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Drone-catchers emerge on a new aerial frontier

Jaz Banga, co-founder and chief executive of Airspace Systems, stands next to an Interceptor autonomous aerial drone his company developed to capture enemy drones during a product demonstration in Castro Valley, California March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam Th... More »

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U.S. financial firms embrace cloud, `fat fingers` notwithstanding

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France on February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo Only two years ago, an outage similar to the one that struck Amazon’s cloud services last month ... More »

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Apple says to add two more R&D centers in China

FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Apple will set up two new research and development centers in Shanghai and Suzhou in Chi... More »

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Baidu fires head of group-buying unit over kickbacks

A employee uses his mobile phone as he walks past the company logo of Baidu at its headquarters in Beijing, August 5, 2010. REUTERS/Barry Huang/File Photo Baidu Inc said on Thursday it fired the head of its Nuomi group-buying service over ethics violations, at... More »

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Smart condo conundrum: Talk to appliances, or text them?

CEO of Unified Inbox Toby Ruckert demonstrates how he uses his smartphone to control electrical appliances in a simulation software in Singapore March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su In today’s so-called smart home, you can dim the lights, order more toothpaste or t... More »

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WikiLeaks offers CIA hacking tools to tech companies: Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain February 5, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Files Wikileaks will provide technology companies with exclusive access to CIA hacking tools that it... More »

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CIA leak shows lack of progress in combating `insider threats`

The disclosure this week of documents describing secret CIA hacking tools shows that intensified U.S. government efforts to prevent leaks by intelligence agency employees and contractors have largely failed, cyber security professionals and intelligence offici... More »

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China hints at trade war strategy in South Korea standoff

FILE PHOTO – The logo of Lotte duty free shop is seen at its main shop in Seoul, South Korea, December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo South Korean firms are being squeezed in China, in suspected retaliation for Seoul’s deployment of a U.S. missile de... More »

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Spotify says it reaches 50 million paid subscribers

Headphones are seen in front of a logo of online music streaming service Spotify in this February 18, 2014 illustration picture. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo Spotify said on Thursday it has reached 50 million paid subscribers, growing 25 percent in le... More »

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Disruption in Amazon`s cloud service ripples through internet

The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Web users experienced widespread glitches on Tuesday, from news sites to government services, after Amazon.com Inc’s popu... More »

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SoundCloud launches budget plan to attract paying subscribers

Berlin’s SoundCloud CEO Alexander Ljung attends the LeWeb technology conference December 4, 2012 in Aubervilliers, near Paris. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer Music-streaming service SoundCloud launched a budget subscription package on Tuesday, hoping to convert more... More »

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Phonemakers pile in to exploit Samsung weakness

Richard Yu, chief executive of Huawei’s consumer business, holds up new P10 devices during the presentation ceremony at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Paul Hanna Phonemakers are piling in to fill a gap in the market left ... More »

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Samsung launches new tablets in flagship phone hiatus

The new Samsung Galaxy Book is displayed during its presentation at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea Samsung Electronics launched two new tablets on Sunday, marking its first major announcement since being forced ... More »

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Samsung Electronics sets March 29 for Galaxy S8 launch

FILE PHOTO – A man walks behind a logo of Samsung Electronics at the company’s headquarters in Seoul April 30, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/File Photo Samsung Electronics said on Sunday it would launch its next key device in the aftermath of a burning-battery sca... More »

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Nokia goes back to the future with 49 euro phone

Arto Nummela, CEO of Nokia-HMD, holds up a Nokia 3310 device during a presentation ceremony at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Paul Hanna Nokia’s (NOKIA.HE) newly revitalized phone business went back to the future on Sunda... More »

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Berkshire Hathaway gains $1.6 billion from its huge bite of Apple

FILE PHOTO – An Apple iPhone 7 and the company logo are seen in this illustration picture taken in Bordeaux, France on February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) is sitting on more than $1.6 billion of ... More »

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Warren Buffett rails against fee-hungry Wall Street managers

File Photo: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett plays bridge during the Berkshire annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska May 3, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo Billionaire Warren Buffett, whose stock picks over several decades have enriched generati... More »

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India lobbies Trump administration to avert visa threat

Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry of India attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich – India has stepped up its lobbying effort against moves in the U. S. Co... More »

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Toshiba says not aware Westinghouse considering Chapter 11 filing

Reporters raise their hands for a question during a news conference by Toshiba Corp CEO Satoshi Tsunakawa and other senior sompany officials at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Toshiba Corp (6502.T), responding t... More »

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Dialog Semiconductor sees good sales growth in 2017

Dialog semiconductor logo is pictured at a company building in Germering near Munich, Germany August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle Dialog Semiconductor (DLGS.DE), maker of chips that go in Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) and Samsung Electronics’ (005930.KS) smartphone... More »

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Tech breakthroughs take a backseat in upcoming Apple iPhone launch

FILE PHOTO – An Apple iPhone 7 and the company logo are seen in this illustration picture taken in Bordeaux, France on February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo When Apple Inc (AAPL.O) launches its much-anticipated 10th anniversary iPhone this fall, ... More »

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HP Inc reports 3.6 percent rise in quarterly revenue

FILE PHOTO – A Hewlett-Packard logo is seen at the company’s Executive Briefing Center in Palo Alto, California January 16, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo HP Inc (HPQ.N), which houses the hardware business of former Hewlett-Packard Co, reported a 3.6 per... More »

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Mentor of Samsung scion seen stepping up after Lee arrest

FILE PHOTO – Choi Gee-sung, chief executive of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, speaks during an annual shareholders’ meeting at the company headquarters in Seoul March 18, 2011. REUTERS/Truth Leem/File Photo The arrest of Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee on b... More »

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Mattress on cell floor, toilet in the corner for Samsung scion

Lee Jae-yong (C), vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arrives to be questioned as a suspect in a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye, at the office of the independent counsel in Seoul. REUTERS/Jung Yeon-Je/Pool min Park More »

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Trump `not wrong on everything`: Berkshire`s Munger

Berkshire Hathaway Inc Vice Chairman Charles Munger speaks at the Daily Journal annual meeting in Los Angeles, U.S., February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Charlie Munger, the billionaire vice chairman of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), sa... More »

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Berkshire takes huge bite of Apple, boosts airline stakes

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles before speaking with Bill Gates (not pictured), at Columbia University in New York, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) was an aggress... More »

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Apple breaks intraday record high for first time since 2015

An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Apple Inc’s share price hit an intraday record high on Tuesday for the first time in almost two year... More »

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Toshiba says `not ready`, delays earnings, nuclear writedown

The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at the company’s facility in Kawasaki, Japan February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato Toshiba Corp (6502.T) has unexpectedly delayed the release of its quarterly earnings and details of a multi-billion dollar writedown to its nuc... More »

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Toshiba seeks to postpone earnings release, will probe Westinghouse

The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen as Window cleaners work on the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japan’s Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said it has asked regulators to allow it to delay the release of its earnings, including... More »

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Toshiba delays release of nuclear writedown, says `not ready`

The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at the company’s facility in Kawasaki, Japan February 13, 2017. Picture taken February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato Toshiba Corp (6502.T) has delayed its earnings release, including details of a multi-billion charge related to... More »

Loeb`s Third Point takes new stakes in Goldman, BofA, JPMorgan

Hedge fund manager Dan Loeb’s Third Point LLC took new equity stakes in Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Bank of America Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co during the fourth quarter, according to regulatory filings on Friday, on a bet that interest rate hikes and operating lev... More »

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Appeals court presses Trump administration on travel ban

Shanez Tabarsi (L) is greeted by her daughter Negin after traveling to the U.S. from Iran following a federal court’s temporary stay of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order travel ban at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. February 6, 2017. R... More »

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Toshiba wants funds not peers to buy chip stake-source

Toshiba Corp wants investment funds including Bain Capital to buy a stake in its flash memory business rather than industry peers such as Micron Technology Inc because doing so will speed up the planned sale, a source said. More »

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Appeals court to hear arguments on Trump`s travel ban

Iranian citizen and U.S green card holder Cyrus Khosravi (C) greets his brother, Hamidreza Khosravi (L), and niece, Dena Khosravi (R), 2, after they were detained for additional screening following their arrival to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to visit... More »

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Technology firms to urge Trump to alter U.S. travel ban: sources

The Facebook logo is pictured in the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Several technology companies plan to send a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urging his administration to follow thro... More »

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Swiss vote on multinational tax perks in February referendum

A Swiss flag is pictured in front of the Federal Palace (Bundeshaus) is pictured in Bern, Switzerland, January 16, 2017. Picture taken on January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse U.S. medical implant maker Zimmer Biomet’s (ZBH.N) decision on a potential $40 m... More »

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Trump travel ban stirs faint corporate outcry beyond Silicon Valley

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sits with PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel, Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook, Oracle CEO Safra Catz and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk during a meeting with technology leaders at Trump Tower in New York U.S., Dec... More »

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Dog fight: Start-ups take aim at errant drones

A Skydroner 500 anti-drone system detects and deactivates a drone during a demonstration in Singapore December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su A boom in consumer drone sales has spawned a counter-industry of start-ups aiming to stop drones flying where they shouldn... More »

Last-minute spending surge lifts U.S. holiday shopping season

People walk with shopping bags in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly A jump in consumer spending in the final stretch of December significantly offset a slow start to the U.S. holiday shopping season, and is likely to help m... More »

Ireland accuses EU of exceeding power in Apple tax case

The logo of Apple is seen at a store in Zurich, Switzerland November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Ireland accused the European Commission on Monday of exceeding its powers and interfering with the EU member’s national sovereignty over tax affairs in ruling ... More »

With bylaw tweaks, Apple grants activist one of three wishes

The logo of U.S. technology company Apple is seen in Zurich, Switzerland April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Apple Inc’s board relaxed some rules for director nominations by outside investors but stopped short of broader changes sought by an activist sharehol... More »

Top tech executives to attend Trump summit on Wednesday: Recode

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos addresses the Economic Club of New York in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Top executives from Alphabet Inc, Apple Inc and Facebook Inc are among a small group of tech leaders invited to a summit to be held... More »

Apple shows ambition to get into self-driving car race

An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is wading in to the debate over regulation of self-driving cars, declaring it is ... More »

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Cybersecurity company Optiv files for IPO

Cybersecurity company Optiv Security Inc, majority owned by Blackstone Group LP (BX.N), filed with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering of its common stock on Friday. More »

Alibaba Cloud stretches global reach with four new facilities

A booth introducing Alibaba Cloud services is seen at an exhibition venue during Alibaba Group’s 11.11 Singles’ Day global shopping festival in Shenzhen, China November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip Alibaba Cloud plans to open four new data facilities outside Ch... More »

Tech worker visas face uncertain future under Trump, Sessions

Donald Trump sits with U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo The main U.S. visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trum... More »

Wal-Mart Pay in talks with several mobile wallet companies

A man talks on his mobile phone in front of a Wal-Mart store in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 16, 2016. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) is in talks with several mobile wallet companies to offer more payment options in its Wal-Mart Pay app, an exec... More »

Fitbit forecasts dismal holiday quarter, shares sink

The ticker symbol for Fitbit is displayed at the post where it is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Wearable fitness device maker Fitbit Inc’s (FIT.N) revenue forecast for the key-holiday shop... More »

China`s Lenovo swings to second-quarter profit on property sale

A man uses his laptop next to Lenovo’s logos during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 25, 2016. REUTERS/Albert Gea China’s Lenovo Group Ltd (0992.HK), the world’s largest personal computer (PC) manufacturer by shipments, on Thursday said i... More »

Thai Kasikornbank, IBM join forces on blockchain network

The logo of IBM is seen on a computer screen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Thailand’s Kasikornbank Pcl has joined with the Thai unit of International Business Machines Corp to develop blockchain se... More »

Alphabet`s Google moves to upgrade app store

The Google Pixel phone is displayed during the presentation of new Google hardware in San Francisco, California, U.S. October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach/File Photo Alphabet Inc’s Google is redoubling efforts to help developers of Android mobile apps buil... More »

AT&T-Time Warner deal sparks calls for scrutiny in Washington

Signage that reads Time Warner is seen at the Time Warner Center in New York City, October 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith AT&T Inc’s (T.N) proposed $85 billion takeover of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) generated skepticism among both Democrats and Republicans on ... More »

U.S. bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from air travel

An employee checks an exchanged Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 at company’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone devices will be banned from aircraft in the United States starting on Sat... More »

Note 7 fiasco could burn a $17 billion hole in Samsung accounts

Signage is seen at the Samsung 837 store in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 10, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Samsung Electronics’ (005930.KS) worst-ever recall could cost the company as much as $17 billion after it halted sales of ... More »

Samsung scraps Galaxy Note 7 over fire concerns

Sales promotion staff stand in front of a Galaxy Note 7 advertisement at a Samsung store in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 11, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) scrapped its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on Tuesday less than two ... More »

Apple loses patent retrial to VirnetX, owes $302.4 million

The Apple Inc. store is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson A federal jury in Texas on Friday night ordered Apple Inc to pay more than $302 million in damages for using VirnetX Holding Corp’s patented internet secu... More »

HERE, automakers team up to share data on traffic conditions

Graphic made available to Reuters on September 25, 2016, depicts the range of sensor information feeding a new set of live traffic services digital mapping company HERE is introducing ahead of the Paris Motor Show in conjunction with automakers Audi, BMW, Merc... More »

Sensing threat, UPS plans to expand its 3D printing operations

United Parcel Service air craft are being loaded with air containers full of packages bound for their final destination at the UPS Worldport All Points International Hub during the peak delivery month in Louisville, Kentucky December 3, 2015. REUTERS/John Somm... More »

Fans cheer, but iPhone 7 gets a subdued welcome

The new iPhone 7 smartphone goes on sale inside an Apple Inc. store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Apple employees enthusiastically counted down the last moments before stores from San Francisco to Shanghai opened ... More »

Samsung Electronics says sold shares in four companies

The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it sold shares in four companies including ASML Holding NV and Seagate Technolo... More »

Obama enlists Republican Kasich to push for TPP trade deal

Ohio Governor John Kasich speaks as he withdraws as a U.S. Republican presidential candidate in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk Ohio’s Republican governor, John Kasich, took over the White House briefing lectern on Friday to praise t... More »

Factbox: Hanjin Shipping collapse – by numbers

Container vessel Hanjin Rome sits in the eastern anchorage area in Singapore September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su The collapse of South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping (117930.KS), the world’s seventh-largest container carrier, has disrupted global trade networks and d... More »