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Thursday, March 9, 2017

China expresses concern at revelations in Wikileaks dump of hacked CIA data

BEIJING (Reuters) - China expressed concern on Thursday over revelations in a trove of data released by Wikileaks purporting to show that the CIA can hack all manner of devices, including those made by Chinese companies.

Samsung Group chief denies all charges as 'trial of the century' begins

SEOUL (Reuters) - The head of South Korea's Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, denies all charges against him, his lawyer said on Thursday, at the start of what the special prosecutor said could be the "trial of the century" amid a political scandal that has rocked the country.

Apple's Siri learns Shanghainese as voice assistants race to cover languages

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With the broad release of Google Assistant last week, the voice-assistant wars are in full swing, with Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc , Microsoft Corp and now Alphabet Inc's Google all offering electronic assistants to take your commands.

Toshiba's Westinghouse brings in bankruptcy lawyers; disclosure deadlines loom

NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric Co LLC has hired bankruptcy attorneys, in a sign that owner Toshiba Corp is more seriously weighing a Chapter 11 filing as an option to help it rein in a multibillion dollar financial maelstrom.

China's MOFCOM says opposes U.S. sanctions on its firms under U.S. laws

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday it is opposed to the United States sanctioning Chinese firms under its domestic laws, and that it hoped that country would handle ZTE Corp's $892 million settlement case "appropriately".

CIA 'mission' on cars shows concern about next-generation vehicles

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - WikiLeaks documents showing the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency considered a "mission" against connected car technology underscores auto industry concern that the science behind the next generation of vehicles could be turned against them.

EU court upholds cathode ray tube cartel fines on Samsung SDI

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top court upheld fines of 150.8 million euros ($159.1 million) imposed on Korea's Samsung SDI and subsidiaries for participating in cartels to fix the prices of cathode ray tubes used in televisions and as computer monitors.

Foxconn not favored bidder for Toshiba's chip unit due to China link: sources

TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, is not a favored bidder for Toshiba Corp's memory chip business due to its close ties with China, sources with direct knowledge of the deal said.

Uber's head of AI Labs steps down after four months

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc's Gary Marcus said he is stepping down from his post as head of AI Labs, four months after the unit was created.

Google backs UK-based payments company Currencycloud

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's venture arm has invested in Currencycloud, a UK startup that provides technology to enable businesses to provide cross-border payments services to their customers.