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Samsung Electronics considers structural split as investor pressure builds

SEOUL South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it will increase dividends and consider splitting itself, as the tech giant faces possibly the biggest structural change in its 47-year history.

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Zenefits hit with $7 million fine by California insurance regulator

SAN FRANCISCO Software company Zenefits has been fined $7 million by California's insurance regulator, marking the biggest penalty yet for the startup that has faced multiple investigations for flouting insurance laws.

Nov 28 2016

America Movil agrees to buy mobile spectrum from Grupo MVS

MEXICO CITY Billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil said on Monday that its wireless subsidiary had agreed to buy spectrum for mobile devices from Mexico's Grupo MVS, which would increase Mexico's dominant player's offer of high-speed data services.

Nov 28 2016

Bitcoin guru leaves Canada's TSX to focus on blockchain venture

The first chief digital officer of TMX Group Ltd's Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has left the organization to devote more time to his venture based on blockchain, the technology behind the bitcoin cryptocurrency, the executive said on Monday.

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Digital payment firms cash in on India's money mess, but can it last?

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI Digital payment providers in India have mobilized hundreds of extra workers to enrol small merchants and offered their services for free, betting that severe cash shortages will prove to be the opportunity of a lifetime.

Nov 28 2016

San Francisco public transit system hit in ransomware attack

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said on Monday it had contained a cyber attack, which disrupted its ticketing systems and forced it to offer free service to some customers during the Thanksgiving weekend. | Video

U.S., Cybersecurity Nov 28 2016