FDA clears first medical device accessory for Apple Watch
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday cleared a device embedded in an Apple Inc watch band that monitors a user’s heart rate, detects when something is amiss and prompts the...
View ArticleU.S. regulator to allow CME, CBOE to list bitcoin futures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The main U.S. derivatives regulator said on Friday it would allow CME Group Inc and CBOE Global Markets Inc to list bitcoin futures contracts, opening the door to added...
View ArticleFiat Chrysler CEO says in talks with Hyundai on tech partnership
ARESE, Italy (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N) is in talks with South Korea’s Hyundai (005380.KS) about a technical partnership, but there are no merger talks between the two,...
View ArticleTIM's board to discuss network options this week: source
MILAN (Reuters) – The board of Telecom Italia (TIM) will this week discuss options for its fixed-line network, including possibly splitting it off, although no decision is expected to be made, a...
View ArticleAmazon Australia goes live in time to ruin rivals' Christmas
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s Australian arm said it would start taking orders on Tuesday, ending speculation about the timing of its launch in the world’s No. 12 economy and likely dashing...
View ArticleXunlei tumbles as cryptocurrency worries swirl
(Reuters) – Shares in Chinese technology company Xunlei Ltd sank 12 percent on Tuesday, taking falls in the stock past 40 percent in two weeks as investors debated whether the company is set to...
View ArticleSome U.S. truckers ask Trump to tap brakes on electronic logs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Many independent U.S. truckers are pushing President Donald Trump to back his anti-regulatory rhetoric by delaying an Obama-era rule requiring electronic monitors in trucks, a...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank says more regulation of cryptocurrencies needed
BERLIN (Reuters) – More regulation and some degree of security are needed to make cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin a serious new asset class for investors, Deutsche Bank Chief Investment Officer...
View Article#NoRussiaNoGames: Twitter 'bots' boost Russian backlash against Olympic ban
MOSCOW (Reuters) – What began as a grassroots online campaign featuring a schoolboy has grown into a mass hashtag protest against Russia’s exclusion from the Winter Olympics – backed by what appear to...
View ArticleApple in talks to acquire music identification app Shazam: source
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is in talks to acquire Shazam Entertainment Ltd, whose software helps users identify songs by pointing their phone at an audio source, according to a...
View ArticleAfter bitcoin’s wild week, traders brace for futures launch
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The newest way to bet on bitcoin will arrive on Sunday, when futures of the cryptocurrency that has taken Wall Street by a storm begin trading. Virtual currency Bitcoin tokens are...
View ArticleSEC halts initial coin offering from restaurant review app
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped in to stop an “initial coin offering” (ICO) from a restaurant review app, after the company failed to register it as a...
View ArticleTezos director resigns, sowing more uncertainty at crypto startup
LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) – One of the three board members of the Swiss foundation that conducted the online fundraiser for the embattled Tezos cryptocurrency tech project has resigned, Reuters has...
View ArticleThree men plead guilty to crimes tied to 2016 botnet attacks
(Reuters) – A former Rutgers University student and two other men pleaded guilty to computer crimes related to the creation, sale and use of the Mirai botnet, a network of infected electronics...
View ArticleU.S. regulators ditch net neutrality rules as legal battles loom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines on Thursday to repeal landmark 2015 rules aimed at ensuring a free and open internet, setting up a court fight...
View ArticleEU agrees clampdown on bitcoin platforms to tackle money laundering
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union states and legislators agreed on Friday on stricter rules to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing on exchange platforms for bitcoin and other virtual...
View ArticleU.S. Justice Department, AT&T settlement talks failed: court filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice and AT&T Inc (T.N) have held unsuccessful settlement talks over the wireless and pay-TV company’s bid to buy movie and TV show maker Time...
View ArticleThales agrees 4.8 billion euro Gemalto takeover to trump rival French bid
PARIS (Reuters) – Aerospace and defense group Thales has agreed to buy chipmaker Gemalto for 4.8 billion euros ($5.6 billion), trumping an earlier bid by fellow French firm Atos to take aim at a...
View ArticleKaspersky Lab sues Trump administration over software ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Moscow-based anti-virus company Kaspersky Lab sued the Trump administration in U.S. federal court on Monday, arguing that the American government has deprived it of due process...
View ArticleBe careful of lithium ion batteries, Europe warns Christmas air travellers
BERLIN (Reuters) – European aviation safety authorities have urged airlines to remind passengers about how best to transport electronic devices containing lithium ion batteries over the busy Christmas...
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