Google Glass-based startup raises $17 million in funding

A woman wears Google glasses after a media presentation of a Google apartment in Prague May 15, 2014. Reuters/David W Cerny Augmedix Inc, a startup that uses Alphabet Inc's Google Glass to provide documentation services to doctors and other healthcare workers, said on Monday it had closed a $17 mill...

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EU antitrust regulators to block Hutchison's O2 deal: sources

European Union antitrust regulators will veto CK Hutchison Holdings's 10.3-billion-pound ($14.9 billion) bid to become Britain's biggest mobile operator, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The European Commission will this week seek the green light from national competition agencies...

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U.S. exploring ways to disclose number of Americans caught in data grabs: spy chief

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on ''Worldwide threats to America and our allies'' in Capitol Hill, Washington February 9, 2016. Reuters/Carlos Barria Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Monday his office...

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German Finance Ministry proposes electric car incentives scheme to run until 2018-document

The German Finance Ministry is proposing an incentive of 5,000 euros ($5,626.50) for electric car buyers and 3,000 euros for those who purchase a plug-in hybrid vehicle, according to a document seen by Reuters on Monday. The ministry will present its proposal at a summit in Berlin on Tuesday between...

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Xerox's revenue falls on lower printer sales

Ursula Burns, chief executive officer of Xerox Corporation, takes part in a discussion during the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting in New York, September 29, 2015. Reuters/Lucas Jackson Xerox Corp (XRX.N) reported a 4.2 percent fall in quarterly revenue, hurt by a strong dollar and lower s...

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Two-thirds of German industry hit by digital crime, survey finds

More than two-thirds of German industrial companies have been victims of digital crime in the past two years, according to a survey carried out by Bitkom, Germany's IT, telecoms and new media industry association. The most common offence was the simple theft of equipment such as computers, smartphon...

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Exclusive: Bangladesh Bank hackers compromised SWIFT software, warning to be issued

Swift code bank logo is displayed on an iPhone 6s on top of Euro banknotes in this picture illustration made in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 26, 2016. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/File Photo The attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank probably hacked into software from the ...

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Taking on Tesla: China's Jia Yueting aims to outmuscle Musk

Tomorrow's cars will be all-electric, self-driving, connected to high-speed communications networks ... and free. And probably Chinese. That, at least, is the vision of Jia Yueting, a billionaire entrepreneur and one of a new breed of Chinese who see their technology expertise re-engineering the aut...

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Start-up Sirin to launch ultra high-tech phone for executives

A British-Israeli start-up plans to sell a mobile phone from next month that will offer users unprecedented levels of technology and security -- and retail for close to $20,000. Sirin Labs AG said on Monday it had raised $72 million in private funds to launch the device, which would be aimed at exec...

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Look Mao, no hands! China's roadmap to self-driving cars

In the race to develop self-driving cars, the United States and Europe lead in technology, but China is coming up fast in the outside lane with a regulatory structure that could put it ahead in the popular adoption of autonomous cars on its highways and city streets. A draft roadmap for having highw...

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China ban on Apple services is a challenge for key growth area

People line up outside an Apple store as iPhone SE goes on sale in China, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, March 31, 2016. Reuters/China Daily The blocking of Apple mobile entertainment services in China poses fresh challenges for the tech company as it prepares to report its first-ever drop in iPhon...

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Dell SecureWorks, 2016's first tech IPO, fizzles on Wall Street

The lackluster market debut of SecureWorks Corp, the cyber unit of Dell Inc, failed to rally the battered technology U.S. IPO market on Friday, a reminder that Wall Street does not welcome cash-burning companies without profits. "I don't think it encourages anybody to hop on the bandwagon and go pub...

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Microsoft, Google agree to drop complaints against each other

Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc's Google have reached a deal to withdraw all the regulatory complaints against each other, the companies told Reuters. "Microsoft has agreed to withdraw its regulatory complaints against Google, reflecting our changing legal priorities. We will continue to focus on co...

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Alphabet stock slips after results but brokerages stay bullish

A Google search page is seen through a magnifying glass in this photo illustration taken in Berlin, August 11, 2015. Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski Ruth Porat couldn't have been clearer: Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) chief financial officer said on Thursday that Google's parent needed to step up investment to ...

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GOME says opens store on Amazon.com's China online marketplace

A man walks past a GOME store in Shanghai August 26, 2013. Reuters/Aly Song China's GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd has opened a store on Amazon.com Inc's online marketplace in the mainland, as China consumer-focused firms make a push towards integrating online and store-based shopping. GOME ...

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Apple's book, film services go dark in China

A female staff member assists a customer at an apple store in Beijing, November 2, 2015. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) online book and film services have gone dark in China, after Beijing introduced regulations in March imposing strict curbs on online publishing, particularly for forei...

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In Asia, Netflix trips on regulation, content, and competition

The Netflix logo is shown in this illustration photograph in Encinitas, California October 14, 2014. Reuters/Mike Blake/File Photo Months after its global rollout, Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) is facing problems in several major Asian markets as it struggles to provide enough strong content to attract consu...

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Uber drivers remain independent contractors as lawsuit settled

An Uber car is seen parked with the driver's lunch left on the dashboard in Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States July 15, 2015. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson Ride-hailing service Uber has agreed to pay up to $100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit which resolves a major challenge to its bus...

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Pentagon awards HP Enterprise $443 million technology contract

Signs for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., cover the facade of the New York Stock Exchange November 2, 2015. Reuters/Brendan McDermid The Pentagon has awarded HP Enterprise Services, a unit of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, a $443 million contract for technology services and infrastructure for the U....

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Microsoft profit misses estimates, shares fall

The logo of Microsoft company is seen in Paris, France, April 18, 2016. Reuters/Jacky Naegelen - RTX2AMBT Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) quarterly adjusted profit missed analysts' estimates as a continued slump in personal computer sales hurt the company's core Windows business, sending its shares down 4...

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Alphabet profit misses expectations as cost per clicks fall

The Alphabet Inc. campus, also known as Googleplex, is shown in this aerial photo in Mountain View, California April 6, 2016. Reuters/Noah Berger Google's parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) reported a first-quarter adjusted profit that was lower than analysts' estimates, as cost per clicks fell. Shares o...

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FBI paid more than $1.3 million to break into San Bernardino iPhone

The Apple logo is pictured at its flagship retail store in San Francisco, California January 27, 2014. Reuters/Robert Galbraith Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Thursday the agency paid more to get into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters than he will make in...

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Uber hit with record $11.4 million fine in Pennsylvania

The logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone over a reserved lane for taxis in a street is seen in this photo illustration taken in Madrid on December 10, 2014. Reuters/Sergio Perez Uber Technologies Inc was fined a record $11.4 million on Thursday by a Pennsylvania regulator for having ...

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Ashley Madison plaintiffs cannot sue anonymously over hack, judge says

A photo illustration shows the Ashley Madison website displayed on a smartphone in Toronto, August 20, 2015. Reuters/Mark Blinch Plaintiffs leading a lawsuit against online dating website Ashley Madison over a security breach that exposed the personal data of customers must publicly identify themsel...

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Bangladesh Bank exposed to hackers by cheap switches, no firewall: police

Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016. Reuters/Ashikur Rahman/File Photo Bangladesh's central bank was vulnerable to hackers because it did not have a firewall and used second-hand, $10 switches to network computers connected to the SWIFT global p...

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Amazon launches Fire tablet in three new colors with higher storage

The new Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet is displayed during a media event introducing new Amazon products in San Francisco, California September 16, 2015. Reuters/Beck Diefenbach Amazon.com Inc has launched its Fire tablet in three new colors with higher internal storage. The online retailer said it would s...

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Opera browser, sought by Chinese buyers, embeds anti-censorship tool

Norwegian online browser and advertising firm Opera Software ASA has embedded a tool aimed at circumventing censorship into its latest desktop app, potentially complicating a bid for the company by a consortium from China, which censors the Internet. The consortium, which includes web search and sec...

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Verizon revenue falls short, says strike to hit profit

The entrance to a Verizon wireless store is seen in New York, in this May 12, 2015, file photo. Reuters/Shannon Stapleton/Files Verizon Communication Inc reported a smaller-than-expected rise in quarterly revenue as it discounted heavily to win customers and said it expected the ongoing strike by it...

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EU regulators extend Hutchison, Vimpelcom deal probe by a week

The company logo of CK Hutchison Holdings is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China March 17, 2016. Reuters/Bobby Yip BRUSSELS - European Union antitrust regulators have extended their investigation into a plan by CK Hutchison Holdings and Vimpelcom to merge their Italian mobile business...

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Lyft's nice-guy strategy leaves it struggling to catch Uber

The logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone over a reserved lane for taxis in a street is seen in this photo illustration taken in Madrid on December 10, 2014. Reuters/Sergio Perez In late 2014, Uber and Lyft targeted Portland, Oregon, as the next place to launch their still-controversi...

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