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French police to investigate vandalism behind internet outage

PARIS, April 27 (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor’s office said it has opened a probe into the causes of a major internet outage which affected France’s telecommunications network on Wednesday following reports of coordinated acts of vandalism. The French Telecoms Federation said attacks of vandalism had impacted telecoms networks in several regions, including the Ile-de-France […]

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Artificial intelligence

D-Wave sets up latest quantum computer in California

A D-Wave 2X quantum computer is pictured during a media tour of the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (QuAIL) at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Stephen Lam Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register May 12 (Reuters) – Vancouver-based quantum computing firm D-Wave Systems Inc said on Thursday […]

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Markets

Nomura offers its first bitcoin derivatives, just as crypto markets tumble

Nomura Securities trading floor is pictured at the company’s Otemachi Head Office in Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register HONG KONG, May 13 (Reuters) – Nomura (8604.T) has begun offering bitcoin over-the-counter derivatives to clients, it said Friday, the latest move by a traditional financial […]

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Business

Bitcoin eyes record losing streak as ‘stablecoin’ collapse crushes crypto

Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SINGAPORE, May 13 (Reuters) – Cryptocurrencies nursed large losses on Friday, with bitcoin pinned below $30,000 and set for a record […]

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Twitter CEO says two leaders to depart, hiring paused amid Musk takeover

May 12 (Reuters) – Two senior Twitter (TWTR.N) leaders who oversee the consumer and revenue divisions will depart the social media company, Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal told employees in a memo on Thursday, in one of the biggest shake-ups at the company since billionaire Elon Musk announced he would buy it for $44 billion. […]

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Technology

Google unveils new 10-shade skin tone scale to test AI for bias

A Google employee speaks at the company’s annual I/O developer conference at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, US, May 11, 2022. Google/Jana Asenbrennerova/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register OAKLAND, Calif., May 11 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Wednesday unveiled a palette of 10 skin tones […]

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Business

Siemens to leave Russia due to Ukraine war, take hefty charge

Siemens to leave Russia after 170 years Russia makes up around 1% of total revenues Shares fall after earnings miss CEO condemns the war in Ukraine ZURICH, May 12 (Reuters) – Siemens (SIEGn.DE) will quit the Russian market due to the war in Ukraine, it said on Thursday, taking a 600 million euro ($630 million) […]

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Markets

Explainer: China’s Xiaomi battles probes in key India market

A man walks past a logo of Xiaomi, a Chinese manufacturer of consumer electronics, outside a shop in Mumbai, India, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NEW DELHI, May 12 (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK) faces legal headaches in India as a federal financial […]

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Toyota to make EV parts in India for domestic, export markets

The Toyota logo is seen on the bonnet of a newly launched Camry Hybrid electric vehicle at a hotel in New Delhi, India, January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Move is part of Toyota’s 2050 carbon-neutrality goals NEW DELHI, May 11 (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) […]

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Business

Explainer: Can Elon Musk renegotiate a lower price for his Twitter deal?

May 11 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) shares have plunged to their lowest level since the social media company agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk for $44 billion on April 25, raising questions about whether the world’s richest person will try to renegotiate the deal. On Tuesday, the implied probability of the deal closing […]