Technology Report: Alibaba discloses powerful partners, reveals slowing growth

	Click to View in Browser 06/16/2014 Alibaba discloses powerful partners, reveals slowing growth BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding revealed the members of its powerful 27-person partnership and board on Monday, while disclosing that the Chinese e-commerce giant's growth has slowed from the red-hot pace of recent quarters. EU to team up with South Korea in global 5G race BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is teaming up with South Korea to jointly research the next generation of mobile broadband technology, hoping the Asian country's expertise will help it catch up in a field crucial for economic growth and jobs. Telefonica to win EU approval for $11 billion E-Plus bid: sources BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Telefonica will win EU approval for its 8.6-billion-euro ($11.7 billion) bid for KPN's German unit E-Plus after agreeing to let smaller rivals in Germany piggyback on its mobile network, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Siri software maker Nuance has held sale talks: WSJ (Reuters) - Software maker Nuance Communications Inc has held talks with potential buyers for its sale, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. SanDisk to buy Fusion-io to boost flash storage business (Reuters) - SanDisk Corp is buying Fusion-io Inc for about $1.1 billion to add heft to its fast-growing business of providing flash storage drives to companies. Hackers steal Dominos Pizza customer data in Europe, ransom sought BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers have stolen data on more than 600,000 Dominos Pizza Inc customers in Belgium and France, the pizza delivery company said, and an anonymous Twitter user threatened to publish the data unless the company pays a cash ransom. Level 3 to buy tw telecom to expand US fiber network (Reuters) - Level 3 Communications Inc will buy internet services provider tw telecom Inc for more than $5.6 billion in cash and stock to expand its commercial fiber network in the United States. Medtronic says still has room for more acquisitions CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc on Monday said it will remain in the market for promising new technologies even as it absorbs Dublin-based medical device maker Covidien Plc in a $42.9 billion cash-and-stock deal. RLPC-TeamViewer buyout backed with $605 mln-equivalent loan LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity firm Permira's acquisition of German software firm TeamViewer will be backed with $605 million-equivalent of leveraged loans, banking sources said on Monday. PayPal expands payment services to Nigeria, 9 other markets LONDON (Reuters) - PayPal is entering 10 new countries this week, including Nigeria, providing online payment alternatives for consumers via mobile phones or PCs in markets often blighted by financial fraud. Related Video Indonesian villagers cooking with gas - from garbage Priceline to buy OpenTable for $2.6 bln 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