Technology Report: Exclusive: Amazon.com plans local services marketplace this year - sources

	Click to View in Browser 06/10/2014 Exclusive: Amazon.com plans local services marketplace this year - sources SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc later this year plans to launch a marketplace for local services, a broad term that encompasses anything from babysitters to handymen, several people familiar with the matter said. EU to launch formal investigation into Apple's Irish tax deal: TV DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Commission will launch a formal investigation on Wednesday into Apple Inc's tax arrangements in Ireland, Irish state broadcaster RTE reported, without naming its source. Oracle's Ellison debuts technology for faster databases REDWOOD CITY California (Reuters) - Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison on Tuesday launched "in-memory" technology for speeding up data analysis in a bid to beef up demand for his company's software products. Russia arrests two hackers it says hijacked Apple devices MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police have arrested two alleged hackers they say extorted money from users of Apple devices by blocking them and demanding payment to free them up again. U.S. appeals court rules against authors in book-scanning lawsuit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Universities and research libraries that created a searchable online database for millions of books did not violate copyright protections belonging to authors whose works were scanned, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday. Wanted: a watchdog for the mobile medical app explosion SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - (Corrects description of how FDA plans to regulate mobile apps in penultimate paragraph) Nintendo characters come to life through new models at E3 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd offered the first glimpse at interactive figurines of Mario and other characters on Tuesday at video gaming expo E3, aiming to fire up sales of its two-year-old Wii U console, which have fallen far short of targets. Google to buy satellite company Skybox Imaging for $500 million SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Tuesday it is acquiring satellite company Skybox Imaging for $500 million in cash, the Internet company's second high-profile acquisition of an aerospace company this year. RadioShack burns through cash in failed attempt to stem losses (Reuters) - U.S. electronics retailer RadioShack Corp reported its ninth straight quarterly loss and is burning through cash as it struggles to sustain its turnaround efforts, which so far have failed to bear fruit. Huawei sees stronger sales growth for enterprise division MILAN (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms group Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] has increased its sales growth rate target at its enterprise business this year to 40 percent, board member and head of strategy William Xu said on Tuesday. Related Video Paying with your veins - a 'handy' way to shop PowerLoader - the exoskeleton for super strength 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