SoundCloud loses key executives amid fundraising drive

Berlin's SoundCloud CEO Alexander Ljung attends the LeWeb technology conference December 4, 2012 in Aubervilliers, near Paris. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Top Italian official says Facebook must do more against hate speech

FILE PHOTO: Italy's lower house President Laura Boldrini smiles at the end of the first day of consultations with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale Palace in Rome February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

South Korea prosecutor to summon Samsung's Lee again on suspicion of bribery

Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee, arrives for a court hearing to review a detention warrant request against him at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Nuclear write-down leaves Toshiba with $3.5-billion loss in third-quarter: Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp probably suffered a group net loss of about 400 billion yen ($3.52 billion) in the nine months through December, the Nikkei reported on Sunday.

New FCC chair closely guards his strategy to restructure net neutrality

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission under President Donald Trump is keeping under wraps his strategy to revise or reverse the Obama administration's "net neutrality" rules, but emphasized he is committed to ensuring an open internet.

FCC spectrum auction bidding ends at $19.6 billion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Friday that bidding in the wireless spectrum auction has ended at $19.6 billion, significantly less than many analysts had initially forecast.

Amazon warns that trade protectionism could hurt business: filing

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc warned on Friday that government actions to bolster domestic companies over foreign competition could hurt its business, in a potential reference to U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda.

Ford to invest $1 billion in autonomous vehicle tech firm Argo AI

A Ford logo is pictured at a car dealership in Monterrey, Mexico, November 9, 2016. Picture taken November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

Wells Fargo sets up artificial intelligence team in tech push

A Wells Fargo branch is seen in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, U.S. on February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo

Italy's foreign ministry came under cyber attack in 2016: source

Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni waves as he leaves after meeting his counterpart from Britain Theresa May at Number 10 Downing Street in London, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Facebook to provide ad data for independent audit

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said it would provide information about ads displayed on its platform for an audit, months after the social network admitted to overstating key ad metrics.

Bitcoin trading shrivels under Chinese government's glare

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Trading volumes at China's three largest bitcoin exchanges have plummeted after the central bank put the virtual currency market under sharper scrutiny a month ago in a move that coincided with official efforts to stem capital outflows.

Osram to hire 1,000 in Germany for smartphone infrared push

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Osram plans to hire up to 1,000 new staff at its plant in Regensburg, Germany as it anticipates a fast ramp-up in demand for its infrared components used for iris-scanning identification in smartphones, a spokesman for the German lighting group said.

Macquarie, ING join Apple Pay in Australia in challenge to Big Four

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Macquarie Group and ING Direct on Friday said they would start using Apple Inc's mobile payment service in Australia this month, hoping to snatch market share from the major retail banks through digital technology.

Remote control: Companies blur lines over who owns devices

(Reuters) - When Samsung Electronics remotely disabled the last of its flawed Galaxy Note 7 smartphones last month, it further blurred the lines between who ultimately controls your phone, or computer, car or appliance: you, or the companies that make it work?

Twitter numbers paint grim profitability picture

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc's desultory earnings report on Thursday show a company with no evident path to profitability, as core costs climb more quickly than revenue while user growth stagnates.

Graphics-chip maker Nvidia's revenue beats expectations

(Reuters) - Nvidia Corp's quarterly revenue surged more than 50 percent for the second straight quarter and beat expectations, helped by rising demand for its graphics chips and strength in rapidly growing areas such as self-driving systems and artificial intelligence.

Nasdaq plans venture arm to invest in financial technology: sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exchange operator Nasdaq Inc plans to set up a venture capital arm to invest in financial technology companies that can help grow its own businesses, two people familiar with the plans told Reuters.

Activision sales top Street; Co hikes dividend, sets $1 billion buyback

(Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc reported fourth-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates, raised its dividend and announced a two-year $1 billion stock repurchase plan.

'FarmVille' creator Zynga forecasts bookings below estimates

(Reuters) - Zynga Inc , which created the online game FarmVille, forecast current-quarter bookings largely below analysts' estimates, weighed down by a seasonally weak advertising business as well as declines in its web business.