Reuters Technology Report: June 19, 2015

Click to View in Browser Friday, June 19, 2015 U.S. employee data breach tied to Chinese intelligence SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Chinese hacking group suspected of stealing sensitive information about millions of current and former U.S. government employees has a different mission and organizational structure than the military hackers who have been accused of other U.S. data breaches, according to people familiar with the matter. Ebay sells Craigslist stake back to Craigslist (Reuters) - EBay Inc said it has sold its 28.4 percent stake in Craigslist Inc back to the online classified advertising company. Volume, variety key for Adobe's stock-image service to click (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc is leveraging its popular Creative Cloud software suite for its new stock-image service, but will have to dig deeper to woo designers and take on established players such as Shutterstock Inc and Getty Images. Texas Instruments tipped as chip industry's next consolidator NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc (TI) could be gearing up to make the next big deal in what has already been a record-breaking year for semiconductor M&A, industry bankers and analysts said. Silk Road creator's lawyer blasts U.S. investigator's plea deal (Reuters) - The lawyer for convicted Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht said Friday an ex-Secret Service agent's expected guilty plea to stealing more than $800,000 of bitcoins during a probe of the black market website shows the investigation was corrupt. China to allow full foreign ownership of some e-commerce businesses BEIJING (Reuters) - China will allow full foreign ownership of some e-commerce businesses, aiming to encourage foreign investment and the development and competitiveness of the industry, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Friday. Still an underdog, but China government deals help Alibaba's cloud ambitions SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is an underdog in the global cloud computing industry, but it has one thing going for it: it's Chinese. Traders bet on Twitter near-term gains as takeover chatter persists NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dick Costolo's decision to step down as Twitter Inc's chief executive last week failed to stem the weeks-long slide in the company's shares, but options traders appear to be betting on a near-term rebound. Twitter to let users follow live events, not just people SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc will start curating tweets on live events, the microblogging service said, as it plans major changes to make its real-time news feed more user friendly. Disney exploring virtual reality for video games LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's interactive unit is considering bringing Disney Infinity or other video games into the world of virtual reality. Related Video Smart cycle jacket could save lives on Mexico City's roads Drones, missiles, and fighter jets at Paris Airshow 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