a recent cyber campaign targeting organizations in 31 countries, following high-profile attacks on Bangladesh Bank, Sony and South Korea, cyber security firm Symantec Corp said on Wednesday.

Tesla to raise about $1.15 billion from stock and notes offering

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc said on Wednesday it expects to raise about $1.15 billion from stock and senior notes offering, as the electric car maker accelerates the launch of its new Model 3 electric sedan.

GoPro expects first-quarter revenue at top end of its forecast

(Reuters) - GoPro Inc on Wednesday estimated its first-quarter revenue at the top end of its previous forecast, and said it would cut about 270 jobs to reduce expenses in a bid to return to profitability in 2017.

Uber has until April 7 to respond to Waymo preliminary injunction bid: judge

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday extended the deadline for Uber to respond to a motion filed by Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous car unit, for a preliminary injunction in a high-stakes trade secrets case.

Oracle reports 3 percent rise in quarterly adjusted revenue

(Reuters) - Business software maker Oracle Corp reported a near 3 percent rise in quarterly adjusted revenue as it benefits from its transition to cloud-based products.

Nasdaq CEO says tech partnership can help win $100 billion Saudi Aramco IPO

BOCA RATON, Fla. (Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc is touting its technology credentials in its effort to win the listing of Saudi Aramco's upcoming initial public offering, the exchange operator's chief executive said in an interview.

Bosch sticks to own technology in face of Intel-Mobileye merger

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bosch [ROBG.UL], the world's biggest maker of automotive components, will continue to develop its own visual technology regardless of Intel's $15 billion deal to buy Mobileye, an executive said on Wednesday.

Russian spies among those facing U.S. charges over Yahoo hack: source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian spies are among those expected to be charged as suspects in at least one of a series of hacking attacks on Yahoo Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Snap shares hit new low in choppy trading as valuation concerns mount

(Reuters) - Shares in Snap Inc hit a fresh low on Wednesday, falling as much as 2.6 percent before clawing back some losses in choppy trading as analysts questioned the company's prospects.

WhatsApp, Telegram patch flaws in instant messaging applications

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - WhatsApp and Telegram patched flaws in their popular instant messaging applications after security researchers showed that they could seize control of user accounts.

CEO of Australia's Atlassian says he'll meet seven-day Tesla batteries deadline

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The co-founder of Australian software firm Atlassian Corp Plc said on Tuesday he was close to meeting a self-imposed one-week deadline of getting political and financial support for a plan to use batteries from Tesla Inc to bridge an electricity supply gap in South Australia.

High profile Twitter accounts hijacked in Turkish-Dutch protest

FILE PHOTO: People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

Grab, Uber's Southeast Asia rival, to add two R&D centers and 800 developers

A GrabTaxi logo is seen on a car neck pillow in a taxi in Hanoi, Vietnam September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo

Intel bets on selling Mobileye data, with maps a first test

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, is seen at their offices in Jerusalem, April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

Justice Department to announce indictments in massive Yahoo hack: source

A man walks past a Yahoo logo during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo/File Photo

Washington Post software deal a double win for Bezos

Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin and CEO of Amazon, speaks about the future plans of Blue Origin during an address to attendees at Access Intelligence's SATELLITE 2017 conference in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Toshiba tumbles after bourse puts company under supervision

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen behind a traffic signal at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

Ex-Zenefits chief launches startup to compete with his old firm

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The former chief executive of human resources software firm Zenefits, Parker Conrad, on Tuesday made public a new startup that will compete with his old company, marking a comeback by the Silicon Valley entrepreneur who left Zenefits under a cloud.

China e-commerce confusion catches Australian retailers on the hop

SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) - Australian retailers and manufacturers are rejigging their business models and reviewing strategies to sell goods into China amid confusion over a threatened government crackdown on e-commerce platforms.

McDonald's, late to mobile ordering, seeks to avoid pitfalls

CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp this month will begin testing its long-awaited U.S. mobile ordering app with the goal of avoiding the kinds of service hiccups that have haunted digital debuts by companies such as Starbucks Corp.

Snapchat 2017 ad revenue forecast trimmed to $770 million: eMarketer

(Reuters) - The 2017 advertising revenue forecast for Snap Inc’s Snapchat has been trimmed by $30 million due to higher than expected revenue sharing with its partners, digital marketing firm eMarketer said in its latest ad spending forecast on Tuesday.

Sensata Technologies opens testing facility in Bulgaria

SOFIA (Reuters) - Sensata Technologies has opened its largest global testing facility in Sofia to support its automotive sensing technologies, the company said on Tuesday.

SAP pushes to patch risky HANA security flaws before hackers strike

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's top software maker SAP said on Tuesday it had patched vulnerabilities in its latest HANA software that had a potentially high risk of giving hackers control over databases and business applications used to run big multinational firms. While hacks on phones, websites an...

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Euronet Worldwide trumps Ant Financial's offer to buy MoneyGram

(Reuters) - U.S. electronics payments provider Euronet Worldwide Inc said on Tuesday it offered to buy money-transfer company MoneyGram International Inc for $15.20 per share, trumping Ant Financial's bid of $13.25 per share.

Germany's Merkel warns against cyber attacks on infrastructure

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday protecting infrastructure from potential cyber attacks was a top priority and the federal government had to work together with localities on that.