Reuters Technology Report: July 3, 2015

Click to View in Browser Friday, July 3, 2015 UberPOP halts service in France after clampdown, protests PARIS (Reuters) - Uber Technologies will suspend its UberPOP ride-hailing service in France, the U.S. company said on Friday, after it faced sometimes-violent protests and local authorities denounced it as an illegal taxi service. Stick-on smart sensor offers hassle-free car hire Renting a car is often fraught with worry. If the car is damaged in any way, the renter could be in line for a hefty bill; even if the car was stationary at the time. But a novel sensing technology could spell the end of disputes over liability if a car is damaged by accurately determining who is to blame. Solar-powered plane lands in Hawaii, pilot sets nonstop record (Reuters) - A Swiss man attempting to circumnavigate the globe with an aircraft powered only by the sun's energy landed in Hawaii on Friday, after a record-breaking five-day nonstop solo flight across the Pacific Ocean from Japan. Fearing return to drachma, some Greeks use bitcoin to dodge capital controls LONDON (Reuters) - There is at least one legal way to get your euros out of Greece these days, to guard against the prospect that they might be devalued into drachmas: convert them into bitcoin. Russian parliament approves Internet privacy bill MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament gave its final approval on Friday to a law that would require Internet search engines to remove users' personal information from their results. Samsung Group companies' merger deal runs into fresh opposition SEOUL (Reuters) - The proposed $8 billion merger of two Samsung Group companies came under attack from two directions on Friday, as an activist hedge fund filed a court action against the deal and a shareholder advisory group recommended shareholders oppose it. Intel President Renée James to step down in January (Reuters) - Intel Corp President Renée James will step down in January to pursue an external chief executive role, Intel Chief Executive Brian Krzanich said in a statement. GAO sees room for improvement in bank cyber security exams (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators must hire and train more examiners with technology expertise so they can give more useful cyber security recommendations to small and mid-sized banks, a federal watchdog agency has warned. Yelp temporarily decides not to pursue a sale: Bloomberg (Reuters) - Yelp Inc, operator of consumer review website yelp.com, had temporarily decided not to pursue a sale, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Salinas's Totalplay eyes Mexico wholesale network MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Totalplay, the pay TV, Internet and fixed-line company owned by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas, is considering participating in an upcoming tender for a $7 billion wholesale mobile network, the company's chief executive said on Thursday. Related Video Stick-on smart sensor offers hassle-free car hire NASA: Black holes make perfect lab for dark matter 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