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Internet trolls could face prosecution
October 10th, 2016
Internet trolls who create derogatory hashtags or post doctored images to humiliate others could face prosecution in England and Wales. Inciting people to harass others online, known as virtual mobbing, could also result in court action, under new Crown ...
TechCrunch Creates a New Series on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology
October 10th, 2016
Bitcoin is probably the hottest invention of the last decade. At the current rate of growth, combined with its limitless potential, Bitcoin’s underlying blockchain technology may become the most disruptive revolutionary technological invention of this century. Irrespective of individual ...
Record fine for a UK Telecoms company in a cyber attack case
October 10th, 2016
Telecoms company TalkTalk has been issued with a record £400,000 fine by the ICO for security failings that allowed a cyber attacker to access customer data “with ease”. The ICO’s in-depth investigation found that an attack on the company last October could have ...
Oil prices fall over doubts that non-OPEC producers will cut output
October 10th, 2016
Oil prices fell on Monday over doubts that an OPEC-led plan to cut output would rein in a global oversupply that has dogged markets for over two years. Brent crude futures were trading at $51.53 per barrel at 0511 GMT, ...
Dutch insurer rejects NN Group’s takeover proposal
October 7th, 2016
Delta Lloyd N.V. (hereafter “Delta Lloyd” or the “Company”) notes the announcement made by NN Group N.V. (“NN Group”) on 5 October 2016 and confirms that it received an unsolicited and conditional proposal from NN Group on 2 October ...
EY reports record global revenues in 2016
October 7th, 2016
EY records sixth consecutive year of record growth Solid growth across all businesses and geographical areas, including developed and emerging markets Large scale transformations and capital transactions fuel growth in Advisory and Transactions businesses Significant investment in digital transformation, ...
Kiwibank Fintech Accelerator to scale up Kiwi start-ups
October 7th, 2016
New Zealand’s first FinTech Accelerator has been set up to turn great ideas into fledgling businesses, and could help New Zealand grow its share of a burgeoning global $1 trillion (NZD) industry. Kiwibank, Xero, Callaghan Innovation and Creative HQ ...
Cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin announced the listing of SingularDTV Token
October 6th, 2016
The Cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin has issued an announcement to inform for the launch for trading of SingularDTV’s token, SNGLS (listed as SNG) on Gatecoin.com following the decentralized entertainment platform’s crowd sale on October 2nd, 2016, where USD 7.5 million equivalent in ETH was ...
Sydney Stock Exchange blockchain project reaches first milestone
October 6th, 2016
APX Settlement Pty Limited (APXS), the Sydney Stock Exchange’s joint venture with Bit Trade Labs to develop a blockchain based settlement solution, has successfully prototyped its blockchain smart register for real-time issuance and allocation of equity securities. This marks ...
Toyota recalls 219,811 Toyota and Lexus cars
October 6th, 2016
Russian standards agency Rosstandart said on Wednesday it had been informed about a voluntary recall by Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) of 219,811 Toyota Auris, Toyota Prius, Toyota Corolla and Lexus CT 200h cars. The recall covers the cars sold between ...
