Equifax provides more detail to Congress on cyber security incident

(Reuters) - Credit-monitoring firm Equifax Inc said on Monday it has sent a letter to several U.S. Congressional committees providing additional details on data that was breached in a cybersecurity incident in September.

Snap hires Amazon veteran Tim Stone as CFO

(Reuters) - Snapchat-owner Snap Inc said Tim Stone, an Amazon.com Inc veteran who had led the integration of the online retailer's $13.7-billion Whole Foods acquisition, would replace Andrew Vollero as chief financial officer.

Uber sets safety review; media report says software cited in fatal crash

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Monday said it has retained a former top U.S. transportation official to advise it on safety after a fatal self-driving crash in March, but it declined to comment on a technology website's report that a software flaw was responsible for the accident.

Snap names Amazon's Tim Stone as CFO

(Reuters) - Snapchat-owner Snap Inc said Tim Stone, an Amazon.com Inc veteran who had led the integration of Whole Foods acquisition, would replace Andrew Vollero as chief financial officer.

Microchip says can't confirm reports on China approval of Microsemi deal

(Reuters) - Microchip Technology Inc said on Monday it cannot confirm media reports that the Chinese government has approved its $8.35 billion bid to buy Microsemi Corp.

Uber hires safety adviser after fatal crash, won't confirm report on software flaw

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Monday said it has hired a former U.S. regulator to advise the company on safety, but would not confirm a technology website's report that a software flaw was responsible for a fatal accident involving one of its self-driving cars in March.

'Facebook effect' turns Swedish steel town into tech hot-spot

OSLO (Reuters) - Facebook will double the size of its data center in Sweden's northern city of Lulea, raising its total investments in the region to about 8.7 billion crowns ($987 million), the company said on Monday.

Drive.ai to launch self-driving ride hailing pilot in July

(Reuters) - Silicon Valley self-driving startup Drive.ai said on Monday it will launch a pilot program for an autonomous ride-hailing service in July in Frisco, Texas, with safety drivers present.

Uber hires former NTSB chair to advise on safety culture after fatal crash

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said Monday it has hired a former National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairman to advise the company on its safety culture after a fatal self-driving crash in Arizona.

Study: Attack on KrebsOnSecurity Cost IoT Device Owners $323K

A monster distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) against KrebsOnSecurity.com in 2016 knocked this site offline for nearly four days. The attack was executed through a network of hacked “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices such as Internet routers, security cameras and digital video re...

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Egypt passes law regulating Uber, Careem ride-sharing services

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's parliament passed a law on Monday regulating ride-sharing apps Uber and Careem, potentially ending a lawsuit that could shut them down in one of their biggest markets but imposing new fees and data sharing requirements.

Google launches Android Things for appliances as earlier spinoffs scramble to catch on

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday launched a spinoff of its Android operating system for home appliances and other machines, following mixed results with Android offshoots for cars, smartwatches and televisions.

Buffett bashes bitcoin as thriving on mystique, favors stocks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Monday said buyers of bitcoin, which he has characterized as "rat poison squared," thrive on the hope they'll find other people who will pay more for it.

Buffett bashes bitcoin as nonproductive, thriving on mystique

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Monday said buyers of bitcoin, which he characterizes as "rat poison squared", thrive on the hope they'll find someone else who will pay more for it.

American Tower Corp to acquire Telkom Kenya sites

NAIROBI (Reuters) - America Tower Corporation will acquire Telkom Kenya's transmission towers in a deal expected to be concluded in the second half of this year, allowing Telkom to invest in its internet network, the two companies said on Monday.

Italy's golden power committee won't meet with Telecom Italia Monday: source

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government committee responsible for the use of golden powers at companies will not meet with any representatives from Telecom Italia on Monday, as reported by daily Corriere della Sera, a government source said.

Ping An Good Doctor's shares slide below IPO price on valuation worries

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co Ltd's shares tumbled as much as 11 percent on their second day of trading on Monday as investors worried about the high valuations for the loss-making firm that saw Hong Kong's largest new listing in 2018.

ZTE asks U.S. Commerce Department to suspend business ban

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ZTE Corp has submitted an application to the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for the suspension of a business ban, it said in a filing to the Shenzhen stock exchange on Sunday.

Nokia acquires U.S. software supplier SpaceTime Insight

(Reuters) - Nokia said on Monday it has acquired software maker SpaceTime Insight, which industrial customers use to manage millions of devices and assets across their networks, marking the equipment supplier's latest push to expand beyond telecoms.

Chip designer Mediatek gets Taiwan nod to export goods to ZTE

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip designer Mediatek Inc has received an export permit from the government to sell components to ZTE Corp, a Chinese telecoms equipment maker subjected to restrictions in the United States.

ZTE says asked U.S. Commerce Department to suspend business ban

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ZTE Corp has submitted an application to the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for the suspension of a business ban, it said in a filing to the Shenzhen stock exchange on Sunday.

ZTE applies to U.S. Commerce department for suspension of business ban

(Reuters) - China's ZTE Corp has submitted an application to the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security for the suspension of a business ban, it said in a filing to Shenzhen stock exchange on Sunday.

Apple and Buffett saw value, and acted

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc was not the only one to leap on a chance to buy its stock at a fat discount last quarter as Warren Buffett stepped in to scoop up an additional 75 million shares for Berkshire Hathaway at the same time.

UK watchdog orders Cambridge Analytica to hand over American's personal data

(Reuters) - Britain's data privacy watchdog has ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all the personal information it holds on a U.S. academic, confirming the right of people abroad to seek data held by a UK firm.

Three-quarters Facebook users as active or more since privacy scandal: Reuters/Ipsos poll

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Most of Facebook's U.S. users have remained loyal to the social network despite revelations that a political consultancy collected information about millions of accounts without owners' permission, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday showed.

Buffett craves more Apple shares, endorses its buybacks

OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) - Billionaire Warren Buffett has been buying a boatload of Apple Inc shares and on Saturday suggested he would buy even more shares at the right price.

Buffett owns 5 percent of Apple. He'd like to own more

OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) - Warren Buffett said he would be happy if his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc owned more than 5 percent of Apple Inc's stock, including if the iPhone maker bought back more of its shares.

Amazon unsuccessfully approached UK supermarket Waitrose in 2017: Sunday Times

LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon made an unsuccessful informal attempt to buy upmarket British supermarket chain Waitrose late last year, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.

Qualcomm to depose Apple services chief Eddy Cue

(Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc can depose Apple Inc's services chief Eddy Cue in addition to Chief Executive Tim Cook, a magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California ruled on Friday, part of the chipmaker's effort to determine whether Apple worked with Samsung to foc...

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Tesla's Musk calls Wall Street snub 'foolish' but defends his behavior

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk acknowledged on Friday that it was "foolish" of him to snub analysts on a conference call earlier in the week, but further needled Wall Street with a series of accusatory tweets.