Symantec to buy Blue Coat for $4.7 billion to boost enterprise unit

The Symantec logo is pictured on a screen in Singapore June 13, 2016. Reuters/Thomas White Technology security firm Symantec Corp said it would buy privately held cyber security company Blue Coat for $4.65 billion in a cash deal that will ramp up Symantec's enterprise security business. Blue Coat he...

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Massive North Korea cyber attack thwarted after hacking South Korea: report

A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw in this February 28, 2013 illustration file picture. Reuters/Kacper Pempel/Files North Korea has hacked into more than 140,000 computers at large South Korean conglomerates and government agencies and planted malicious codes that may have been intended fo...

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Siemens CEO says not interested in robot maker Kuka

The logo of Germany's largest engineering company Siemens is pictured with the company's slogan ''ingenuity for life'' during the Hannover Fair in Hanover, Germany, April 25, 2016. Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay Siemens (SIEGn.DE) has no interest in becoming a white knight for German robot maker Kuka (KU2G...

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Exclusive: Amazon is preparing to launch streaming music service - sources

Amazon boxes are seen stacked for delivery in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 29, 2016. Reuters/Mike Segar/File Photo Amazon.com Inc is preparing to launch a standalone music streaming subscription service, placing it squarely in competition with rival offerings from Apple Inc and Sp...

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IRS Re-Enables ‘Get Transcript’ Feature

The Internal Revenue Service has re-enabled a service on its Web site that allows taxpayers to get a copy of their previous year’s tax transcript. The renewed effort to beef up taxpayer authentication methods at irs.gov comes more than a year after the agency disabled the transcript ...

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IRS Re-Enables ‘Get Transcript’ Feature

The Internal Revenue Service has re-enabled a service on its Web site that allows taxpayers to get a copy of their previous year’s tax transcript. The renewed effort to beef up taxpayer authentication methods at irs.gov comes more than a year after the agency disabled the transcript ...

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Beyond trade concerns, Brexit poses questions over data rules

If Britain leaves the EU, trade and travel across the English Channel may get trickier and there are also concerns that Brexit might disrupt the sensitive data traffic that is an integral part of international businesses. Experts advising firms concerned about costly changes, such as changing storag...

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Intel gets mobile chip contract from Apple: Bloomberg

Apple Inc's next iPhone will use modems chips from Intel Corp, replacing those made by Qualcomm Inc in some versions of the new smartphone, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Intel's modem chips will be in iPhones used on AT&T Inc's U.S. network and some other versions o...

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Wikipedia warns against French attempt to extend EU privacy law globally

Jimmy Wales, Founder and Chair Emeritus, Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation, gestures during the session 'The Future of Education: Lessons in Uncertainty' at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 21, 2016. Reuters/Ruben Sprich Wikipedia co-founder Ji...

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Line Corp plans dual Tokyo, New York IPO, valuing firm at $5.5 billion

A woman walks past the logo of Line Corp at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan June 2, 2016. Reuters/Toru Hanai/File Photo Line Corp [IPO-LINE.T] on Friday said it plans to list shares in Tokyo and New York next month through an initial public offering (IPO) that would value the Japanese mes...

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In mapping eclipses, world's first computer maybe also told fortunes

A 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator used by ancient Greeks to chart the movement of the sun, moon and planets may also have had another purpose - fortune telling, say researchers. Heralded as the world's first computer, the Antikythera Mechanism is a system of intricate bronze gears dating to a...

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Alibaba's Ant Financial buys 20 percent of data firm for $35 million: source

Signage for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. covers the front facade of the New York Stock Exchange November 11, 2015. Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's (BABA.N) affiliate Ant Financial has bought a fifth of financial data provider Shanghai Suntime Inf...

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Redstone's National Amusements seeks new Viacom board members: reports

Sumner Redstone's National Amusements Inc, which holds 80 percent of Viacom voting shares, has started looking for potential board members for Viacom, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Former Time Warner executive Kenneth Lerer, ex-Sony Entertainment President...

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Instagram attracting more advertising than Twitter: survey

Logo of the Twitter and Facebook are seen through magnifier on display in this illustration taken in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2015. Reuters/Dado Ruvic Advertising agencies are for the first time turning to Instagram more frequently than Twitter for social media ad campaigns, a ...

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Tom Perkins, Silicon Valley venture capital pioneer, dies at 84

Thomas Perkins, one of the founding fathers of Silicon Valley, died on Tuesday at age 84 at his home in Belvedere, California, according to the Marin County coroner's office. As co-founder of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Perkins played a major role in the formative ye...

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There’s the Beef: Wendy’s Breach Numbers About to Get Much Meatier

When news broke last month that the credit card breach at fast food chain Wendy’s impacted fewer than 300 out of the company’s 5,800 locations, the response from many readers was, “Where’s the Breach?” Today, Wendy’s said the number of stores impacted by the ...

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There’s the Beef: Wendy’s Breach Numbers About to Get Much Meatier

When news broke last month that the credit card breach at fast food chain Wendy’s impacted fewer than 300 out of the company’s 5,800 locations, the response from many readers was, “Where’s the Breach?” Today, Wendy’s said the number of stores impacted by the ...

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Drivers sue Uber, Lyft over exit from Austin, Texas

A driver displays Uber and Lyft ride sharing signs in his car windscreen in Santa Monica, California, U.S., May 23, 2016. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson/Files Former Uber Technologies Inc UBER.UL and Lyft Inc drivers in Austin, Texas, on Thursday accused the ride-hailing companies of breaking a federal law ...

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Cybersecurity software maker Tenable CEO steps down

Privately held cybersecurity software maker Tenable Network Security Inc said its chief executive Ron Gula, who co-founded the company in 2002, has stepped down. Gula will take on the role of the company's chairman and will help lead the search for a new chief executive, Tenable said in a statement ...

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Google co-founder Page backing two start-ups making flying cars: Bloomberg

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage Google co-founder Larry Page is backing two start-ups that are working on flying cars, i...

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Facebook adds 360-degree photos to newsfeed

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during the Facebook F8 conference in San Francisco, California April 12, 2016. Reuters/Stephen Lam Facebook Inc on Thursday launched a feature that allows users to upload photos with 360-degree views. Apart from photos taken from 360-degree cameras, panor...

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Singapore PM says "sophisticated" cyber attacks prompt internet shutdown on government computers

Singapore is to cut off internet access for government employees' work computers to protect government data after some "very sophisticated" cyber attacks, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was quoted as saying on Thursday. The move will come into force from May next year and affect about 100,000 comput...

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Russian watchdog says not discussing settlement with Google yet

A logo is pictured at Google's European Engineering Center in Zurich April16, 2015. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann Alphabet Inc's Google has not yet approached Russia's competition watchdog FAS about a settlement of the case in which the U.S. firm was found to be in breach of antitrust laws, FAS head Igor Ar...

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Verizon's bid for Yahoo's web assets topped by others: source

The logo of Verizon is seen at a retail store in San Diego, California April 21, 2016. Reuters/Mike Blake Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) did not submit the highest offer this week in the second round of bidding for Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O) core internet assets, according to a person familiar with the...

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Ryanair to challenge Airbnb with private room rentals

Ryanair is to take on Airbnb by offering private rooms and homes on its website, its latest bid to boost revenues by selling directly to the tens of millions of budget-conscious consumers who use its website. Ryanair will launch the new Ryanair Rooms service in October, offering everything from 5-st...

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French court fines Uber, executives for running illegal service

A taxi passes by an advertisement for the Uber car and ride-sharing service displayed on a bus stop in Paris, France, in this March 11, 2016 file photo. Reuters/Charles Platiau/Files A French court fined Uber Technologies [UBERL.UL] 800,000 euros ($907,000) on Thursday for running an illegal transpo...

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Founding family considers increasing stake in Ubisoft: Le Monde

Visitors take a break in front of a advertisment of game software manufacturer Ubisoft during the Gamescom 2015 fair in Cologne, Germany August 5, 2015. Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach The Guillemot family is considering increasing its stake in French video games maker Ubisoft, using proceeds of the sale of...

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Spotify co-founder Ek says no intention to sell

Daniel Ek, co-founder of Swedish music streaming service Spotify which has the biggest paid subscriber base in the world, said on Thursday he had no intention of selling the company. While investors believe privately owned Spotify is probably heading for a public listing, some industry analysts see ...

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'IPO-ready' IronSource waits for more favorable markets

IronSource, one of Israel's most valuable private tech firms, is waiting for more favorable conditions before considering a stock market listing, one of its founders said. IronSource, whose value exceeds $1 billion according to market estimates, makes tools to help mobile app developers distribute a...

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Apple case against Samsung should go back to lower court - Justice Department

The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that had favored Apple Inc over Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in smartphone patent litigation, and asked that it return the case to the trial court for more litigation. Samsung had appealed a federal appeals cour...

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