Reuters Technology Report: November 3, 2015

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Sprint quarterly results miss forecasts, shares fall 7 percent (Reuters) - Sprint Corp , the fourth largest U.S. wireless carrier, reported lower-than-expected quarterly results on Tuesday as promotional price cuts drove customer gains but weighed on growth. Google says an EU antitrust fine would be 'inappropriate' BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google has hit back at EU antitrust regulators' warning of a possible hefty fine, saying this would be inappropriate because of the unusual nature of the case and its willingness to settle the case with concessions last year. Twitter replaces stars with hearts, but gets no love from users (Reuters) - Twitter Inc has replaced its star-shaped "favorite" icon with a heart-shaped icon called "like", the latest effort by the company to make its website more engaging. Groupon names Rich Williams CEO (Reuters) - Groupon Inc, operator of daily deals website groupon.com, said Chief Operating Officer Rich Williams would succeed Eric Lefkofsky as chief executive officer. "Farmville" creator Zynga's CFO steps down (Reuters) - "FarmVille" game maker Zynga Inc said Chief Financial Officer David Lee was stepping down and Chief Accounting Officer Michelle Quejado was taking over as interim CFO. In rare appearance, Larry Page discusses new Alphabet structure SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In a rare public appearance, Google co-founder and Alphabet Inc CEO Larry Page explained why he was spurred to create a whole new structure for the company he created with Sergey Brin almost two decades ago. Uber driver gets life sentence for rape in Indian capital NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian court on Tuesday jailed a driver of U.S.-based ride-hailing company Uber [UBER.UL] for life for raping a passenger, in a case that highlighted the dangers faced by women from violent sex attackers. Atos buys corporate telephony firm Unify for 340 million euros PARIS (Reuters) - French IT services firm Atos said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy communications firm Unify for 340 million euros ($373 million) as it looks to expand into corporate telephony. Messaging software firm Slack plans mass-media push to boost growth DUBLIN (Reuters) - Slack, the group messaging platform valued at nearly $3 billion, plans to accelerate its growth by spending some of its $250 million cash pile on mass-market advertising, founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield said. Exclusive: EU to clear $37 billion Avago, Broadcom deal without conditions - sources BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Avago Technologies is set to win unconditional approval by the European Union's competition regulators for its proposed $37 billion takeover of Broadcom Corp , two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Related Video Ultrasonic bubbles give cold water bug-killing cleaning power Every day is Black Friday now at Amazon 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