Pentagon designing cyber ‘scorecard’ to stay ahead of hackers
By Andrea Shalal NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.
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Expedia, Orbitz win U.S. approval to merge
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Online travel company Expedia Inc, the world's largest online travel services company by bookings, has won U.S.
Read moreObama warns China on cyber spying ahead of Xi visit
By Roberta Rampton and Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for an international framework to prevent the Internet from being “weaponized” as a tool of national aggression, while holding out the prospect of a forceful U.S. response to China over hacking attacks
Read moreAlibaba hasn’t hit bottom yet: Barron’s
The reasons the weekly financial newspaper gave for the dour outlook: China's struggling economy, increasing competition in e-commerce and more scrutiny of the company's culture and governance. Alibaba spokesman Bob Christie said the article “contains factual inaccuracies and selective use of information, and the conclusions the reporter draws are misleading.” The company has posted on the internet a letter to Barron's editor complaining about the story.
Read moreGoogle hires Truecar’s Krafcik to head its driverless car unit
(Reuters) – Google Inc said it named auto industry veteran John Krafcik as chief executive of its self-driving car project from late September. With the hiring of Krafcik, currently the president of automotive pricing terminal Truecar Inc and a former CEO of Hyundai Motors America, Google is starting to look at the project as a potential and relevant business in the near future. Chris Urmson, who has been head of the self-driving car program since 2009, will continue overseeing the project as its technical lead, the company said in an emailed statement
Read moreU.S., Chinese officials meet on cyber security issues: White House
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials concluded four days of meetings on Saturday on cyber security and other issues, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington later this month, the White House said.
Read moreChina tells U.S. to stop ‘groundless’ hacking accusations
China reacted angrily on Friday following a call by America’s top intelligence official for cyber security against China to be stepped up, and said the United States should stop “groundless accusations”. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said the United States must beef up cyber security against Chinese hackers targeting a range of U.S. interests to raise the cost to China of engaging in such activities.
Read moreU.S. urged to tighten cyber security to counter Chinese hacking
By Mark Hosenball and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States must beef up cyber security against Chinese hackers targeting a broad range of U.S. interests to raise the cost to China of engaging in such activities, America's top intelligence official said on Thursday.
Read moreSoftware guru McAfee seeks White House as Cyber Party candidate
By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – He does not like Washington, does not plan to travel the country kissing babies or shaking hands and does not want to debate anybody because that is “nonsense,” but John McAfee says he is running for president.
Read moreNetflix to launch in South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan early next year
(Reuters) – Netflix Inc said it would launch its movie and TV streaming service in South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan early next year. The move is part of the U.S.-based streaming pioneer's global expansion plans
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