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(Reuters) – An online dating site for adults seeking sexual trysts has been hacked, potentially compromising the personal information of some of its 64 million members, the company said on Friday. AdultFriendFinder.com, part of Sunnyvale, California-based FriendFinder Networks Inc, said it had contacted law enforcement, including the FBI, and a private investigative team to review […]
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (Reuters) – Much about the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency remains classified, but the U.S. spy agency that maps and analyses the earth is opening up more than ever, from sharing computer source code on a public website to tapping new sources of intelligence. The NGA’s director, Robert Cardillo, is leading what he calls a […]
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Carmaker Daimler on Saturday announced a partnership with mobile technologies company Qualcomm Inc. to explore wireless recharging of mobile phones in cars as well as recharging of electric cars without cables. The move forms part of a broader push by Daimler, parent company of Mercedes-Benz, as well as rival German carmakers BMW […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The future of the U.S. government’s power to spy on Americans’ phone calls and finances was up in the air on Thursday as Congress fought over proposed reforms, with no clear outcome in sight. Lawmakers appeared to be close to deadlock over the central question of how far citizens’ privacy rights should […]
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s premium carmakers Mercedes, Audi and BMW have teamed up with private equity firm General Atlantic to increase their firepower to acquire Nokia mapping unit HERE, according to two people familiar with the matter. Finland’s Nokia started a strategic review of its maps business last month, setting in motion an auction process […]
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom will consider any partner that can improve profitability at its U.S. operations, its chief executive told the company’s annual shareholders meeting. Chief Executive Tim Hoettges said on Thursday T-Mobile US , of which Deutsche Telekom owns 66 percent, was in much better shape than two years ago. “But it is […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Rand Paul interrupted debate in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to make a speech opposing legislation that would extend U.S. spy agencies’ collection of Americans’ telephone data. The Kentucky lawmaker, a 2016 presidential candidate, ended his roughly 10-and-a-half-hour speech just shy of midnight. As the hours passed, he was joined by […]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Firms such as Google and Microsoft will face stiffer fines if they violate Europe’s “right to be forgotten” online rules, according to a draught text agreed by European Union (EU) ambassadors on Wednesday, diplomatic sources said. EU member states are negotiating an overhaul of the bloc’s outdated privacy laws in a bid […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Vodafone’s shares jumped 4 percent on Wednesday after the chairman of Liberty Global, John Malone, said the two companies would make a “great fit”, reigniting long-running merger speculation. Vodafone, the world’s second-biggest mobile operator, has long been linked with a purchase or tie-up with Liberty, Europe’s largest cable operator, as the market increasingly […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge said on Tuesday he would not approve a proposed $50 million settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Sprint Corp over claims the mobile carrier added unauthorised charges to phone bills unless the two sides provide additional details about its fairness. In an order filed in New […]
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