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Uber Paid Hackers $100,000 to Keep Secret a Massive Data Breach In 2016
November 22nd, 2017
Uber Technologies Inc paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some 57 million accounts of the ride-service provider, the company said on Tuesday. Discovery of the company’s cover-up of the ...
Barclays is the first UK high street bank that lets you make a payment by simply asking Siri
August 21st, 2017
Customers will now be able to make payments by saying ‘Hey Siri, Pay £15 with Barclays’ No need to open the app – rely on Siri and use TouchID to authenticate The technology will enable customers with dexterity ...
U.S. oil prices open above $50 for first time since May
August 1st, 2017
U.S. oil opened above $50 per barrel for the first time since late May on Tuesday, supported by strong fuel demand, but ongoing high supplies from producer club OPEC kept prices from rising further. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) ...
Deloitte replaces KPMG as McLaren data partner
June 8th, 2017
UK specialist engineering group McLaren Applied Technology resolved a commercial tug-of-war with two Big Four accounting firms by switching its allegiance from KPMG to Deloitte. McLaren Applied Technology recently announced a new alliance with Deloitte. The partnership means the ...
Corvil Develops World’s First Virtual Security Expert to Address Cybersecurity in Financial Markets
May 17th, 2017
Corvil today announced a cybersecurity solution specifically designed to address the unique security needs of today’s electronic trading businesses looking to solve escalating concerns over cyber attacks while demonstrating compliance with evolving regulations. Powered by sophisticated machine learning algorithms, ...
McLaren Applied Technologies & Deloitte team up to build data-driven products
May 16th, 2017
Two firms form new partnership to develop products that solve complex industry challenges and improve clients’ business performance Partnership expected to deliver over £1bn in annual client benefits by 2022 Around 150 new jobs to be created in first ...
Euro sets one-week high ahead of GDP data; dollar inches lower
May 16th, 2017
The euro touched a one-week high on Tuesday ahead of the release of euro zone gross domestic product data, as the dollar struggled to gain traction in the wake of a surprisingly soft U.S. manufacturing report. The euro rose ...
Dollar inches away from eight-week high vs yen; focus on U.S. data
May 12th, 2017
The dollar traded below an eight-week high against the yen on Friday, with the near-term focus on whether coming U.S. economic data would provide the catalyst for further gains in the greenback. The dollar eased 0.1 percent to 113.70 ...
Stocks Climb as Japan Data Spur Growth Optimism: Markets Wrap
April 20th, 2017
New Zealand hits inflation target for first time in 5 years Equity indexes in Japan, Hong Kong and Australia all rise Asian stock markets climbed as oil recovered some of its slump and better-than-forecast trade figures in Japan boosted ...
IBM Goes Live With First Commercial Blockchains
March 20th, 2017
Tech giant IBM is set to unveil what it’s calling the first “commercial application” of Hyperledger’s open-source Fabric codebase. Previously released in beta and scheduled for official release today, the offering – dubbed “IBM Blockchain” – is formally debuting in front ...
