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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Chinese state media says U.S. should take some blame for cyber attack

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Wednesday criticized the United States for hindering efforts to stop global cyber threats in the wake of the WannaCry "ransomware" attack that has infected more than 300,000 computers worldwide in recent days.

Hackers mint crypto-currency with technique in global 'ransomware' attack

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A computer virus that exploits the same vulnerability as the global "ransomware" attack has latched on to more than 200,000 computers and begun manufacturing digital currency, experts said Tuesday.

BlackBerry working with automakers on anti-hack tool: analyst

TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd is working with at least two automakers to develop a security service that would remotely scan vehicles for computer viruses and tell drivers to pull over if they were in critical danger, according to a financial analyst.

Nasdaq launches machine intelligence-enhanced data service

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc on Tuesday launched a service to help fund managers and quantitative traders better use data from social media, central bank announcements, retail sentiment and other sources to improve trading profits.

Facebook to reimburse some advertisers after discovering bug

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would refund some advertisers after finding a bug that wrongly attributed video carousel ad clicks as clicks to the advertisers' websites.

EU judges to tackle 'right to be forgotten' again

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The "right to be forgotten" - or stopping certain web search results from appearing under searches for people's names - will be debated at the European Union's top court after Alphabet Inc's Google refused requests from four individuals.

Tencent reports 58 percent jump in first-quarter profit

(Reuters) - Tencent Holdings Ltd, China's top gaming and social media firm, reported a 58 percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, aided by growth in online games, payment-related services and advertising. Net profit attributable to the company for the three months ended March 31 was 14.48 billion yuan ($2.10 billion), up from 9.2 billion yuan a year earlier, the company said. That compared with 13.2 billion yuan estimated by 8 analysts, according to a Thomson Reuters poll. Tencen

Delphi joins self-driving alliance with BMW, Intel

DETROIT (Reuters) - German automaker BMW AG, U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp and parts maker Delphi Automotive PLC on Tuesday said they would collaborate on development of a highly-automated self-driving platform for BMW, with Delphi handling integration of components and software.

Facebook adds Snapchat-like camera filters to Instagram

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's Instagram has souped up its camera with quirky face-tracking filters, adding another feature similar to one offered by social media rival Snap Inc's Snapchat.

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone returns to company

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc co-founder Biz Stone said on Tuesday he would be returning full time to the microblogging service in an unspecified role.