Hackers accused of ties to Russia hit three East European companies: cybersecurity firmBRATISLAVA - Hackers have infected three energy and transport companies in Ukraine and Poland with sophisticated new malware and may be planning… more →

Losses at Russian banks from cyber attacks down sharply in 2018: central bankSOCHI, Russia - Russian banks have sharply reduced their losses from cyber attacks with 76.5 million roubles ($1.17 million) in losses in the first eight months of… more →

IT repairman seeks home for Apple collection, possibly world's largestVIENNA - An Austrian computer repairman has amassed what he believes could be the world's biggest collection of old Apple computers, but it might all soon be destroyed… more →

Musk to buy $20 million in Tesla stockTesla Inc <TSLA.O> Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk will purchase company stock worth $20 million in the next open trading session, the electric carmaker said in a filing on Wednesday.… more →

SAP raises guidance as cloud transformation gathers paceFRANKFURT - Germany's SAP said that its cloud revenues grew by 41 percent in the third quarter as its business transformation gathers pace, enabling management to raise guidance for… more →

Samsung Electronics buys AI tech firm Zhilabs to boost 5G capabilitiesSEOUL - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS> said on Wednesday it had acquired artificial intelligence technology firm Zhilabs to enhance its 5G capabilities,… more →

Softbank 'anxiously' monitoring Saudi Arabia situation, exec saysSoftbank Group <9984.T> Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure said it is "business at usual" at the companies backed by its nearly $100 billion Vision Fund despite a… more →

Sirius XM, Amazon join forces in push linked to Echo devicesSatellite radio company Sirius XM Holdings Inc is teaming up with Amazon.com in its push into listeners' homes to move beyond its stronghold inside vehicles. Under a… more →

Seven international banks agree to launch digital trade finance networkMADRID - Seven banks, including HSBC <HSBA.L> and Banco Santander <SAN.MC>, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a global digital… more →

Search engine Baidu becomes first China firm to join U.S. AI ethics groupBEIJING - Chinese search engine Baidu Inc <BIDU.O> has become the first Chinese company to join an artificial intelligence (AI) ethics group led by top U.S. tech… more →

U.S. holiday hiring hits highest since 2014 as consumer confidence soarsHoliday hiring of more than 700,000 workers by U.S. retailers would be the largest since 2014, according to a report by a global outplacement firm, underscoring a… more →

Uber IPO proposals value company at $120 billion - WSJRide-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc could be valued at $120 billion, when it finally goes public next year according to proposals made by U.S. banks bidding to run the offering,… more →

Uber considers minority investors for self-driving car unit: FTUber Technologies Inc is considering selling minority stakes in its costly self-driving car unit as the ride-hailing firm tries to address rising cost pressures ahead of its… more →

Pentagon says memo asking for Broadcom-CA deal review is likely fakeThe U.S. Department of Defense said on Wednesday that a memo purporting to show the Pentagon asking for a national security review of chipmaker Broadcom Inc's… more →

Some journalists in Bangladesh allege 'breach of trust' over press freedomsDHAKA - More than 100 journalists staged a protest in Bangladesh's capital on Thursday, their faces covered in black cloth, accusing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of… more →

Senators asks Google to explain delay in disclosing vulnerabilityThree influential Republican U.S. senators on Thursday asked Alphabet Inc's <GOOGL.O> Google unit to explain why it chose to delay disclosing vulnerabilities with its… more →

Reuters Top 100: The World's Most Innovative Universities - 2018For the fourth year running, Stanford University tops Reuters ranking of the Worlds Most Innovative Universities, a list that identifies and ranks the educational institutions… more →

Alphabet to shut Google+ social site after user data exposed (This version of the October 8 story corrects to "consulting and accounting firm" from "legal firm" in paragraph 8) - Alphabet Inc's Google will shut… more →

France's EDF aims to be market leader in electric vehicle chargingPARIS - French state-controlled utility EDF outlined plans to become a European market leader in the field of charging up electric vehicles - a potentially lucrative sector… more →

FBI chief says threats from drones to U.S. 'steadily escalating'WASHINGTON - FBI director Christopher Wray told a U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday that the threat from drones "is steadily escalating" even as Congress gives agencies new tools… more →

Egypt's first smartphone maker plans expansion in AfricaCAIRO - Egypt's first smartphone maker is looking to enter the broader African market by the end of 2018 or early 2019 as it seeks to boost exports, its sales director said.… more →

China trying to sway U.S. vote, poses threat: officialsWASHINGTON - China is waging an unprecedented campaign to influence American public opinion as November congressional elections approach and presents the greatest long-term… more →

Japan's antitrust watchdog ends inspection over AirbnbTOKYO - Japan's antitrust watchdog said on Wednesday it would end its inspection of the Japanese operations of Airbnb Inc as the U.S. home-sharing platform provider has taken appropriate… more →

Google goes global with 10 events for new Pixel phonesSAN FRANCISCO - Alphabet Inc's Google unveiled on Tuesday the third edition of its Pixel smartphone, its first tablet computer and a new Google Home smart speaker that includes a… more →

Google challenges record $5 billion EU antitrust fineBRUSSELS - Alphabet unit Google <GOOGL.O> on Tuesday challenged a record 4.34-billion euro ($5 billion) fine imposed by European Union antitrust regulators three months ago for… more →