UK police make third arrest over TalkTalk cyber attack

LONDON (Reuters) - British police have made a third arrest in connection with a cyber attack this month on telecoms company TalkTalk in which the company said bank details of more than 20,000 customers were hacked.

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Vodafone says hackers broke into nearly 2,000 customer accounts this week

LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone UK said on Saturday hackers had accessed the accounts of 1,827 of its customers this week, the second cyber attack on a British telecoms company this month.

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Altice's customer woes in Europe stoke concern ahead of its U.S. foray

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cable and communications company Altice NV is battling subscriber losses and investor impatience on its home turf in Europe, raising concerns it could have a lot on its plate as it gears up to acquire Cablevision Systems Corp and Suddenlink Communications Inc [CQUELS.UL] in the United States.

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Google sued by express delivery driver seeking wages

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A driver for Google's same day delivery service filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the company on Friday, alleging it improperly classified her as an independent contractor and owes expenses.

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Uber Germany retreats to Berlin, Munich

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Taxi-hailing service Uber Technologies is making a retreat in Germany to the cities of Berlin and Munich as it grapples with a ban from using unlicensed cab drivers.

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ESPN to shut down sports website Grantland

(Reuters) - Sports network ESPN said on Friday it would shut down Grantland, a sports and pop-culture website, five months after sports commentator Bill Simmons quit as editor-in-chief.

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SXSW restores talks on gaming harassment once canceled over threats

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The South by Southwest tech meeting said on Friday it made a mistake when it canceled sessions on video gaming culture, including one on harassment, after facing criticism of dodging its duty by dropping talks on an issue engulfing gaming culture.

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Britain's Sun tabloid to tear down paywall to boost readership

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest-selling newspaper the Sun is to take down its online paywall, after the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid failed to win enough readers in the latest troubled digital experiment for a traditional publisher.

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