Reuters Technology Report: July 13, 2015

Click to View in Browser Monday, July 13, 2015 Who owns a stock? Complex answer saves Dell millions (Reuters) - The computer maker Dell Inc won a legal fight that may have saved its owners tens of millions of dollars with a complex answer to a seemingly simple question of who is the record holder of a stock. NASA's New Horizons probe finds Pluto is bigger than predicted LAUREL, Md. (Reuters) - Mysterious Pluto looms large and turns out to be larger than expected as NASA's New Horizons spacecraft wraps up a nearly decade-long journey, with a close flyby on track for Tuesday, scientists said on Monday. BlackBerry names Cisco veteran as new global head of sales TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd named Carl Wiese as head of global sales on Monday, an appointment that comes at a critical juncture for the smartphone industry pioneer, which needs to spur top-line growth in order for its turnaround efforts to succeed. Wal-Mart takes on Amazon's 'Prime Day' with online sale (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will launch a three-month online sale on Wednesday to take on Amazon.com Inc's "Prime Day", a highly publicized shopping event for members of Amazon Prime shipping and digital content service the same day. Calder's popular mobiles to feature in Tate Modern show LONDON (Reuters) - American sculptor Alexander Calder's crowd-pleasing mobiles and other art works will have their biggest British exhibition ever in a show opening at the Tate Modern museum in November, the Tate said on Monday. Nintendo CEO who broadened video game appeal dies of cancer TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd Chief Executive Satoru Iwata died of cancer on Saturday, months after he led the Japanese video-game maker's belated entry into mobile gaming following years of declining sales. He was 55. Italian cyber-security firm suspects foreign government was behind mass attack ROME (Reuters) - Italian cyber-security firm Hacking Team said a government might have been behind a massive hack of its systems and warned that the subsequent leaking of its computer codes could prove a field day for criminals. Taiwan courts tech start-ups to drive economic growth TAIPEI (Reuters) - Companies such as electric motor scooter firm Gogoro could hold the key to Taiwan's economic growth. FTC exploring Apple rules for streaming music rivals in App Store WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. government antitrust regulators are looking into claims about whether Apple's treatment of rival streaming music apps is illegal under antitrust law, according to three industry sources. Exclusive: At White House, 30-day sprint kicks off cyber marathon to stop intrusions WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal government could find more cyber intrusions as it takes a close look at its sprawling and sometimes creaky systems in the wake of massive hacks, the nation's chief information officer told Reuters. Related Video Insulin patches could replace injections for diabetics Rats to the rescue! Rodents trained to detect landmines 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