HP Enterprise, NXP win Thomson Reuters Foundation anti-slavery awards

LONDON (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and NXP Semiconductors NV won Thomson Reuters Foundation's anti-slavery award on Wednesday for efforts to eradicate forced labor from supply chains.

SAP CFO says confident on performance for rest of 2016

The logo of German software group SAP is pictured in Vienna, Austria, July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

Netflix allows subscribers to binge-watch shows offline

The Netflix logo is shown in this illustration photograph in Encinitas, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Amazon looking to convert Italy power stations into data centers

Amazon.com's logo is seen at Amazon Japan's office building in Tokyo, Japan, August 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

GoPro to cut 15 percent of workforce, close entertainment unit

(Reuters) - Wearable action camera maker GoPro Inc said it would cut about 15 percent of its workforce and shut down its entertainment business, as the one-time Wall Street favorite looks to lower costs and return to profitability.

Text young Kenyan women about sex to boost HIV testing - experts

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Texting young women in Kenya with regular information about sex, contraception, and sexually transmitted diseases could encourage more to get tested for HIV in a country where stigma surrounding the virus is rife, researchers said on Wednesday.

Zayo to buy Electric Lightwave for $1.4 billion

(Reuters) - Telecom infrastructure provider Zayo Group Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it would buy smaller rival Electric Lightwave for $1.42 billion in cash, to expand its network along the U.S. west coast.

Europe on track for record tech investments this year: Atomico

HELSINKI/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's tech sector is on track for a record level of investments this year but poor access to late-stage capital is keeping it from creating independent tech "gorillas", one of the region's most active investors said.

Toyota chief shifts gear, to boost electric vehicle division

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday appointed its president to lead their newly formed electric car division, flagging its commitment to develop a technology that the automaker has been slow to embrace.

Rocket Internet narrows losses but growth stalls

BERLIN (Reuters) - German e-commerce investor Rocket Internet reined in losses at its main start-ups in the third quarter but revenue growth slowed at meal box delivery firm HelloFresh and online furniture site Home24.

Data leak on Europol terror group investigations: Dutch TV

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Information on numerous international investigations into terrorism groups compiled by Europol was accidentally left online, unguarded by any password, a Dutch television programme reported on Wednesday.

Curbs on extremist online content threaten free speech: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Governments seeking to curtail the spread of extremist content online risk jeopardizing free speech and privacy rights, an international group comprising some of the largest U.S. technology firms said in a report on Wednesday.

Deutsche Telekom attack part of global campaign on routers

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A cyber attack that infected nearly 1 million routers used to access Deutsche Telekom internet service was part of a campaign targeting web-connected devices around the globe, the German government and security researchers said on Tuesday.

Facebook users can now play Pac-Man on Messenger app

(Reuters) - For users hooked on to Facebook's Messenger app, it's game on.

Sky seeks to shake up UK mobile market with flexible data plans

LONDON (Reuters) - Sky said it would enter the UK mobile market with a SIM-only deal that allows data allowances to roll over each month, and offers free calls to the 11 million British households that take its TV services.

Cyber Monday sales biggest online shopping day in U.S. history

(Reuters) - Shoppers spent $3.45 billion on Cyber Monday on Samsung 4K TVs, PlayStation 4s and Barbie dolls among other products, marking the largest online sales day in U.S. history.

Automakers fund European electric car charging sites to boost demand

BERLIN/DETROIT (Reuters) - Four of the world's top carmakers have agreed to invest in thousands of fast-charging sites across Europe to boost mainstream acceptance of electric cars, the companies said on Tuesday.

Uber defends business model, wants to avert strict EU rules

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Uber [UBER.UL] defended its business model in Europe's highest court on Tuesday, saying its service had made it easier for people to get around and cut pollution as it fights a case which could leave app-based startups facing tougher regulation.

MTS says probing its China executives

(Reuters) - MTS Systems Corp, a maker of industrial sensors, said on Tuesday it was investigating apparent violations of its code of conduct involving some top executives in its China operations.

Drones are mapping Indian cities - where they're allowed

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Officials in one of India's fastest growing cities are using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to update land records in a pilot project that could be rolled out across the country if rules governing the use of drones were simpler, authorities said.