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Plan for Britain? Error messages blight new government website

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s new “Plan for Britain” website stopped working on Thursday shortly after its launch, …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

SWIFT messaging system cuts off remaining North Korean banks

LONDON (Reuters) – SWIFT, the inter-bank messaging network which is the backbone of international finance, said it planned to cut …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Snap shares drop 4 percent, fall below $20 for the first time

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Snap Inc shares tumbled below $20 on Thursday for the first time since the company’s $3.4 …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Uber tells judge it will seek to have Waymo case go to arbitration

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A lawyer for Uber [UBER.UL] told a federal judge on Thursday he intended to file a …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Car industry players diverge on timescale for self-driving cars

BERLIN (Reuters) – Carmakers and suppliers gave widely differing timelines for the introduction of self-driving vehicles on Thursday, showing the …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Illinois watchdog first U.S. regulator to join blockchain consortium R3

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has joined the blockchain consortium led by startup R3, …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Swatch to launch Swiss smartwatch operating system by 2018

BIEL, Switzerland (Reuters) – Swatch Group is developing a Swiss-made operating system as it seeks to offer a smaller, more …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

U.S. judge rejects Google email scanning settlement

(Reuters) – A federal judge has rejected Google’s proposed class-action settlement with non-Gmail users who said it illegally scanned their …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

YouTube makes its biggest e-sports bet with FACEIT streaming deal

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s YouTube is doubling down on the lucrative business of competitive gaming, where players square off on …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Blockchain Capital to raise $50 million, partly with digital token sale

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S.-based venture capital firm Blockchain Capital LLC said on Thursday it plans to raise $50 million …read more Source: Reuters Tech News