Volkswagen, Kuka cooperate on robots for electric, autonomous cars

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen and robot maker Kuka are expanding a cooperation to develop ways that robots can help drivers of electric and autonomous vehicles, Volkswagen said in a statement on Friday.

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Tencent to launch mega-hit game in U.S., EU amid regulatory chill in China

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese gaming giant Tencent Holdings Ltd will launch its mega-hit smartphone game "Honour of Kings" in the EU and United States this year, a person familiar with the plans said, amid a backlash in China over its addictive features.

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Toshiba under pressure to consider 'Plan B' as chip sale falters: sources

TOKYO (Reuters) - As the $18 billion sale of Toshiba Corp's memory chip unit to a government-approved consortium falters, some bankers and potential investors are pressing the board to seriously consider alternatives, people with direct knowledge of the sale process said - including picking a new buyer.

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Germany says cyber threat greater than expected, more firms affected

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany's BSI federal cyber agency said on Friday that the threat posed to German firms by recent cyber attacks launched via a Ukrainian auditing software was greater than expected, and some German firms had seen production halted for over a week.

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Millions of Android Devices Using Broadcom Wi-Fi Chip Can Be Hacked Remotely

Google has released its latest monthly security update for Android devices, including a serious bug in some Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets that affects millions of Android devices, as well as some iPhone models. Dubbed BroadPwn, the critical remote code execution vulnerability resides in Broadcom's BCM43xx family of WiFi chipsets, which can be triggered remotely without user interaction, allows a

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LG Electronics says second quarter profit likely rose 14 percent year on year

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said on Friday its second-quarter operating profit likely rose 14 percent from a year earlier, but fell short of market expectations.

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Maersk says too early to predict financial impact of cyber attack

SHANGHAI, July 7 (Reuters) - Maersk on Friday said it was too early to predict the financial impact on its second- and third-quarter results from a cyber attack that caused computer outages across the world.

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Canon falls to more than two-month low after EU threatens huge fine

TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - Shares of Canon Inc 7751.T dropped to their lowest levels in more than two months on Friday after EU antitrust regulators said they could fine it up to 10 percent of annual revenue if they concluded it had breached merger rules.

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FTC Releases Alert on Charity Scams

Original release date: July 06, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an alert on charity scams. Recent acts of fraud include solicitations from scammers requesting payment to claim a sweepstakes prize. Anytime someone asks you to pay to obtain a prize, it is a scam.

US-CERT encourages consumers to refer to the FTC Alert and the US-CERT Tip on Real-World Warnings Keep You Safe Online for more information.

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Samsung Electronics says second-quarter operating profit likely rose 72 percent year-on-year

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Friday said its second-quarter operating profit likely rose 72 percent from a year earlier to a new record, beating analyst estimates, as strong memory chip prices helped widen margins.

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China urges GM, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen to recall cars with faulty air bags

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's top quality watchdog has asked General Motors, Daimler's Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen to fulfill their obligations to recall vehicles in China affected by faulty Takata air bags, it said in a statement.

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Google says its Drive service facing disruption

(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google Drive service is facing service disruption on Thursday, according to Google service status page.

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Tesla April registrations drop in key California market

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Registrations of Tesla Inc vehicles in California, by far the largest market of the luxury electric car maker, fell 24 percent in April from a year ago, according to data from IHS Markit.

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Japan's Toshiba secures $6 billion in credit lines: Nikkei

(Reuters) - Embattled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp used shares in its divested flash memory unit to secure a credit of 680 billion yen ($6 billion) from major banks, Nikkei news agency reported on Friday.

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IRS Launches 'Don't Take the Bait' Series

Original release date: July 06, 2017

As part of its Security Summit effort, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be launching a new educational series called "Don't Take the Bait" on July 11, 2017. As part of the Protect Your Clients, Protect Yourself campaign, "Don't Take the Bait" provides information about phishing scams targeting tax professionals and their clients.

US-CERT encourages tax payers and tax professionals to review the IRS alert and US-CERT's advice on Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks.

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