[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Hackers attending this weekend’s Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas were invited to break into voting machines and voter databases in a bid to uncover vulnerabilities that could be…

[ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters) – At a Shanghai mall, rows of “man pods” equipped with video games are proving a big hit, providing a refuge for hundreds of weary husbands and boyfriends as their other halves…

[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is removing virtual private network (VPN) services from its app store in China, VPN service providers said on Saturday, accusing the U.S. tech giant of bowing to pressure…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp (6502.T) has agreed to give Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) two weeks’ notice before closing any sale of a memory chip unit that would involve transferring joint venture shares that Western…

[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – What looms over businesses as far flung as car repair, lab equipment and swimming pool gear? In a word, Amazon. Almost 700 U.S. companies have reported quarterly results so far…

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional panel this week asked 22 government agencies to share documents on Moscow-based cyber firm Kaspersky Lab, saying its products could be used to carry out “nefarious activities…

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A flood of Snap Inc (SNAP.N) shares held back since the Snapchat owner’s initial public offering could start to trade freely next week, pressuring a stock that has already plunged…

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The surge in far-flung and destructive cyber attacks is not good for national security, but for an increasing number of hackers and researchers, it is great for job security. The…

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An influential U.S. House committee on Thursday approved a revised bipartisan bill on a 54-0 vote that would speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from…

[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Callsign Inc, a startup that had developed technology to help users access websites more securely, has raised $35 million from investors including Accel, PTB Ventures and NightDragon Security, the firm…

[ad_1] MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – America Movil, the telecommunications company of Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, and Movistar, the Colombian unit of Spain’s Telefonica SA, may not have to pay any compensation while legal action in…

[ad_1] ATHENS/MOSCOW/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Russian man suspected of being the anonymous mastermind behind one of the world’s oldest crypto-currency exchanges and of laundering at least $4 billion has been arrested in Greece, police…

[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Line Corp said its number of monthly active users fell from the previous quarter, its first such decline, underscoring the messaging app operator’s struggles to grow outside its home country…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday ordered Apple Inc to pay $506 million for infringing on a patent owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s patent licensing arm, more than doubling the damages initially…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – An Israeli professor has agreed to pay more than $850,000 to settle U.S. claims he engaged in insider trading in Jerusalem-based Mobileye NV (MBLY.N), a maker of sensors and cameras for self-driving…

[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Display Co Ltd outlined plans to invest $13.5 billion to boost production of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screens over the next three years, aiming to ride surging demand…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) plans to meet on Wednesday with a dozen U.S. ranchers, seeking to expand distribution of organic and grass-fed meats as it takes over Whole Foods Market Inc (WFM.O), according…

[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany is urging the European Union to add up to four more Russian nationals and companies to the bloc’s sanctions blacklist over Siemens (SIEGn.DE) gas turbines delivered to Moscow-annexed Crimea, two…

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, Malaysia’s second-biggest bank, on Monday said its subsidiary will form an equity joint venture with Ant Financial Services Group, the parent of Alipay, to provide mobile…

[ad_1] MADRID (Reuters) – Authorities in Madrid asked Spain’s anti-trust watchdog on Saturday to investigate whether Uber’s new low-cost airport transfer service constitutes unfair competition. The city council’s request follows the ride-hailing app’s return to…

[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp is likely to begin mass production of electric vehicles (EVs) in China as early as 2019, the Asahi daily reported on Saturday. The model will be based on…

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Lyft Inc has formed a self-driving car division, company executives said, a bold investment for the second-largest U.S. ride-services firm as it jockeys for position in the highly competitive autonomous…

[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Digital currency bitcoin on Friday averted a split into two currencies after its network supported an upgrade to its software that would enhance its ability to process an increasing number…

[ad_1] NAIROBI (Reuters) – An innovative Kenyan bond which is bought via mobile phone had raised far less than the 1 billion shillings ($9.6 million) targeted on Friday, failing to match a previous success. In…

[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – Baidu Inc and JD.com will join other big Chinese technology firms to jointly invest about $12 billion in the Shanghai-listed unit of China Unicom, the weakest of three big state-owned…

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – French fashion brand Louis Vuitton, part of luxury giant LVMH (LVMH.PA), said on Friday it had launched an e-commerce website in China to tap a booming online shopping market. Louis Vuitton,…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – A 14 billion pound ($18 billion) class action lawsuit against MasterCard for allegedly overcharging more than 45 million people in Britain over a 16-year period was blocked by a British court…

[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd is slated to exclusively provide batteries for Apple’s iPhone 9 which is likely to be launched next year, a Korean newspaper reported on Friday. LG Chem…

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it had shut down the dark web marketplace AlphaBay, working with international partners to knock offline the site accused of allowing a global trade…

[ad_1] TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) said on Thursday it has won the right to sell tools for encrypting phone calls and text messages to the U.S. federal government, garnering an endorsement from the…