U.S. grants China's ZTE temporary reprieve on export curbs

The U.S. government will give Chinese telecom equipment and smartphone maker ZTE Corp (000063.SZ) a three-month reprieve on tough export restrictions it imposed earlier this month, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday. The department on March 8 imposed some of the toughest-everU.S. export restric...

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3-D printer, 'Gecko Grippers' head to space station

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket loaded with supplies and science experiments blasted off from Florida on Tuesday, boosting an Orbital ATK cargo capsule toward the International Space Station. The 194-foot (59-meter) rocket soared off its seaside launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...

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Twitter testing new 'Stickers' feature: report

A 3D printed Twitter logo is seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration picture made in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 3, 2016. Reuters/Dado Ruvic Twitter Inc is testing a new feature called 'Stickers' to add images to photos before tweeting them, tech news site Re/code re...

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Google's cloud business nabs Home Depot as client

The neon Google sign in the foyer of Google's new Canadian engineering headquarters in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario January 14, 2016. Reuters/Peter Power Google Inc, long an also-ran in cloud services, has scored an important victory in its effort to win corporate clients: Home Depot is moving some o...

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Nintendo to stop production of Wii U videogames - Nikkei report

A woman walks past an advertisement board of Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii U game console at an electronics retail store in Tokyo, Japan, February 2, 2016. Reuters/Yuya Shino Japanese videogame maker Nintendo Co Ltd will stop production of the Wii U video game console as early as this year after stagnant sa...

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Amazon exec weighs in on proposed Staples-Office Depot merger

A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colorado July 23, 2008. Reuters/Rick Wilking/Files An executive with Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) unit that sells office supplies to businesses gave testimony on Tuesday that appeared to bolster a U.S. regulator's wariness over a pote...

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Yahoo to suspend Daily Fantasy Sports in New York

A Yahoo logo is pictured in front of a building in Rolle, 30 km (19 miles) east of Geneva, in this file picture taken December 12, 2012. Reuters/Denis Balibouse Yahoo Inc will suspend offering paid Daily Fantasy Sports contests in New York from Wednesday, a Yahoo spokesman said on Tuesday. A probe b...

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Hospital Declares ‘Internal State of Emergency’ After Ransomware Infection

A Kentucky hospital says it is operating in an “internal state of emergency” after a ransomware attack rattled around inside its networks, encrypting files on computer systems and holding the data on them hostage unless and until the hospital pays up. A streaming red banner on Methodisth...

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Hospital Declares ‘Internal State of Emergency’ After Ransomware Infection

A Kentucky hospital says it is operating in an “internal state of emergency” after a ransomware attack rattled around inside its networks, encrypting files on computer systems and holding the data on them hostage unless and until the hospital pays up. A streaming red banner on Methodisth...

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Bangladesh central bank weighs lawsuit against NY Fed over cyber heist

Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016. Reuters/Ashikur Rahman Bangladesh's central bank has hired a lawyer in the United States for a potential lawsuit against the New York Federal Reserve after unknown hackers stole $81 million from its account w...

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Amazon sues former employee over new job at Target

A just-delivered Amazon box is seen on a counter in Golden, Colorado August 27, 2014. Reuters/Rick Wilking Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has sued a former executive hired by Target Corp (TGT.N) as its chief supply chain and logistics officer to prevent him from revealing trade secrets. Amazon said in the ...

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Apple says not making an offer for supplier Imagination

An Apple logo is seen at the entrance of an Apple Store in downtown Brussels, Belgium March 10, 2016. Reuters/Yves Herman Apple said on Tuesday it had talked about buying its supplier Imagination Technologies but did not plan to make an offer for the British graphics chip designer at the moment. Sha...

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U.S. grants China's ZTE temporary export license through June 30

ZTE's mobile Axon is displayed at their stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 24, 2016. Reuters/Albert Gea The U.S. government will give Chinese telecom equipment and smartphone maker ZTE Corp (000063.SZ) a brief three-month reprieve on tough export restrictions it imposed ...

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Uber offers hackers 'treasure map' to find computer flaws

An Uber sign points to drop off and pick up location on a city street in Portland, Oregon March 19, 2016. Reuters/Mike Blake Uber, the high-flying transportation firm, is releasing a technical map of its computer and communications systems and inviting hackers to find weaknesses in exchange for cash...

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The next big thing in phones may not be a phone

The new iPhone SE is seen on display during an event at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California March 21, 2016. Reuters/Stephen Lam Nearly a decade after the iPhone broke the mould for mobile phones the question is now being asked whether the evolution of the smartphone has finally come to a...

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As Turkey readies for 4G row brews over fiber broadband network

A man talks on his mobile phone at an empty tea shop in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, August 31, 2015. Reuters/Osman Orsal As Turkey prepares for the launch of high-speed 4G cellphone services next month a row is brewing over rivals wanting cheaper access to partly state-owned Turk Te...

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Micro Focus buys Serena Software for $540 million

British software group Micro Focus International has agreed to buy U.S. firm Serena Software [SILAKS.UL] for an enterprise value of $540 million and will raise $216 million in a placing to part finance the cash deal, it said on Tuesday. Founded in 1980, privately-held Serena Software is a provider o...

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Britain's Ofcom tells BT to speed up business line connections

Britain's telecoms regulator said BT, the owner of the biggest fixed-line network, must install business lines more quickly and significantly reduce the wholesale prices it charges rivals for the lines. Ofcom's demands come less than a month after it said it would impose higher service standards on ...

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Poll: Apple's privacy fight does not win extra points for security

Most Americans trust Apple Inc to protect their personal information from hackers, according to a national Reuters/Ipsos poll, but not any better than rivals Google, Amazon and Microsoft. The results of the poll were released late on Monday, in the middle of a legal battle between Apple and the U.S....

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Foxconn working towards cutting planned investment into Sharp: sources

Taiwan's Foxconn is working towards reducing its planned investment into loss-making Japanese electronics firm Sharp Corp by around 100 billion yen ($893 million) from an initial plan of 489 billion yen, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precisi...

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Thai top three mobile firms' shares surge after Jasmine misses 4G license payment

Shares in Thailand's top three mobile telecoms operators surged 5-10 percent on Tuesday after broadband Internet firm Jasmine International missed a deadline for an initial payment toward a $2.1 billion fee for a 4G mobile license. Market leader Advanced Info Service Pcl saw its stock shoot up 5 per...

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U.S. says it may not need Apple to open San Bernardino iPhone

3D printed Apple logo are seen in front of a displayed cyber code in this illustration taken February 26, 2016. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration U.S. prosecutors said Monday that a "third party" had presented a possible method for opening an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters...

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Former Intel CEO Chairman Andrew Grove dies at 79: Intel

Former Intel Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Andrew Grove died on Monday at age 79, the technology company said in a statement. (Reporting by Sandra Maler in Washington; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Apple's new iPhone faces challenge measuring up in China, India

Apple Vice President Greg Joswiak introduces the iPhone SE during an event at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California March 21, 2016. Reuters/Stephen Lam Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) new iPhone SE has first-rate features and a relatively low price tag, but its prospects in key markets like China and...

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Amazon German warehouse workers start fresh strike in pay row

Employees of Amazon India are seen behind a glass bearing the company's logo inside its office in Bengaluru, India, August 14, 2015. Reuters/Abhishek N. Chinnappa Workers at an Amazon.com warehouse in Germany are starting a new round of strikes in an attempt to pressure the U.S. online retailer to i...

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Senate proposal on encryption gives judges broad powers

A man tries to repair an iPhone in a repair store in New York, February 17, 2016. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has begun circulating long-awaited draft legislation that would give federal judges clear authority to order technology companies like Apple to help law enforce...

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Number of U.S. government 'cyber incidents' jumps in 2015

A man types on a computer keyboard in this February 28, 2013 file photo illustration. Reuters/Kacper Pempel/Files The U.S. government was hit by more than 77,000 "cyber incidents" like data thefts or other security breaches in fiscal year 2015, a 10 percent increase over the previous year, according...

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ID verification company Jumio files for bankruptcy protection

Jumio, an online identification verification company whose clients include United Airlines Inc [UALCO.UL] and Airbnb, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its U.S. business and initiated the sale of assets, according to court documents. The company, based in Palo Alto, California, said...

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FanDuel and DraftKings shut down games in New York

A FanDuel logo is displayed on a board inside of the DFS Players Conference in New York November 13, 2015. Reuters/Lucas Jackson - RTS6UCJ Top daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings agreed to stop taking money in New York on Monday, amid a months long fight with the state's attorney g...

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