BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's justice minister has asked Facebook Chief Executive in a letter to be transparent with users by giving them more control, saying allegations of the improper use of data for millions of people is unacceptable, a German media group reported on Thursday.

ABUJA (Reuters) - West Africa's infamous internet scammers have evolved, dropping their impersonations of online love interests, princes and U.S. soldiers in favor of hijacking corporate emails, costing businesses hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Budweiser beer maker Anheuser-Busch said on Thursday it reserved up to 800 hydrogen-fueled semi-trucks from Nikola Motor Company as part of plans to convert its dedicated long-haul fleet to renewable powered trucks by 2025.

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - Two Italian entrepreneurs are raising up to 20 million euros ($25 million) as they try to carve out a new niche in crypto-currency mining - a dream that began in a dishwasher drawer.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - At BP's massive Thunder Horse oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, a dog-sized robot called Maggie uses magnetic tracks to creep along pipes connecting the giant oil facility to the sea floor.

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone and connected device maker Xiaomi [IPO-XMGP.HK] is bringing its blockbuster initial public offering to Hong Kong, where it could raise about $10 billion in the largest listing globally in almost four years.

PARIS (Reuters) - If there's one industry Emmanuel Macron has sought to tie his political fortunes to since storming to victory in France's presidential election last May, it's technology.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the country's top lender, confirmed on Thursday it lost records of almost 20 million accounts and decided to not inform its clients, a breach the nation's prime minister called "an extraordinary blunder".

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Smartphone and connected device maker Xiaomi [IPO-XMGP.HK] filed for a Hong Kong initial public offering on Thursday that could raise $10 billion and become the largest listing by a Chinese technology firm in almost four years.

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Thursday it was working with design software company Autodesk Inc to manufacture new, lightweight 3D-printed parts that could help the automaker meet its goals to add alternative-fuel vehicles to its product lineup.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ducking analysts' questions has a price: $2 billion.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Smartphone and connected device maker Xiaomi [IPO-XMGP.HK] filed for a Hong Kong initial public offering on Thursday, in what is expected to be the largest listing by a Chinese tech company in almost four years.

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would open a new Australian fulfillment center in the southwest of Sydney, the country's biggest city, in the second half of 2018.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ducking analysts' questions has a price: $2 billion.

LONDON/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Spotify Technology SA missed the beat on Wednesday. The streaming music leader fell short of investor hopes that it could turn free music listeners into paying subscribers at a faster clip, and its shares dropped as much as 9 percent.

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday said that it fired an employee accused of bragging on matchmaking app Tinder about his access to private user information.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. traffic safety regulator on Wednesday contradicted Tesla Inc's claim that the agency had found that its Autopilot technology significantly reduced crashes, saying that regulators "did not assess" the system's effectiveness in a 2017 report.

LONDON/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Spotify Technology SA shares dropped 9 percent after the streaming music leader's subscriber outlook and quarterly revenue fell just short of analyst estimates in its first report as a public company.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - IronNet Cybersecurity Inc, a startup led by former U.S. National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander, has raised $78 million in additional funding, the company told Reuters on Wednesday, a day ahead of a planned announcement.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla Inc stood by its production targets for its Model 3 on Wednesday, assuring investors that its key new vehicle was on track, and sought to downplay increased wariness over its finances, saying it expected to achieve net profit in both its third and fourth quarters.

(Reuters) - The poorest U.S. consumers would lose most from the proposed tie-up of wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, according to consumer advocates who warned the combined company would hike fees for pre-paid and other low-cost mobile phone plans.

LONDON/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Music streaming leader Spotify Technology on Wednesday posted quarterly revenue just below Wall Street's average estimate in its first report as a publicly traded company, sending its shares down 9 percent in after-hours trading.

(Reuters) - Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc's forecast for current-quarter revenue missed Wall Street estimates, hurt by a drop in sales of fitness trackers.

BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has made a formal offer to buy 60 percent of Flipkart, CNBC-TV18 reported on Wednesday, potentially complicating Walmart Inc's bid for majority ownership of the Indian online retailer.

LONDON (Reuters) - Spotify Technology on Wednesday posted quarterly revenue in line with its recent outlook and sharply lower operating losses in the music streaming leader's first financial report as a publicly traded company.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering issuing an executive order that would restrict some Chinese companies' ability to sell telecommunications equipment in the United States, two industry officials said, an action likely aimed at Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] and ZTE ...

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(Reuters) - Apple Inc is betting on services such as app downloads and music subscriptions to help drive growth as the cell phone market matures, but the company faces tough competitors and potentially low profit margins in some of its target areas.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering executive action to restrict some Chinese companies' ability to sell telecommunications equipment in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering executive action to restrict some Chinese companies’ ability to sell telecommunications equipment in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.