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BlaBlaCar changes gear by offering drivers car leases

BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – BlaBlaCar, whose amateur chauffeurs share costs with passengers on long-distance journeys, will offer them cheaper car leases …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

GTCR in the lead to acquire jobs website CareerBuilder: sources

(Reuters) – Private equity firm GTCR LLC is in exclusive talks to acquire U.S. job-hunting website CareerBuilder LLC for more …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

AT&T adds HBO to unlimited wireless plan for free

(Reuters) – AT&T Inc said on Wednesday customers of its unlimited mobile data plan would get Time Warner Inc’s HBO, …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Facebook to use photo-matching to block repeat ‘revenge porn’

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc is adding tools on Wednesday to make it easier for users to report …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Amazon acquires right to buy stake in fuel cell maker Plug Power

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has acquired the right to buy up to 23 percent of hydrogen fuel cell maker …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Gig economy creates ripples in Australia’s A$2.1 trillion pension pool

SYDNEY (Reuters) – When ride-hailing company Uber started in 2014, Sydney resident Rosalina Kariotakis was among the first drivers to …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Kim Dotcom announces new Bitcoin venture for content uploaders to earn money

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Controversial New Zealand-based internet mogul Kim Dotcom plans to launch a Bitcoin payments system for users to …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Brazil lawmakers vote to regulate Uber, other apps

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted on Tuesday to give cities greater power to regulate ride-hailing app …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Amazon to live stream 10 Thursday night NFL games

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc will stream 10 Thursday night games for the U.S. National Football League this year, a company …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Apple aims for more control, less cost as it accelerates in chip design

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s decision to stop licensing graphics chips from Imagination Technologies Group Plc is the clearest …read more Source: Reuters Tech News