Toshiba to give Western Digital notice on closing memory sale 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 Digital claims give it a say in the […]
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Hackers scour voting machines for election bugs 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 exploited to sway election results. The 25-year-old conference’s first “hacker voting village” opened […]
Amazon everywhere E-commerce titan is topic companies can not avoid 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 this earnings season, and the e-commerce titan’s name has popped […]
Exclusive Congress asks U.S. agencies for Kaspersky Lab cyber documents 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 against the United States,” according to letters seen by Reuters. […]
Tesla climbs as Musk prepares to hand over first Model 3 cars Shares of Tesla Inc rose nearly 1 percent on Friday ahead of a handover to customers of its first Model 3 sedans, the electric cars that Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is betting will propel his company into […]
Alleged bitcoin fraud ‘mastermind’ sought by U.S. held in Greek prison A Russian national suspected of masterminding a money-laundering operation using bitcoin was transferred to prison in Greece on Friday, while the United States prepares documentation to back an extradition request for him. Russian national Alexander Vinnik, 38, is suspected […]
Roomba vacuum maker iRobot betting big on the ‘smart’ home The Roomba robotic vacuum has been whizzing across floors for years, but its future may lie more in collecting data than dirt. That data is of the spatial variety: the dimensions of a room as well as distances between sofas, […]
Google, Facebook show power of ad duopoly as rivals stumble Quarterly results from Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) and Facebook Inc (FB.O) provided fresh evidence this week that the digital advertising market is effectively a duopoly, a dynamic with deep implications for two of Silicon Valley’s titans. Alphabet, the owner of Google […]
Genish arrival tightens Vivendi hold on Telecom Italia Telecom Italia (TLIT.MI) named Vivendi’s Amos Genish as its general manager for operations on Friday as the French media giant tightened its grip on the Italian phone group, where it is the largest shareholder. The appointment comes after Telecom Italia (TIM) parted […]
Amazon Jeff Bezos becomes world’s richest Forbes Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has unseated fellow tech billionaire Bill Gates as the richest person in the world, profiting from the e-commerce company’s meteoric stock rise to reach a fortune of $90.6 billion, Forbes reported. Amazon shares jumped 1.6 percent […]
