The radar technology of a Tesla Model S containing Autopilot features is pointed out during a Tesla event in Palo Alto, California, U.S., October 14, 2015. Reuters/Beck Diefenbach/File Photo Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk said the electric car maker has no plans to disable its A...
U.S. fund managers on hunt for companies that won't be 'Amazon'ed' away
An Amazon package is seen after being delivered in London, Britain February 29, 2016. Reuters/Toby Melville/Files Amazon's long shadow is falling on retailers previously thought immune to the threat of e-commerce, forcing U.S. fund managers to rethink their approach to consumer stocks by focusing on...
Google given extra time to answer EU antitrust charges on Android
A woman hovers a mouse over the Google and European Union logos in this April 15, 2015 photo illustration. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Alphabet Inc's Google has been given an extra 6 weeks to early September to respond to EU charges that it uses its dominant Android mobile operating s...
Twitter to live-stream some Bloomberg TV programs
A 3D-printed logo for Twitter is seen in this picture illustration made in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 26, 2016. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Twitter is set to live-stream some of Bloomberg LP's television programs, the latest in a series of content deals struck by the mi...
U.S. agency seeks answers on fatal Tesla Autopilot crash
A Tesla Model S involved in the fatal crash on May 7, 2016 is shown with the top third of the car sheared off by the impact of the collision of the Tesla with a tractor-trailer truck on nearby highway and came to rest in the yard of Robert and Chrissy VanKavelaar in... Reuters The U.S. National High...
Spain's Santander names ex-JPMorgan executive Masters blockchain guru
People walk past a Banco Santander branch in downtown Rio de Janeiro August 19, 2014. Reuters/Pilar Olivares Banco Santander SA, Spain's largest lender, named former JPMorgan executive Blythe Masters its senior blockchain adviser as banks race to find new uses for the technology behind virtual curre...
Amazon customers facing difficulty with checkout on Prime Day
An Amazon delivery truck is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 21, 2016. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson Amazon.com Inc said some customers were reporting difficulty with checkout after making purchases in its highly publicized "Prime Day" shopping event. "We're working to resolve this issue quickly,...
Taiwan banks suspend cash withdrawal at ATMs due to malware theft
At least three major Taiwan banks have suspended cash withdrawal services at their Automated Teller Machines after First Bank reported T$70 million ($2.2 million) was stolen from its ATMs. Two individuals withdrew cash from First Bank's ATMs but were not seen on close-circuit TV camera to be physica...
EU-U.S. commercial data transfer pact enters into force
Servers for data storage are seen at Advania's Thor Data Center in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland August 7, 2015. Reuters/Sigtryggur Ari A new commercial data pact between the European Union and the United States entered into force on Tuesday, ending months of uncertainty over cross-border data flows, and c...
NY Fed, Bangladesh Bank meeting on heist postponed: sources
Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016. Reuters/Ashikur Rahman/File Photo A meeting between Bangladesh central bank officials and the New York Federal Reserve scheduled for this week to speed up efforts to recover $81 million stolen from Bangladesh...
Tesla crash raises stakes for self-driving vehicle startups
Concerns raised by the first reported fatality in a semi-automated car were expected to speed adoption of more sensitive technology to help vehicles see and drive themselves safely, increasing demand on the emerging autonomous vehicle technology industry, investors and analysts said. Goldman Sachs f...
Tencent-backed automaker plans to launch self-driving, electric car before 2020: CEO
Dancers perform underneath the logo of Tencent at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing May 6, 2014. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo An automotive venture backed by China tech giant Tencent aims to launch an electric self-driving car before 2020, the chief executive told Reuters on Tues...
Detecting Fraud
Review your bank, credit card and financial statements regularly to identify unauthorized activity. This is one of the most effective ways to quickly detect if your bank account, credit card or identity has been compromised.
IBM to open first blockchain innovation center in Singapore
The logo of IBM is seen on a computer screen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 22, 2016. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo IBM plans to open a blockchain innovation center in Singapore in collaboration with the government, as the city-state strives to become Asia's main financial tech...
Serial Swatter, Stalker and Doxer Mir Islam Gets Just 1 Year in Jail
Mir Islam, a 21-year-old Brooklyn man who pleaded guilty to an impressive array of cybercrimes including cyberstalking, “doxing” and “swatting” celebrities and public officials (as well as this author), was sentenced in federal court today to two years in prison. Unfortunatel...
Serial Swatter, Stalker and Doxer Mir Islam Gets Just 1 Year in Jail
Mir Islam, a 21-year-old Brooklyn man who pleaded guilty to an impressive array of cybercrimes including cyberstalking, “doxing” and “swatting” celebrities and public officials (as well as this author), was sentenced in federal court today to two years in prison. Unfortunatel...
Google self-driving car project names general counsel as scrutiny rises
A prototype of Google's own self-driving vehicle is seen during a media preview of Google's current autonomous vehicles in Mountain View, California. Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google self-driving car project said on Monday it appointed its first general counsel, as U.S. regul...
Google notifies users of 4,000 state-sponsored cyber attacks per month: executive
A woman holds her smart phone which displays the Google home page, in this picture illustration taken February 24, 2016. Reuters/Eric Gaillard/Illustration/Files A senior executive of Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google unit said on Monday that the company was notifying customers of 4,000 state-sponsore...
SEC to probe Tesla for possible securities law breach: WSJ
The Tesla Model S version 7.0 software update containing Autopilot features is demonstrated during a Tesla event in Palo Alto, California, U.S., October 14, 2015. Reuters/Beck Diefenbach/File Photo The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Tesla Motors Inc for a possible securities law...
Time Warner unit settles charges it used online 'influencers': FTC
Warner Bros company flags are seen at the MIPTV, the International Television Programs Market, in Cannes, France, April 4, 2016. Reuters/Eric Gaillard Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc, a unit of Time Warner Inc, has settled charges that it deceived consumers by failing to adequately disclose its ...
Microsoft confirms Finnish site closure and job cuts
A Microsoft logo is seen a day after Microsoft Corp's $26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn Corp, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 14, 2016. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson Microsoft (MSFT.O) on Monday confirmed it will close its Finnish mobile phone unit and cut up to 1,350 jobs in the Nordic country. The...
Megaupload coming back? Founder Kim Dotcom plans a relaunch in 2017
German tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom speaks to the press after appearing in an Auckland courthouse, December 23, 2015. Reuters/Chris Cameron Flamboyant German tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is planning to relaunch file-sharing website Megaupload in January 2017, five years after the U.S. government too...
Relatives of Palestinian attack victims sue Facebook for $1 billion in U.S. court
A 3D plastic representation of the Facebook logo is seen in this illustration in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 13, 2015. Reuters/Dado Ruvic A group of Israelis and Americans bereaved in Palestinian attacks said on Monday they would seek $1 billion in damages from Facebook Inc. (FB.O) for alleg...
Global bank messaging system calls in help to bolster cyber defenses
The Swift bank logo is pictured in this photo illustration taken April 26, 2016. To match Exclusive CYBER-HEIST/BANGLADESH Reuters/Carlo Allegri/File Photo SWIFT, a messaging system used by banks across the world, announced further steps on Monday to bolster its defenses against hackers, after crimi...
Anti-Virus
Make sure you have anti-virus software installed on your computer and that it is automatically updating. However, keep in mind that no anti-virus can catch all malware; your computer can still be infected. That is why it's so important you use common sense and be wary of any messages that seem odd o...
Japan's Line sets top price for up to $1.3 billion IPO
The logo of free messaging app Line is pictured on a smartphone and the company's stuffed toy in this photo illustration taken in Tokyo, Japan, September 23, 2014. Reuters/Toru Hanai/Illustration/File Photo Line Corp set the price for its initial public offering at the top of its marketing range, ra...
Nintendo shares surge on Pokemon mobile game hopes
People ride escalators past an advertisement of the Nintendo Co videogame maker at an electronic retailer in Tokyo, Japan, April 25, 2016. Reuters/Thomas Peter Shares of Japan's Nintendo Co soared more than 20 percent in early Tokyo trading on Monday, extending last week's gains, on hopes that the p...
Musk hints at top secret Tesla masterplan: tweet
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk smiles as he attends a forum on startups in Hong Kong, China January 26, 2016. Reuters/Bobby Yip/File Photo Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk on Sunday tweeted his intention to soon publish part two of his "top secret Tesla masterplan" following an embattled sev...
Germany's electric car discount scheme spurs new BMW i3 sales: report
BMW has recorded rising sales of the latest version of its electric car, the i3, following the Berlin government's push to subsidize electric cars, weekly German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS) said. Citing company sources, FAS said that orders for the new i3 with a longer ran...
Obama says U.S. government must improve cyber security
U.S. President Barack Obama answers a reporter's questions after meeting with Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at the Palacio de la Moncloa in Madrid, Spain July 10, 2016. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the U.S. government has to improve its cyber s...





