Technology Report: U.S. court halts $8.2 billion Activision deal with Vivendi

	Click to View in Browser 09/19/2013 U.S. court halts $8.2 billion Activision deal with Vivendi SAN FRANCISCO/PARIS (Reuters) - A U.S. court has taken the rare step of halting Vivendi SA's $8.2 billion deal to sell most of its stake in Activision Blizzard Inc back to the U.S. videogame publisher, but the move is unlikely to kill the transaction, according to analysts and legal experts. Twitter in talks to add banks to IPO, set fees: sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twitter is in talks to add additional banks to its underwriting syndicate for its upcoming initial public offering and in the process of finalizing the fee structure, according to three people familiar with the matter. Microsoft says no update on search for new CEO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's chief financial officer said on Thursday that the company has "no further update" on its search for a new CEO to replace Steve Ballmer, who last month announced plans to retire within a year. Hackers eager to crack fingerprint scanner on iPhone 5S BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers are gearing up for Friday's release of the iPhone 5S, aiming to be the first to crack the device's first-ever fingerprint scanner, a security feature that Apple Inc hopes will set the new model apart from the competition. California regulators OK on-demand ridesharing, with conditions SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - On-demand ride services got the green light from California regulators Thursday in a move the services hope will help clear their legal status in other jurisdictions. Sprint, T-Mobile join Verizon in snub of Canada airwaves TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc confirmed on Thursday they will not participate in Canada's upcoming auction of prized wireless spectrum, joining larger rival Verizon Communications Inc in shunning the market. Canada hopes BlackBerry can make it on its own: minister OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - The Canadian government hopes BlackBerry Ltd will be able to make it on its own, Industry Minister James Moore said on Thursday. Unmetric raises $5.5 million as social media industry gains steam SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Unmetric, a "social media intelligence" provider, has won $5.5 million in Series B financing to build up its sales force, the company said Thursday. Nokia's Elop in line for $25 mln after Microsoft deal HELSINKI (Reuters) - Former Nokia boss Stephen Elop stands to receive around 18.8 million euros ($25 million) in "termination payments" if the company's shareholders agree to sell its handset business to Microsoft, Nokia said on Thursday. Sprint, T-Mobile US opted not to apply for Canada auction entry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc said on Thursday that they had not applied to participate in Canada's upcoming spectrum auction in time for Tuesday's deadline. Related Video Autonomous quadcopter takes humans out of flying equation Scientists present moon rotation in full lunar glory Mediafile A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend