Reuters Technology Report: August 6, 2015

Click to View in Browser Thursday, August 6, 2015 Alibaba inks exclusive tie-ups with global brands to sell in China SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has signed exclusive partnerships with more than 20 apparel brands including Zara and Timberland, the Chinese e-commerce giant said on Thursday, the latest step to woo big international brands as it competes with rivals such as JD.com Inc. Internet firms to be subject to new cybersecurity rules in EU BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Internet firms such as Cisco , Google and Amazon will be subject to a new EU cybersecurity law forcing them to adopt tough security measures and possibly report serious breaches to national authorities, according to a document seen by Reuters. Nvidia revenue rises 4.5 percent on strong demand for car chips (Reuters) - Chipmaker Nvidia Corp reported a 4.5 percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped by strong demand for its chips used in cars and for cloud computing. FarmVille maker Zynga forecasts bookings below estimates (Reuters) - Zynga Inc forecast current-quarter bookings, a measure of future revenue, well below estimates, sending its shares down as much as 10 percent in after-market trading. Apple Music attracts more than 11 million trial members (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday its new music streaming service has attracted more than 11 million members during its free trial period, a response that music industry experts called respectable but not overwhelming. State actor suspected in cyber intrusion on U.S. military email WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The unclassified email network at the U.S. military's Joint Staff has been offline since late July after what investigators now believe was a sophisticated cyber attack likely linked to a foreign state, U.S. officials said on Thursday. U.S. FCC rejects T-Mobile request to limit spectrum for Verizon, AT&T WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday denied T-Mobile US Inc's request that more airwaves be set aside for smaller wireless companies like itself to bid on during a government auction next year. Growth of ecommerce pushes funds into small-fry shipping firms NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forget Amazon and its out-of-this-world share price. Hutchison, Vimpelcom to merge Italian mobile businesses MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) - Vimpelcom and Hutchison have agreed to combine their Italian mobile operations in a long-awaited deal that would cut the number of players in Europe's fourth-largest telecom market to three from four. Tesla says it sent update for security flaws found by hackers (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc said on Thursday it has sent a software patch to address security flaws in the Tesla Model S sedan that could allow hackers to take control of the vehicle. Related Video Fly catcher robot to speed up insights into Alzheimer's Hot trend at Gamescom, virtual reality headsets 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