Reuters Technology Report: January 13, 2016

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, January 13, 2016 Uber receives nearly $2 billion investment from Chinese firms HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Wednesday it has received almost $2 billion in funding from Chinese investors, some as part of a recent fundraising round that valued the U.S. firm's Chinese unit at $7 billion. U.S. official sees more cyber attacks on industrial control systems MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. government cyber security official warned that authorities have seen an increase in attacks that penetrate industrial control system networks over the past year, and said they are vulnerable because they are exposed to the Internet. GE moving headquarters to Boston to tap tech talent NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co said on Wednesday it will move its global headquarters to Boston, tapping the city's technology talent as the industrial conglomerate seeks to emphasize its digital capabilities. Atmel says Microchip's proposal superior to Dialog's offer (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Atmel Corp said it considered Microchip Technology Inc's $3.42 billion cash-and-stock proposal superior to an offer from Dialog Semiconductor Plc. GoPro cuts jobs, estimates fourth quarter revenue below expectations (Reuters) - GoPro Inc said it was cutting 7 percent of its workforce and estimated revenue for the holiday quarter below estimates as it sold fewer action cameras than expected, sending its shares plunging 28 percent in extended trading. Cisco tries to bolster cloud credentials with new monitoring tool SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When Cisco introduces its latest product on Wednesday, a tool for monitoring how employees use third-party software, it aims to bolster its offerings in the "cloud," meaning Internet-delivered services. It also has information technology specialists like Robert Florescu in mind. Bitcoin firm buys industry publication CoinDesk NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital Currency Group, a holding firm focused on investing and developing businesses that deal in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, has acquired the industry publication CoinDesk, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Tech executives launch fund to invest in software licensing firms (Reuters) - Top executives from cloud-based software companies such as Rypple and Workbrain said they had launched a $100 million fund to invest in software licensing companies in North America. The big fund manager mistake of 2015? Being de-FANGed BOSTON (Reuters) - Missing out on the hot technology stocks known as the "FANG" group last year came back to bite some well-known mutual funds. IBM granted most U.S. patents in 2015, study finds (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp was granted the most U.S. patents for the 23rd year in a row in 2015, according to a ranking by patent analysis firm IFI Claims Patents Services. Related Video A toy Star Wars robot controlled by 'The Force' China's 'Google' gets a slapdown 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