Altice integrates Netflix into new set-top box

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Altice USA Inc said on Monday that Netflix Inc is now available through its new set-top box, the latest U.S. cable operator to form an alliance with the streaming service. Such partnerships help Netflix add customers as its growth matures in the United States. Neftlix’s Ch...

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File Your Taxes Before Scammers Do It For You

Today, Jan. 29, is officially the first day of the 2018 tax-filing season, also known as the day fraudsters start requesting phony tax refunds in the names of identity theft victims. Want to minimize the chances of getting hit by tax refund fraud this year? File your taxes before the bad guys can! T...

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File Your Taxes Before Scammers Do It For You

Today, Jan. 29, is officially the first day of the 2018 tax-filing season, also known as the day fraudsters start requesting phony tax refunds in the names of identity theft victims. Want to minimize the chances of getting hit by tax refund fraud this year? File your taxes before the bad guys can! T...

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Apple shares skid on report of iPhone X production cut

(Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) will halve its iPhone X production target for the first quarter to around 20 million units, Nikkei reported on Monday, sending its shares down more than 2 percent in early trading. The report added to growing concerns around weak sales of the $999 phone, making investo...

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DriveNow deal paves way for BMW-Daimler alliance - source

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany’s BMW has bought out partner Sixt from their joint venture DriveNow, paving the way for a broader car-sharing and robotaxi alliance with Daimler to compete against the likes of Uber and Lyft. BMW is close to agreeing a deal to combine its car-sharing services with...

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Apple set to halve first quarter iPhone X production target: Nikkei

(Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has notified suppliers that it will halve its iPhone X production target for the first quarter to around 20 million units, Nikkei reported on Monday without citing a source. The cut was prompted by slower-than-expected sales in the holiday shopping season in Europe, th...

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Alibaba, Foxconn lead $350 million funding in electric car startup

BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Foxconn Technology Co Ltd have led a 2.2 billion yuan ($347.74 million) funding round in Chinese electric car maker Xiaopeng Motors as competition escalates in the new energy vehicle (NEV) market. The latest injection brings the startup company&rsquo...

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Japan raps Coincheck, orders broader checks after $530 million cryptocurrency theft

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s financial regulator said on Monday it would inspect all cryptocurrency exchanges and ordered Coincheck to get its act together after hackers stole $530 million worth of digital money from its exchange in one of the biggest cyber heists on record. The theft highlights ...

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Google confirms investment in Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Google has made its first ride-hailing investment in Asia by pumping money into Go-Jek, as the Indonesian start-up and deep-pocketed rivals rapidly expand their app-based services and digital payments in Southeast Asia. The funding deepens Google's commitment to Indonesia's int...

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What's Zelle? Banks hope commercials get customers to notice the app

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Big U.S. banks are spending millions of dollars to promote Zelle, their digital payment service, by running commercials on major sports games and entertainment shows, as well as a YouTube campaign painting the app as simple and ubiquitous. The ads reflect a two-pronged effort by...

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Google says invests in Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Google has invested in Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek, as part of its strategy to support and participate in the growth of Indonesia’s internet economy, Caesar Sengupta, a vice president at Google said in a company blog. "This investment lets us partner with a great ...

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Facebook makes privacy push ahead of strict EU law

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook (FB.O) said on Monday it was publishing its privacy principles for the first time and rolling out educational videos to help users control who has access to their information, as it prepares for the start of a tough new EU data protection law. The videos will show users...

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Japan punishes Coincheck after $530 million cryptocurrency theft

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s financial regulator on Monday ordered Coincheck to get its act together after hackers stole $530 million worth of digital money from its exchange, jolting the nation’s cryptocurrency market in one of the biggest cyber heists. The theft highlights the vulnerabili...

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Japan to punish hacked cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck on Monday

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s financial regulator plans to slap an administrative punishment on cyrptocurrency exchange operator Coincheck Inc on Monday, the top government spokesman said, after the firm lost 58 billion yen ($534 million) worth of NEM coins to hackers. Tokyo-based Coincheck on Fri...

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Most Americans wary of self-driving cars: Reuters/Ipsos poll

(Reuters) - Two-thirds of Americans are uncomfortable about the idea of riding in self-driving cars, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, underscoring one of many challenges for companies spending billions of dollars on the development of autonomous vehicles. While 27 percent of respondents sa...

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Trump security team sees building U.S. 5G network as option

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s national security team is looking at options to counter China that include the U.S. government building a super-fast 5G wireless network, a senior administration official said on Sunday. The official, confirming the gist of a report from Axios.co...

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Hacked Tokyo cryptocurrency exchange to repay owners $425 million

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc said on Sunday it would return about 46.3 billion yen ($425 million) of the virtual money it lost to hackers two days ago in one of the biggest-ever thefts of digital money. That amounts to nearly 90 percent of the 58 billion yen wo...

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ATM makers warn of 'jackpotting' hacks on U.S. machines

(Reuters) - Diebold Nixdorf Inc and NCR Corp, two of the world’s largest ATM makers, have warned that cyber criminals are targeting U.S. cash machines with tools that force them to spit out cash in hacking schemes known as “jackpotting.” The two ATM makers did not identify any vict...

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ATM maker warns of possible 'jackpotting' hacks on U.S. machines

(Reuters) - ATM maker Diebold Nixdorf Inc warned banks that hackers may be targeting U.S. cash machines with tools that force them to spit out cash, the latest development to highlight the increasing threat hackers pose to financial firms. The company said on Friday that U.S. authorities had warned ...

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First ‘Jackpotting’ Attacks Hit U.S. ATMs

ATM “jackpotting” — a sophisticated crime in which thieves install malicious software and/or hardware at ATMs that forces the machines to spit out huge volumes of cash on demand — has long been a threat for banks in Europe and Asia, yet these attacks somehow have eluded U.S. ...

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First ‘Jackpotting’ Attacks Hit U.S. ATMs

ATM “jackpotting” — a sophisticated crime in which thieves install malicious software and/or hardware at ATMs that forces the machines to spit out huge volumes of cash on demand — has long been a threat for banks in Europe and Asia, yet these attacks somehow have eluded U.S. ...

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Exclusive: Former Tezos board member says founders have caused a 'catastrophe'

ZUG, Switzerland/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The co-founders of a cryptocurrency project called Tezos have caused a “catastrophe” by making unfounded accusations against the president of a Swiss foundation that controls the money raised, a former board member told Reuters. In his first intervie...

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Mueller team interviewed Facebook staff in Russia probe: Wired

(Reuters) - Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his office have interviewed at least one member of a Facebook team that was associated with Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Wired magazine reported on its website on Friday. The interview was part of Mueller's probe into alleg...

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Registered at SSA.GOV? Good for You, But Keep Your Guard Up

KrebsOnSecurity has long warned readers to plant your own flag at the my Social Security online portal of the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) — even if you are not yet drawing benefits from the agency — because identity thieves have been registering accounts in peoples’ n...

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Registered at SSA.GOV? Good for You, But Keep Your Guard Up

KrebsOnSecurity has long warned readers to plant your own flag at the my Social Security online portal of the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) — even if you are not yet drawing benefits from the agency — because identity thieves have been registering accounts in peoples’ n...

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Intel shares hit dotcom-era highs after bumper results

(Reuters) - Intel Inc’s (INTC.O) shares rose 7 percent on Friday to their highest in almost two decades, after strong results offered the clearest sign yet that its years-long effort to shift away from a slowing PC business was paying off. Shares of the company were trading at $48.50 on Friday...

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Intel shares hit dotcom-era highs on robust data center demand

(Reuters) - Intel Inc’s shares rose 6 percent on Friday to levels last seen during the dotcom boom 17 years ago, after strong results offered the clearest sign yet that its years-long effort to shift away from a slowing PC business was paying off. Investors were also comforted by Intel’s...

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G20 to work on 'answer' to Bitcoin risk: ECB's Coeure

DAVOS (Reuters) - International regulators are looking at the risks poised by cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and will work on their response at their next G20 meeting in March, a European Central Bank director said on Friday. “The international community is ... preparing an answer to that an...

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Walmart to launch online grocery delivery in Japan in deal with Rakuten

NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - Walmart has struck a partnership with e-commerce firm Rakuten Inc to launch an online grocery delivery service in Japan, its latest effort to forge an alliance with a popular homegrown chain to crack a competitive market. The world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores...

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Fujitsu in talks to sell mobile phone unit, highlighting fading Japanese presence

(Reuters) - Japan’s Fujitsu Ltd said on Friday it was in talks about selling its mobile phone business to investment fund Polaris Capital Group, becoming the latest Japanese electronics maker to withdraw from the sector. The sale, if realized, would leave just three Japanese electronics makers...

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