Dish, Amazon Chiefs Discuss Wireless Partnership: WSJ

8 years ago0297 Dish Network Corp (DISH.O) Chief Executive Charlie Ergen and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) head Jeff Bezos have discussed a partnership to enter the wireless business, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Amazon could help bankroll a network Dish is building focused on the "Internet of Things", and could...

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Germany Says Cyber Threat Greater Than Expected, More Firms Affected

8 years ago0386 Germany's BSI federal cyber agency said on Friday that the threat posed to German firms by recent cyber attacks launched via a Ukrainian auditing software was greater than expected, and some German firms had seen production halted for over a week. Analyses by computer experts showed that waves of attacks had been launched via software...

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Waymo Must Disclose Details of Lyft Car Deal to Uber: Ruling

8 years ago0345 A U.S. judge on Friday ruled that Alphabet Inc's self-driving car unit Waymo must disclose documents to attorneys representing Uber Technologies Inc about Waymo's partnership with Lyft Inc, saying the information could be important in Waymo's lawsuit accusing Uber of stealing some of its trade secrets. Waymo claimed in a lawsuit...

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Nike's Plan to Sell Shoes Via Instagram Could Spark a 20% Rally In the Stock, Analyst Says

8 years ago0351 Raymond James is bullish on Nike's recent moves to sell on social media and e-commerce platforms. The firm initiates coverage on the company with an outperform rating and a price target of $71, representing 23 percent upside from Wednesday's close.   Raymond James made Nike its "top pick" in the consumer sector...

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China Bike-Sharing Firm Ofo Raises Over $700 Million, Led By Alibaba, Others

8 years ago0434 Chinese bike-sharing start-up Ofo said on Thursday it has raised more than $700 million in its latest funding round that was led by Alibaba Group and two others, in the largest such fund-raising in the business that has drawn keen investor interest. Ofo said in a statement that besides Alibaba, the series E funding was led by Hony...

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Taiwan to Spend $33 Million Over Five Years On AI Research Centers

8 years ago0354 Taiwan plans to spend T$1 billion ($32.73 million) every year over a period of five years on artificial intelligence research centers, the government said, in a move that will help its technology firms enter the fledgling sector. "The importance of AI for Taiwan is apparent through its semiconductor companies. Right now, they have an...

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Fujitsu Expands RunMyProcess Cloud Platform to North America, Australia

8 years ago0392 Today, Fujitsu America Inc. announced that it is extending its innovative digital Platform-as-a-Service, RunMyProcess®, by adding new regional cloud platforms in North America and Australia. Such platforms already exist in Europe and Asia. The RunMyProcess platform helps organizations transform working approach with end-to-end...

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Uber Suspends Unlicensed Service In Finland Until Next Year

8 years ago0292 Uber said on Thursday it would suspend its unlicensed service UberPOP in Finland until a law deregulating the taxi market comes into effect next year. The U.S. ride-hailing company has come under fierce pressure from traditional taxi drivers and regulators across Europe who accuse it of unfair competition and skirting traditional...

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Salesforce Executive Mark Hawkins to Participate In Upcoming Investor Event

8 years ago0348 Salesforce, the global CRM leader, announced today that the company's chief financial officer and executive vice president Mark Hawkins will participate in an RBC Capital Markets hosted bus tour. The investor event will be held Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. (PT) / 6:30 p.m. (ET) in San Francisco, CA. If you want to follow along,...

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Most Cybersecurity Industry Professionals Believe Cyber Attack on U.S.'s Critical Infrastructure Will Occur In Next Two Years

8 years ago0371 Findings unveil concerns related to the Trump administration, nation-state attacks, WikiLeaks & more A majority of the cybersecurity industry's most experienced professionals believe that a major breach of U.S. critical infrastructure will occur in the next two years – and they don't believe current U.S. defense and government...

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Infosys to Open Next Technology and Innovation Hub In North Carolina; Hire 2,000 American Workers by 2021

8 years ago0391 Key Milestone in the Company's Strategy to Hire and Train 10,000 American Workers; North Carolina is Second of Four Planned Technology and Innovation Hubs in the US Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology and next-generation services, today announced that it will open its next Technology and Innovation Hub in North...

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Houston Airports Launch New Way-Finding Technology (No App Download Required)

8 years ago0309 Passengers Can Navigate Airport at Their Fingertips, With Ease Finding your way around Houston's airports is as simple as checking your smart phone now that a new way-finding technology launched on the Houston Airport System's award-winning fly2houston.com website Friday, June 30th. Working with San Francisco-based company...

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