Reuters Technology Report: October 8, 2015

Click to View in Browser Thursday, October 8, 2015 Dell looks to EMC deal to boost corporate presence (Reuters) - Dell Inc is in talks with banks to fund a takeover of data storage company EMC Corp, sources familiar with the matter said, as the world's No.3 PC maker looks to beef up its cloud-based offerings for corporate customers. Sao Paulo mayor proposes regulations for Uber, avoiding ban SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Sao Paulo will introduce new regulations to govern ride-sharing services such as Uber instead of backing an outright ban proposed by local Brazilian lawmakers, the mayor of South America's biggest city said on Thursday. From sadness to wow, Facebook launches reaction buttons beyond like SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Like it or not, Facebook Inc's trademark "like" button is set to get more expressive. A majority of U.S. adults now use social media: Pew study CHICAGO (Reuters) - Social media usage among American adults has ballooned in the past decade with about two-thirds now on social networking sites, Pew Research Center said on Thursday. Amazon launches platform to build apps for 'Internet of Things' (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's cloud business, Amazon Web Services, has launched a service to help customers build applications to connect devices through the cloud, the so-called "Internet of Things". Ride-hailing company Lyft partners with Hertz, Shell SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lyft has partnered with Hertz Global Holdings Inc to offer rental cars to its drivers, the ride-hailing company said on Thursday. Big Cisco bet on France offers relief from Air France fiasco PARIS (Reuters) - Still reeling from front page images of shirtless Air France executives fleeing angry workers, the French government got a welcome boost on Thursday for its campaign to attract foreign investment from U.S. tech group Cisco. Hackers in China, South Korea, Germany targeted Clinton's server: AP WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Computer hackers in China, South Korea and Germany tried to attack Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's private email server after she left the U.S. State Department in February 2013, the Associated Press reported on Thursday. Alibaba's Ma says concerns about China consumption overdone (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Chairman Jack Ma, looking to calm investors after a slide in the e-commerce company's shares, said concerns about slowing consumption in China were overdone. Exclusive: Uber checks connections between hacker and Lyft SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Eight months after disclosing a major data breach, ride service Uber [UBER.UL] is focusing its legal efforts on learning more about an internet address that it has persuaded a court could lead to identifying the hacker. That address, two sources familiar with the matter say, can be traced to the chief of technology at its main U.S. rival, Lyft. Related Video Record-breaking students making electric cars cool Brain trauma widespread among high school football players, researchers say 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