The Technology News ONLINE: November 2016

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

SocGen partners with fintech firm for Asia third-party stocks research

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Societe Generale will use Singapore-based fintech company Smartkarma to provide third-party Asian equity research to its institutional clients, in a deal that reflects major changes in the global investment research landscape.

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Facebook COO Sandberg donates $100 million to donor advised fund

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has donated more than $100 million to the Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Fund.

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Exclusive: Mastercard and VeriFone launch UK point-of-sale financing app

CANNES, France (Reuters) - British shoppers will soon be able to decide to spread the cost of a purchase over a series of monthly instalments at the point of making a payment with their credit card, in a new partnership between Mastercard Inc card machine maker VeriFone Systems Inc.

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Shamoon virus returns in new Saudi attacks after four-year hiatus

(Reuters) - A version of Shamoon, the destructive computer virus that four years ago crippled tens of thousands of computers at Middle Eastern energy companies, was used two weeks ago to attack computers in Saudi Arabia, according to U.S. security firms.

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Tech investor Glade Brook to shut hedge fund, favors narrower bets

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Glade Brook Capital Partners LLC is shutting its original hedge fund in favor of a new series of vehicles focused on big bets in public securities, it said in a letter to investors on Tuesday.

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U.S. tech startup Comma.ai giving away self-driving car software

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Comma.ai, the tech startup that recently pulled the plug on its device to give cars limited self-driving capabilities after being reprimanded by U.S. regulators, has opened up its software secrets to the masses.

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Cloud storage provider Box posts 30.7 percent rise in revenue

(Reuters) - Box Inc , which provides cloud-based services for content management, reported a 30.7 percent rise in its quarterly revenue as it continues to increase its customer base.

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Cook ups Apple support for fight against AIDS

(Reuters) - Apple Inc is expanding its support for the fight against AIDS through the (RED) charity founded by rock singer Bono, Chief Executive Tim Cook said in an interview ahead of World Aids Day.

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FBI to gain expanded hacking powers as Senate effort to block fails

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-ditch effort in the Senate to block or delay rule changes that would expand the U.S. government's hacking powers failed Wednesday, despite concerns the changes would jeopardize the privacy rights of innocent Americans and risk possible abuse by the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.