Reuters Technology Report: May 5, 2015

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Salesforce shares spike on report of Microsoft evaluating bid (Reuters) - Shares of Salesforce.com Inc jumped 6.2 percent in late afternoon trading on Tuesday, after Bloomberg reported that Microsoft Corp is evaluating a bid for the cloud software provider. EU to probe big tech companies in digital market overhaul BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will announce a wide-ranging probe on Wednesday into how big technology companies such as Google , Amazon and Facebook use their market power as it considers whether to regulate them more tightly. Games publisher EA's fourth quarter profit, revenue trump estimates (Reuters) - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc, known for titles such as "FIFA" and "Madden NFL", posted better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue, helped by strong digital sales and the release of "Battlefield Hardline". Nvidia to wind down Icera modem operations (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp said it would wind down its Icera modem operations, and was open to a sale of the technology or operations. IBM's Watson to guide cancer therapies at 14 centers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fourteen U.S. and Canadian cancer institutes will use International Business Machines Corp's Watson computer system to choose therapies based on a tumor's genetic fingerprints, the company said on Tuesday, the latest step toward bringing personalized cancer treatments to more patients. Netflix asks FCC to reject AT&T-DirecTV merger unless changes made WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Netflix Inc has urged the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reject the pending $48 billion merger of AT&T Inc and DirecTV unless its concerns about the deal are addressed. Tech exec Goldberg died after exercise accident - official (This version of the story refiled to delete reference to hotel gym in headline and adds line to 6th paragraph to clarify that Four Seasons does not own villa in which the accident happened) Cisco looks to salesman Robbins for tech leadership SEATTLE (Reuters) - Chuck Robbins, the veteran salesman chosen by Cisco Systems Inc to succeed legendary CEO John Chambers, must prove he has the technical knowledge to chart a new course and lead the network equipment maker into the new world of cloud-based computing. Firms could record some phone calls without consent under California bill SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Companies would no longer have to tell consumers they are recording some cellphone conversations until 20 seconds into the calls under a bill approved Tuesday by a committee in the California legislature. Nokia could decide to keep navigation unit: chairman HELSINKI (Reuters) - Telecom network equipment maker Nokia could decide not to sell its navigation business HERE when it has completed a review of the unit, its chairman said. Related Video Star Trek-style replicator serves up meals in 30 seconds Pocket-sized fingerprint scanner could solve healthcare bottleneck Mediafile How about Hightail-ing it? On Twitter, dubious health claims from e-cigarette bots A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook