FBI warned banks on cyber attacks after Bangladesh heist

A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw in this February 28, 2013 illustration file picture. Reuters/Kacper Pempel/Files The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation last month urged banks to look for signs of possible cyber attacks in the wake of the massive heist at Bangladesh's central bank, ask...

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NFL's Twitter account hacked, commissioner is fine -NFL

The National Football League's Twitter (TWTR.N) account was hacked on Tuesday and a false tweet was sent that Commissioner Roger Goodell had died, an NFL spokesman said on his Twitter account. "The @nfl Twitter account was hacked. @nflcommish is alive and well," league spokesman Brian McCarthy said....

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U.S. ITC launches probe of certain portable electronic devices

The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Tuesday it had launched a patent infringement investigation into the import and sale of certain portable electronic devices utilizing haptic technology. It said the investigation was based on a complaint filed by Immersion Corp. The agency said it had ...

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Sovereign wealth funds throw funding lifeline to tech ventures

A succession of funding deals by deep-pocketed sovereign wealth funds have thrown a life preserver to some of the world’s biggest private tech firms whose high valuations have come under scrutiny in the past year. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States along with state-backed investors in Singapor...

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Nissan's Infiniti looks to offer highway self-driving on new models

Infiniti, the luxury division of Japanese carmaker Nissan, is considering rolling out highway self-driving capabilities for most new models, its president said on Tuesday, potentially overtaking German rivals in a race to offer autonomous driving. Executives for Chinese and global automakers speakin...

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Wall Street hopes software helps it hire loyal bankers

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York April 12, 2016. Reuters/Lucas Jackson Clinching a job on Wall Street soon may have as much to do with beating an algorithm as nailing the interview. Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup ...

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IBM signs $300 million IT deal with Emirates Airline

The logo of Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company IBM (IBM) is seen on a computer screen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 22, 2016. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson IBM on Tuesday said it signed a $300 million, ten-year technology services agreement with Dubai’s ...

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Samsung SDI making progress in talks with Tesla to supply batteries - source

A Tesla Model S charges at a Tesla Supercharger station in Cabazon, California, U.S. May 18, 2016. Reuters/Sam Mircovich Samsung SDI is making progress in talks with Tesla Motors to supply batteries for the U.S. automaker's Model 3 electric car as well as its energy storage products, a source with d...

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Apple sells 30-year bond in Taiwan at 4.15 percent yield - sources

The logo of Apple (AAPL) is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 22, 2016. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Apple Inc sold a 30-year U.S. dollar bond in Taiwan at a yield of 4.15 percent, sources said on Tuesday, aiming to raise between $1 billion and $1.2 billion in the first issu...

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Verizon to submit $3 billion bid for Yahoo's internet business: WSJ

The logo of Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company Verizon is seen at a retail store in San Diego, California April 21, 2016. Reuters/Mike Blake Verizon Communications Inc plans to submit a second-round bid of around $3 billion for Yahoo Inc's core internet business, the Wall...

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Medtronic expects revenue from surgical robot in fiscal 2019

Medtronic Plc, the world's largest standalone medical device maker, said on Monday it expects a robotic surgical system it is developing to make a meaningful contribution to company revenue beginning in fiscal 2019. Medtronic will launch the surgical robot before the 2019 fiscal year, with the first...

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T-Mobile to give each customer one share, launches gift app

The logo of T-Mobile Austria is seen outside of one of its shops in Vienna, Austria, February 25, 2016. Reuters/Leonhard Foeger T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) said on Monday it will give a full share of the wireless company's stock to every primary postpaid account holder to turn its customers into shareh...

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United Technologies Aerospace 6 percent growth, eyes M&A

United Technologies Aerospace Systems (UTX.N) expects compound annual revenue growth to average 6 percent over the next five years, and is looking for acquisitions in four key areas, an executive said on Monday. The company is looking for acquisitions in avionics, interiors, structures and hydraulic...

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Facebook founder Zuckerberg's social media accounts restored after alleged hack

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest accounts have been resecured, a spokesman from the social media platform said on Monday, responding to questions about weekend media reports that the founder's sites had been hacked. Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest accounts were com...

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Supreme Court rejects Google appeal in class action dispute

A Google carpet is seen at the entrance of the new headquarters of Google France before its official inauguration in Paris, France December 6, 2011. Reuters/Jacques Brinon/Pool/File Photo The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Google Inc's bid to throw out a class action lawsuit involving claims ...

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Deutsche Bank ends plans for U.S. digital bank: memo

People pose for pictures with the emblem of Deutsche Bank during the bank's annual general meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, May 19, 2016. Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) is ending plans to set up a new digital banking service in the United States, according to an internal memo from Ch...

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Oracle whistleblower suit raises questions over cloud accounting

The Oracle logo is seen on its campus in Redwood City, California June 15, 2015. Reuters/Robert Galbraith A whistleblower lawsuit filed against Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) over its accounting practices underscores the pressures established computer companies face to show that they are growing in the fast-m...

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Exclusive: NY Fed first rejected cyber-heist transfers, then moved $81 million

Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016. Reuters/Ashikur Rahman Hours before the Federal Reserve Bank of New York approved four fraudulent requests to send $81 million from a Bangladesh Bank account to cyber thieves, the Fed branch blocked those sam...

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Chinese target Kuka would assess any European bid: report

A Kuka technician programs a robot arm of German industrial robot maker Kuka at the company's stand during the Hannover Fair in Hanover, Germany, April 25, 2016. Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay German industrial robot maker Kuka (KU2G.DE) would assess a possible European takeover bid but it is wrong to assu...

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Key player in Silk Road successor site gets eight years in U.S. prison

The alleged homepage to Silk Road 2.0, the successor website to Silk Road, is seen in a screenshot labelled Exhibit A from a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal complaint filed against Blake Benthall November 6, 2014. Reuters/DOJ/Handout via Reuters A Washington state man was sentenced on Frid...

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