Amazon seeks to settle EU antitrust e-book investigation: source

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Amazon is talking to European Union antitrust regulators about settling a year-long investigation into its e-book deals with publishers without a fine, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Exclusive: Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for U.S. intelligence - sources

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers' incoming emails for specific information provided by U.S. intelligence officials, according to people familiar with the matter.

Henrik Fisker launches new electric car company

Detroit (Reuters) - Henrik Fisker, whose previous automotive venture collapsed in 2013 owing U.S. taxpayers $139 million, said on Tuesday he plans to launch a new electric car company next year to compete with Tesla.

Signal messaging app turns over minimal data in first subpoena

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Open Whisper Systems, the developer of encrypted messaging app Signal, received a subpoena earlier this year requesting user information but was only able to supply the duration of a user's membership, according to court documents unsealed last week. An assistant attorney i...

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Uber faces pressure in Dubai as regulator signs deal with rival

DUBAI/ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Ride-hailing service Uber [UBER.UL] is under pressure in Dubai, one of the Middle East's major markets, after the emirate's transport regulator signed an agreement with local rival Careem and warned other such firms that they must do the same.

Exclusive: J&J warns diabetic patients - Insulin pump vulnerable to hacking

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson is telling patients that it has learned of a security vulnerability in one of its insulin pumps that a hacker could exploit to overdose diabetic patients with insulin, though it describes the risk as low.

U.S. transport chief: automakers will back self-driving car oversight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told Reuters he expects automakers and tech companies will comply with voluntary guidelines his department issued last month for autonomous vehicles.

Financial Times hopes faster website will boost readership

October 4(Reuters) - Financial Times, one of the pioneers of charging for digital content, is betting that speeding up its website FT.com will help it retain and grow online readership, Chief Executive Officer John Ridding told Reuters.

Fintech won't threaten central banks, for now: Bank of Japan official

TOKYO (Reuters) - Digital currencies won't topple hard money printed by central banks any time soon, particularly in countries such as Japan with a solid, established financial infrastructure, a senior Bank of Japan official said on Tuesday.

Apple launches Apple Pay payment service in Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Apple Inc launched its Apple Pay software in Russia on Tuesday as the U.S. technology firm extends the global reach of its payment service.

Google expected to unveil new phones at San Francisco event

(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is expected to unveil new smartphones at an event on Tuesday, the company's latest effort to sell consumers on a Google-branded device and to challenge Apple Inc at the high end of the market.

News Corp's Australian Netflix challenger shuts up shop

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian internet streaming company part-owned by News Corp said on Tuesday it will cease operations less than three years after launching, a sign that local start-ups are struggling against larger U.S. rival Netflix Inc.

Ride-sharing company Juno in its biggest fundraising round yet -source

(Reuters) - Juno Inc, a startup looking to attract drivers from bigger ride-sharing rivals such as Uber Technologies Inc by offering them its own stock, is seeking $50 million in its biggest fundraising round to date, according to a person familiar with the matter.

IBM sees tipping point at hand for industrial Internet

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Plugging computer sensors into factories, cars, shops and offices to help them operate more smartly on the industrial Internet, or so-called Internet of Things (IoT), is moving beyond prototypes into the mass market, IBM said on Monday.

Marketers seen spending more on paid social media ads: Gartner

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marketers are poised to increase spending on paid advertising on social networks such as Facebook in the next twelve months due to the declining reach of free social marketing, according to a report from research firm Gartner.

Cue music: Some Ford cars to link with Amazon's Alexa home voice system

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Some Ford owners will soon be able to turn up the heat at home from their cars using Amazon’s Alexa voice service or start their vehicles from their desks using the same system.

Luxottica, Intel launch 'virtual coach' Oakley glasses

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian eyewear group Luxottica said on Monday it was launching new "smart" glasses for athletes with a voice-activated coaching system jointly developed by its Oakley sports brand and chip maker Intel.

Facebook launches 'Marketplace' on app

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has launched "Marketplace", allowing its users to buy and sell items on the social media platform.

Google has until October 31 to reply to EU's Android antitrust charges

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google has been given until the end of October, the fourth extension, to rebut EU antitrust charges that it uses its dominant Android mobile operating system to block competitors, the European Commission said on Monday.

Facebook to build data center in Denmark: report

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Facebook is to build its third data center outside the United States in Denmark to store and manage the social media giant's growing data, such as photos and videos, a Danish news website reported.

Facebook rolls out pared down Messenger app for emerging markets

SAN FRANCISCO(Reuters) - Facebook Inc launched a stripped down version of its popular Messenger app for emerging markets on Monday as it seeks to expand its international footprint.

Toyota unveils robot baby to tug at maternal instinct in aging Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp on Monday unveiled a doe-eyed palm-sized robot, dubbed Kirobo Mini, designed as a synthetic baby companion in Japan, where plummeting birth rates have left many women childless.

U.S. says hackers probed voting systems, no sign of damage

(Reuters) - Hackers have probed the voting systems of many U.S. states but there is no sign that they have manipulated any voting data, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Saturday.

India gets $8 billion worth telecoms spectrum bids on auction's first day

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India started its biggest ever telecoms airwaves auction on Saturday, receiving 535.31 billion rupees ($8.04 billion) worth of bids on the first day of the sale, a senior government official said.

Exclusive: EU wants Google to stop anti-competitive Android practices, fine expected

A Google search page is seen through a magnifying glass in this photo illustration taken in Berlin, August 11, 2015. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski/Files

Apple loses patent retrial to VirnetX, owes $302.4 million

The Apple Inc. store is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

California proposes giving more freedom to test self-driving cars

The rear of a Lexus SUV equipped with Google self-driving sensors is seen during a media preview of Google's prototype autonomous vehicles in Mountain View, California September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Accounting software maker BlackLine files for IPO

(Reuters) - Accounting software maker BlackLine Inc filed for an initial public offering with U.S. securities regulators on Friday, looking to ride on the recent success of technology offerings in a relatively quiet year for IPOs.

Yahoo hack may become test case for SEC data breach disclosure rules

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Yahoo's disclosure that hackers stole user data from at least 500 million accounts in 2014 has highlighted shortcomings in U.S. rules on when cyber attacks must be revealed and their enforcement.

German lawyer makes hate-speech complaint against Facebook

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German prosecutors are again considering whether to press charges against Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives for failing to staunch a tide of racist and threatening posts on the social network during an influx of migrants into Europe.