Reuters Technology Report: December 8, 2015

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Yahoo not to spin off Alibaba stake: CNBC (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc  will not move forward with a spin-off of its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd , CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing sources. China chips away at U.S., Taiwan semiconductor dominance HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's multi-billion dollar drive towards self-reliance in semiconductors has spawned a cluster of chip designers that industry experts say could eventually rival leaders Qualcomm Inc and MediaTek Inc . AOL to cut 100 jobs, mainly in its dial-up business: Techcrunch Caroline Campbell, an AOL spokeswoman, confirmed to Reuters that the company was re-aligning and a portion of its workforce has been impacted. Majority of Apple Watch owners plan to give it as a gift: poll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Apple Watch enters the critical holiday shopping season, it looks likely to get a sales boost from happy customers, almost two-thirds of whom are planning to give one as a gift, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday. Markit CEO sues unknown hackers over 'campaign of extortion' NEW YORK (Reuters) - Markit Ltd's chief executive filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing unknown individuals of hacking into his computers, phone and emails to try to intimidate him and extort money. OnePlus to narrowly miss India smartphone sales target (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus will miss its target of selling 1 million handsets in India in 2015 - its first year in the country - but not by much, a company executive said. Siemens ups research spending to keep innovative edge MUNICH (Reuters) - German industrial group Siemens is to raise research spending and expand activities with start-ups to help to keep its innovative edge as industry rapidly turns digital. AT&T CEO hints at launching mobile video streaming service (Reuters) - AT&T Inc Chief Executive Randall Stephenson on Tuesday hinted at launching a mobile video streaming service as early as January to target price-conscious U.S. viewers who don't currently have pay-TV subscriptions. Alphabet mulls expanding Fiber internet service to LA, Chicago (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc said it would consider bringing its Fiber internet service to Los Angeles and Chicago, the two biggest cities the tech giant has worked with so far for the super-fast web service. Uber says obtains government approval to operate in Jakarta JAKARTA (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said on Tuesday it had received the green light from the Jakarta governor to operate in the Indonesian capital after giving assurances that it would comply with local tax rules and other requirements. Related Video Rats could be used to replace sniffer dogs Fusion power getting closer, say UK scientists 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