Reuters Technology Report: December 3, 2015

Click to View in Browser Thursday, December 3, 2015 Activist investor renews call for Yahoo to sell core business SAN FRANCISCO/BENGALURU (Reuters) - An activist investor on Thursday renewed its push for Yahoo Inc to abandon its plans to spin off its valuable stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd  and instead sell its core business "at the highest price possible." Exclusive: Viacom should give vote to all investors, end non-voting class-CalSTRS official BOSTON (Reuters) - An official for the second-largest U.S. public pension system on Thursday called on Viacom Inc to do away with its dual-class share structure, the latest call from an investor for change at the media empire controlled by the aging mogul Sumner Redstone as doubts grow over his ability to lead. Samsung heir tests investors' patience with cautious change SEOUL (Reuters) - Nearly 19 months after becoming de facto leader of Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee is running out of time to show he has a plan to fix crown jewel Samsung Electronics Co Ltd as it stumbles toward possibly its first annual fall in smartphone sales. Amazon launches Fire tablet in China (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said its Fire tablet is now available in China for 499 yuan ($78) with access to hundreds of thousands of Kindle books. Lyft partners with Ola, GrabTaxi to reach Asian markets SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lyft has formed partnerships with two Asian on-demand ride services, Ola and GrabTaxi, as the U.S. company works to gain a toehold in the booming overseas market. World's first sonic tractor beam British researchers have built the world's first sonic tractor beams that lift and move objects using soundwaves. Motorola Solutions to buy UK's Airwave Solutions for $1.2 billion (Reuters) - Walkie-talkie and radio systems maker Motorola Solutions Inc said it would buy UK-based communications company Airwave Solutions Ltd in a $1.2 billion deal to beef up its services business. Toshiba, Fujitsu and Vaio mulling PC units merger: Nikkei (Reuters) - Japanese electronic companies Toshiba Corp, Fujitsu Ltd and Sony Corp spinoff Vaio are mulling a combination of their PC operations, according to a Nikkei report. Investor Mark Cuban slams SEC on email privacy stance (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Mark Cuban is lashing out against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its push against legislation that would require government agencies to get warrants before accessing emails of people under investigation. U.S., China reach agreement on guidelines for requesting assistance fighting cyber crime WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The United States and China have reached an agreement on guidelines for requesting assistance on cyber crime or other malicious cyber activities, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Related Video World's first sonic tractor beam Facebook CEO, wife to give 99 percent of shares to charity 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