Reuters Technology Report: January 25, 2016

Click to View in Browser Monday, January 25, 2016 Top Twitter executives to leave company, CEO Dorsey tweets SAN FRANCISCo (Reuters) - Four senior Twitter executives are leaving the media company, CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted late Sunday night, the biggest leadership changes since Dorsey returned as chief executive as he struggles to revive the company's growth. German court says Amazon e-mail 'share' function unlawful FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German court has declared unlawful a feature that encourages Amazon customers to share links to products of the online shop with their contacts, confirming the ruling of a lower court. Google to face grilling by UK lawmakers over tax deal LONDON (Reuters) - A British parliamentary committee will ask Google to testify about a back tax deal under which it will pay 130 million pounds ($185 million) to settle claims covering a 10-year period -- an amount the opposition Labour party has described as derisory. Alibaba revenue growth seen slowest on record; to intensify fight with JD.com SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is expected to post its weakest quarterly revenue growth on record, Thomson Reuters data shows, a slowdown analysts say will heat up the battle with smaller rival JD.com Inc in a tougher economy. EU says to monitor, not regulate 'hyped' virtual currencies LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union will monitor rather than regulate "hyped" virtual currencies for now, because too little is known to justify new rules beyond reining in specific risks like money-laundering, the body's executive said on Monday. Toshiba to sell part of its chip operations: sources TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp plans to sell part of its chip business as it aims to recover from a $1.3 billion accounting scandal, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday. Daimler CEO says Apple, Google making progress on car: Welt am Sonntag FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche told German weekly Welt am Sonntag that a recent trip to Silicon Valley revealed that Apple and Google have made more progress on automotive projects than he had assumed Siemens to buy CD-adapco for close to $1 billion: source (Reuters) - Siemens AG , Europe's biggest industrial group, has agreed to buy CD-adapco, a privately held U.S. engineering software firm, for close to $1 billion in cash, according to a person familiar with the matter. Samsung Elec says open to M&A for home appliances business SEOUL (Reuters) - Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will consider all possible options to grow its home appliances business including mergers or acquisitions, a senior company executive said on Monday. Senior lawmaker urges UK banks to invest in IT to prevent failures LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's banks need to dedicate far greater resources toward securing their IT infrastructure and should have a designated board member overseeing the issue, a senior lawmaker said, following a string of high-profile technology failures. Related Video Chilean-designed battery could take homes off grid DNA blood test predicts suspects' age 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