Showing posts with label Reuters: Technology News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reuters: Technology News. Show all posts

Monday, 18 June 2018

Amazon effect: BOJ says online shopping pushing down core inflation

TOKYO (Reuters) - The spread of online shopping in Japan is dragging down consumer inflation, the central bank said, highlighting the "Amazon effect" on prices and the challenges policy makers face as they try to pull the world's third-biggest economy out of years of stagnation.


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China's Huawei rebuts Australian security concerns amid Sino-Canberra tensions

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies refuted Australian claims it poses a security risk, calling the criticism "ill-informed" in an open letter on Monday that threatens to inflame already heightened Sino-Canberra tensions.


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Behind flashy IPO of Japan's Mercari lies a thriving thrift economy

TOKYO (Reuters) - When flea market app Mercari makes its market debut on Tuesday, it will mark the appearance of one of Japan's rarest beasts: a tech unicorn.


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Sunday, 17 June 2018

South Africa's Liberty Holdings suffers cyber attack

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African insurer Liberty Holdings said on Sunday it had become the victim of a cyber attack after an external party claimed to have seized data from the firm and demanded payment.


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The bigger cryptocurrencies get, the worse they perform - BIS

LONDON (Reuters) - Cryptocurrencies are not scalable and are more likely to suffer a breakdown in trust and efficiency the greater the number of people using them, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS)said on Sunday in its latest warning about the rise of virtual currencies.


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