BitGou: Reuters Technology Report: April 25, 2016

2016年4月26日星期二

Reuters Technology Report: April 25, 2016

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Monday, April 25, 2016

Facebook developing camera app similar to Snapchat: WSJ

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is developing a stand-alone camera app, similar to disappearing photo app Snapchat, to increase user engagement, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Xerox's revenue falls on lower printer sales

(Reuters) - Xerox Corp reported a 4.2 percent fall in quarterly revenue, hurt by lower sales of printers and copiers, and said it expects to incur about $100 million in restructuring costs in the second quarter.

Bangladesh Bank hackers compromised SWIFT software, warning issued

(Reuters) - The attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank probably hacked into software from the SWIFT financial platform that is at the heart of the global financial system, said security researchers at British defense contractor BAE Systems.

Chief justice calls U.S. patent challenge process bizarre

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday described as bizarre the legal process used by companies to challenge competitors' patents as the Supreme Court heard a case involving a vehicle speedometer that alerts drivers if they are driving too quickly.

EU regulators to block Telefonica's sale of O2 UK to Hutchison: sources

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU competition regulators will veto CK Hutchison Holdings' 10.3 billion-pound ($14.9 billion) deal to buy O2 UK from Spanish group Telefonica to become Britain's biggest mobile network operator, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Siemens says will continue to make digital acquisitions

HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - German industrial group Siemens will continue to buy software companies to beef up its core industrial business, its board member with responsibility for its digital factory division said on Monday.

Google Glass-based startup raises $17 million in funding

(Reuters) - Augmedix Inc, a startup that uses Alphabet Inc's Google Glass to provide documentation services to doctors and other healthcare workers, said on Monday it had closed a $17 million funding round led by investment firm Redmile Group.

U.S. exploring ways to disclose number of Americans caught in data grabs: spy chief

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Monday his office was looking at "several options" to publicly disclose an estimate of the number of U.S. persons caught incidentally in Internet surveillance intended for foreign targets.

Two-thirds of German industry hit by digital crime, survey finds

HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - More than two-thirds of German industrial companies have been victims of digital crime in the past two years, according to a survey carried out by Bitkom, Germany's IT, telecoms and new media industry association.