Reuters Technology Report: January 12, 2016

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Google will add more partners for self-driving cars: Google exec DETROIT (Reuters) - Google will need to add to the number of partners to develop the next phase of its self-driving project, but the president of that project did not name any of those partners-to-be. Exclusive: Printing services company Lexmark considers breaking up - sources (Reuters) - Printing services company Lexmark International Inc is considering the possibility of divesting its hardware and software assets separately to revive interest in its sale process, according to people familiar with the matter. Starbucks, Walgreens to add Visa Checkout as payment option (Reuters) - Visa Inc said several big merchants including Starbucks Corp and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc have started accepting its digital payments service, Visa Checkout. President Obama to talk self-driving cars in State of the Union speech DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will talk about the prospects for self-driving cars in his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, according to government officials, the first time the president has used the annual speech to tackle an important issue facing the auto and technology industries. PC shipments fall a record 10.6 percent in fourth quarter: IDC SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Global personal computer shipments fell 10.6 percent in the quarter ended in December compared to a year earlier, research firm IDC said on Tuesday, the largest decline since IDC started tracking PC shipments. U.S. helping Ukraine investigate December power grid hack WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday it was helping Ukraine investigate an apparent attack last month on the country's power grid that caused a blackout for 80,000 customers. Rocket Internet faces new setback with loss of senior managers BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Rocket Internet is losing two senior managers, sources told Reuters, in the latest setback for a company that a year ago was considered one of Europe's best hopes for competing with global tech giants. New Relic competitor Datadog raises $94.5 million SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - New York-based technology systems-monitoring company Datadog said on Tuesday it had raised $94.5 million in funding to help it take on competitors like New Relic and AppDynamics. Renewals and 'cloud' sales boost SAP, but outlook cautious FRANKFURT (Reuters) - SAP, Europe's largest software company, on Tuesday met or slightly beat its 2015 revenue and profit targets, driven by strong year-end software license renewals and customers moving to newer Internet-based software. New venture aims to fill customer-service void in healthcare (Reuters) - Three large U.S. venture capital firms are betting that hospitals will buy into a new service designed to help healthcare providers treat their patients more like upscale hotels treat their customers. Related Video A flying robot to push around Detroit auto show showcases technology 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 2016 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