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Bitcoin inflows hit record high so far in 2021 -CoinShares data
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Inflows into bitcoin products and funds have hit a record $6.4 billion so far this year, data from digital asset manager CoinShares showed, as investor...
Nov 08, 2021
Italy antitrust starts proceedings to fine Google over restrictive clauses
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust regulator has started proceedings to fine Google for allegedly restrictive clauses in the terms of service consumers have to accept to use Google Drive. In a filing...
Nov 08, 2021
Viasat buys Britain’s Inmarsat in $7.3 billion satellite play
By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -Viasat agreed to buy British rival Inmarsat on Monday in a $7.3 billion deal to broaden the U.S. based company's satellite and land-based communications services. The ta...
Nov 08, 2021
Beefed up EU tech rules could be global standard, says Facebook whistleblower
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's draft rules requiring tech firms to do more to tackle illegal online content could become a global gold standard for a safer online world if they are beef...
Nov 08, 2021
U.S. has seized $6.1 million tied to Russian ransomware operator -Justice Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has seized $6.1 million in relation to Russian ransomware operator Yevgeniy Polyanin, top U.S. Justice Department officials said on Monday. U.S. Attorney Gener...
Nov 08, 2021
Crypto assets are helping illegal activity, BoE’s Bailey says
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday that the rise of crypto assets was helping illegal activity. "I'm afraid that the advent of digital means of payment, and in pa...
Nov 08, 2021
Social media access disrupted in Ethiopia, Netblocks says
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Access in Ethiopia to social media platforms Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram has been restricted after the content of high school exams was leaked online, internet watchdog Net...
Nov 08, 2021
U.S. offers reward of up to $10 million for information on REvil ransomware group
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of State said it was offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of anyone holding a key position in the REvil rans...
Nov 08, 2021
How tweets by Tesla’s Elon Musk have moved markets
(Reuters) - Shares of Tesla Inc fell on Monday as chief Elon Musk, known for his Twitter banter, proposed the sale of about a tenth of his holdings in the electric-car maker after conducting a poll on...
Nov 08, 2021
Five hackers linked to ransomware gang REvil arrested since Feb -Europol
(Reuters) - Five hackers linked to ransomware group REvil and responsible for thousands of cyberattacks have been arrested since February, European Union's law enforcement agency Europol said on Monda...
Nov 08, 2021
