BitGou: Technology Report: Obama asks Silicon Valley to cooperate more against cyberattacks

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Technology Report: Obama asks Silicon Valley to cooperate more against cyberattacks

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02/13/2015

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Obama asks Silicon Valley to cooperate more against cyberattacks

PALO ALTO, Ca. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked tech industry executives on Friday for closer cooperation in defending against hackers after high-profile attacks against companies like Sony that exposed weaknesses in America's cyber defenses.

Apple $1 trillion stock market value could be years away

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activist Investor Carl Icahn thinks Apple Inc is already worth over $1 trillion but others on Wall St. think it will take a few more years for the iPhone maker's stock value to get there.

Apple hiring auto experts for secret research project: FT

(Reuters) - Apple Inc is hiring automotive technology and design experts to staff up a top-secret research lab, with the possible intention of building a car, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing several people familiar with the iPhone maker.

Qualcomm deal sparks China smartphone patent skirmishes

BEIJING (Reuters) - Last summer, lawyers from Chinese telecoms gear maker ZTE Corp began writing to half a dozen local handset makers it believed used its patents. Its message was simple: it's time to pay up.

BMW-backed car parking app raises half crowdfunding target on debut

LONDON (Reuters) - JustPark, a London-based start-up that launched the world's first in-car parking app, is nearly half way to achieving a 1 million pound ($1.5 million) equity fundraising target just 12 hours after its debut on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube.

Freescale Semiconductor explores sale: source

(Reuters) - Chip maker Freescale Semiconductor is exploring a sale, a person close to the matter said on Friday, the latest example of a company looking to ride the consolidation wave sweeping the sector.

Obama to encourage companies to share cyber threat data

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is set to sign an executive order on Friday aimed at encouraging companies to share more information about cybersecurity threats with the government and each other, a response to attacks like that on Sony Entertainment.

Regulator raps Australian bitcoin IPO hopeful for China social media marketing

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Regulators ordered Australia's Bitcoin Group Ltd to stop making public statements about its plans to undertake the world's first initial public offering of a virtual currency exchange after the company approached potential Chinese investors via social media.

Bill Gates meets with China technology minister: ministry

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's former CEO, met with China's technology minister this week, said a Friday statement on the ministry website, days after U.S. tech groups expressed concerns over Chinese regulation damaging their businesses.

Rocket Internet raises fresh capital after food spending spree

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Rocket Internet went to investors with a capital hike just four months after its stock flotation, asking for fresh funds following a 1 billion euro spending spree that targets online food takeaway businesses as the next big thing.