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Exclusive: Probe of leaked U.S. NSA hacking tools examines operative's 'mistake'
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. investigation into a leak of hacking tools used by the National Security Agency is focusing on a theory that one of its operatives carelessly left them available on a remote computer and Russian hackers found them, four people with direct knowledge of the probe told Reuters. Read More
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Yahoo says hackers stole data from 500 million accounts in 2014
(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc
Tesla sues Michigan officials over state bar on sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc Thursday sued Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and other state officials in federal court over the state's refusal to allow the Palo Alto, California automaker to sell vehicles directly to consumers. More »
Samsung Europe executive sees Note 7 across region by late November
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics aims to re-launch its flagship Note7 smartphone across Europe well before year-end, but it could well be 2017 before the company fully rebounds from a global product recall tied to defective batteries, a regional executive said on Thursday. More »
Gaming and gambling in Liberty's F1 growth plan
(Reuters) - Gaming and gambling are among potential growth areas for Formula One as the sport's new owners seek to develop largely untapped digital markets, Liberty Media chief executive Greg Maffei said on Thursday. More »
Uber rival Grab partners with driverless car firm in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Users of ride-hailing firm Grab will be able to book driverless cars from Friday as it partners with a start-up testing the technology in Singapore, just days after rival Uber [UBER.UL] debuted its self-driving vehicles in the United States. More »
Instagram says advertisers more than double in six months
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's Instagram said on Thursday its advertising base more than doubled to exceed 500,000 in the last six months. More »
Thomson Reuters purchases buy-side tech firm REDI
LONDON (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters has agreed to acquire trading technology firm REDI Holdings, it said in a statement on Thursday. More »
Rocket Internet trims losses, increases debt buyback
BERLIN (Reuters) - German e-commerce investor Rocket Internet reported progress on Thursday in cutting losses at its main start-ups with three set to generate profits by the end of 2017, while its shares were lifted by a plan to buy back convertible bonds. More »
Google launches Allo, bets on AI to spice up chats
(Reuters) - Google-parent Alphabet Inc
