FBI paid under $1 million to unlock San Bernardino iPhone: sources

An Apple iPhone 5c is on display at the Apple Retail Store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York September 20, 2013. Apple Inc's newest smartphone models hit stores on Friday in many countries across the world, including Australia and China. Reuters/Adrees Latif The FBI paid under $1 million for th...

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U.S. high court approves rule change to expand FBI hacking power

A neon Google sign is seen in the foyer of Google's new Canadian engineering headquarters in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, January 14, 2016. Reuters/Peter Power/File Photo The Supreme Court on Thursday approved a rule change that would let U.S. judges issue search warrants for access to computers loc...

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Online travel services company Expedia's revenue jumps 38.6 percent

The logo of global online travel brand Expedia is pictured at the International Tourism Trade Fair (ITB) in Berlin, Germany, March 9, 2016. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch Expedia Inc reported a 38.6 percent jump in quarterly revenue, helped largely by a string of acquisitions. Net loss attributable to the ...

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Online retail giant Amazon's quarterly revenue surges 28 percent

An Amazon logo is seen on a worker's jacket at an Amazon Fulfilment Center in Wroclaw, Poland, in this file photograph dated December 3, 2015. Reuters/Kacper Pempel/files Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) quarterly revenue surged 28.2 percent as its Prime loyalty program helped attract m...

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Professional network operator LinkedIn's revenue rises 35 percent

The logo for LinkedIn Corporation, a social networking networking website for people in professional occupations, is shown in Mountain View, California February 6, 2013. Reuters/Robert Galbraith/File Photo LinkedIn Corp (LNKD.N), the operator of the world's biggest online network for professionals, ...

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Verizon offers improved contract proposal to worker unions

Members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) picket in front of Verizon Communications Inc. corporate offices during a strike in New York City, April 13, 2016. Reuters/Brendan McDermid Verizon Communications Inc said it had presented a revised contract proposal to the unions representing n...

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Carl Icahn says sold entire Apple stake on China worries: CNBC

Billionaire activist-investor Carl Icahn gives an interview on FOX Business Network's Neil Cavuto show in New York February 11, 2014. Reuters/Brendan McDermid Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn said Thursday he had sold his entire stake in Apple Inc, citing the risk of China's influence on the...

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Hackers leak stolen Kenyan foreign ministry documents

A magnifying glass is held in front of a computer screen in this picture illustration taken in Berlin May 21, 2013. Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski Online activists who claim ties to Anonymous said on Thursday they had begun to leak documents from Kenya's foreign ministry as part of a campaign to expose go...

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Fiat Chrysler, Alphabet in technology partnership talks: WSJ

Letters spell the word ''Alphabet'' as they are seen on a computer screen with a Google search page in this photo illustration taken in Paris, France, August 11, 2015. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is in late-stage talks with Alphabet Inc's self-driving car division for a tec...

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Younger buyers more open to self-driving cars: J.D. Power

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, U.S., September 29, 2015. Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo U.S. consumers who are under 40 are more open than older people to se...

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Valuation worries weigh on Rocket Internet

The logo of of Rocket Internet, a German venture capital group is pictured in this September 24, 2014 illustration photo in Sarajevo. Reuters/Dado Ruvic Shares in German ecommerce investor Rocket Internet took another tumble on Thursday as concerns grew over the value of its portfolio and after a do...

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Apple chipmaker NXP looks to autos to outpace rivals' growth

A man works on a tent for NXP Semiconductors in preparation for the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada January 4, 2015. Reuters/Steve Marcus Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors, the world's top manufacturer of electronics in cars and a pro...

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Facebook in class of its own as ad revenue soars

The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company's IPO launch, May 18, 2012. Reuters/Beck Diefenbach/File Photo Wow. After underwhelming results from Apple Inc, Google Inc and other big tech names, investors finally found a friend in Facebook Inc after...

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Cyber bullying delivers a punch to consumer wallets

Electronic cables are silhouetted next to the logo of Twitter in this September 23, 2014 illustration photo in Sarajevo. Reuters/Dado Ruvic Anyone who has had embarrassing photos posted on social media or been deluged with angry messages can attest to the high emotional cost of cyber bullying. But t...

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Britain's WPP boosted by leading role in U.S. 'reviewageddon'

WPP founder and CEO Martin Sorrell, speaks at the British chambers of Commerce annual conference in London Britain, March 3, 2016. Reuters/Peter Nicholls/File photo Britain's WPP, the world's biggest advertising company, enjoyed a solid first three months to the year after it outperformed rivals in ...

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Uber's proposed class-action settlement leaves some dissatisfied

The Uber logo is seen on a vehicle near Union Square in San Francisco, California, U.S. May 7, 2015. Reuters/Robert Galbraith/File Photo Uber's proposed settlement of a high-profile class-action lawsuit last week has drawn opposition from some drivers and other concerned parties as the ride-hailing ...

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Oracle to buy Textura for $663 million

The Oracle logo is seen on its campus in Redwood City, California June 15, 2015. Reuters/Robert Galbraith Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) said it would buy cloud-based payment management services provider Textura Corp (TXTR.N) for $663 million in cash. The $26-per-share offer represents a premium of 30.7 perce...

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Logitech CEO upbeat amid smartphone slowdown: CNBC

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss-American technology accessories maker Logitech could benefit from a slowdown in the smartphone market, Chief Executive Bracken Darrell said on Thursday after it reported its best annual retail sales growth in five years.

Samsung Elec tips second quarter profit pickup as Galaxy S7 excels

New Samsung S7 (R) and S7 edge smartphones are displayed after their unveiling ceremony at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 21, 2016. Reuters/Albert Gea Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Thursday tipped a pickup in second-quarter profits after reporting a 12...

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China's Xiaomi aims to double smart home device sales this year to $1.54 billion

Redmi Note 3 smartphones by Xiaomi are seen during a launching ceremony in Hong Kong, China March 21, 2016. Reuters/Bobby Yip Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc [XTC.UL] aims to double sales of smart home technology devices like rice cookers and air purifiers this year, the company's vice president...

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Apple, ANZ Bank strike deal to bring Apple Pay to Australia

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Apple Inc expanded its Apple Pay digital wallet in Australia on Thursday after ANZ became the country's first bank to support the mobile payment service, executives at the pair told Reuters.

Philippine central bank says foiled attempts to hack its website

A logo of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) is seen at their main building in Manila, Philippines March 23, 2016. Reuters/Romeo Ranoco The Philippine central bank has foiled attempts to hack its website, its governor said on Thursday amid a warning from global financial n...

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Global smartphone market shrank annually for first time in first quarter: Strategy Analytics

Visitors check their smartphones at the world's biggest computer and software fair CeBit in Hanover, Germany, March 14, 2016. Reuters/Nigel Treblin Global shipments of smartphones shrank 3 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier in the market's first year-on-year contraction on record, rese...

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Facebook plans new non-voting shares to keep Zuckerberg at helm

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during the Facebook F8 conference in San Francisco, California April 12, 2016. Reuters/Stephen Lam - Facebook announced on Wednesday it will create a new class of non-voting shares in a move aimed at letting Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg give aw...

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U.S. Congress passes legislation to protect firms' trade secrets

The U.S. Congress on Wednesday passed and sent to President Barack Obama legislation strengthening legal protection for companies' trade secrets, including manufacturing processes and computer methods. The House of Representatives voted 410-2 to approve the "Defend Trade Secrets Act" on the heels of...

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Verizon, striking unions at impasse as health benefits to expire

A strike by nearly 40,000 Verizon Communications Inc workers is in its third week with unions and the company still far apart on contract talks, even as employee healthcare benefits are set to expire on Saturday. Workers, from network technicians to customer service representatives, in Verizon's Fio...

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PayPal revenue jumps as it adds users, processes more payments

A PayPal sign is seen at an office building in San Jose, California May 28, 2014. Reuters/Beck Diefenbach PayPal Holdings Inc's (PYPL.O) quarterly revenue rose 19 percent as the company added customers and processed more digital payments on its network. Shares of the payment processor, which was spu...

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Facebook revenue beats estimates as mobile ad sales surge

People are silhouetted as they pose with mobile devices in front of a screen projected with a Facebook logo, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014. Reuters/Dado Ruvic Facebook Inc (FB.O) reported a better-than-expected 51.9 percent rise in quarterly revenue as its increasingl...

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After massive drop, is Apple cheap enough?

People walk in front of a branch of U.S. technology company Apple in Zurich, Switzerland April 5, 2016. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann If Apple (AAPL.O) could cash in the value it lost in the first minute of trading on Wednesday, it would be nearly enough to buy General Motors, Target or Caterpillar. In fact...

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AT&T exec says Internet of Things is a top priority

A woman looks at her mobile next to AT&T logo during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 25, 2016. Reuters/Albert Gea/File Photo U.S. telecoms provider AT&T is betting it can carve out a significant business in connecting objects with one another, the head of that unit tol...

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