Reuters Technology Report: January 4, 2016

Click to View in Browser Monday, January 4, 2016 Apple shares off but weather U.S. market selloff SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Apple Inc fell to their lowest since August on Monday following recent worries about potentially soft iPhone sales but fared better than a 2 percent drop in major indexes. GM, Lyft set out self-driving car partnership, $500 million investment SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - General Motors Inc and Lyft Inc on Monday set out plans to develop an on-demand network of self-driving cars as the U.S. No. 1 automaker announced it would put $500 million into the ride-sharing service's latest $1 billion fund-raising round. Nokia to move swiftly after taking control of Alcatel-Lucent HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia said on Monday it has gained control of French counterpart Alcatel-Lucent following its 15.6-billion-euro ($17 billion) all-share offer and the two telecom equipment makers would start to combine their operations next week. Ford, Toyota ally to counter Silicon Valley in dashboard war LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co said on Monday they will adopt the same software to link smartphone apps to vehicle dashboard screens and invited other automakers to join them to counter Apple Inc and Google's push to control cars of the future. Microsoft's latest operating system running on 200 million devices SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's latest operating system, Windows 10, is running on 200 million devices in what the company said was the fastest adoption rate of any of its operating systems. Oculus to take preorders for Rift from Wednesday (Reuters) - Oculus, the virtual reality company owned by Facebook Inc, said on Monday it would take preorders for its much-awaited virtual reality headset, Rift, from Wednesday. Microchip prepares binding offer for Atmel: sources (Reuters) - Microchip Technology Inc is planning to submit a binding offer for Atmel Corp by early next week, according to people familiar with the matter, challenging Atmel's planned merger with Dialog Semiconductor Plc . Alibaba's Ant Financial says seeking funds ahead of planned IPO (Reuters) - Ant Financial Services Group, the finance arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said on Monday it is looking to raise funds from investors ahead of a planned initial public offering, the second time in less than six months the company taps investors to finance its growth. Samsung Electronics warns of tough 2016 amid fourth-qaurter outlook concerns SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it expects a difficult business environment in 2016 due to weak global economic conditions and heightened competition in key businesses including memory chips and smartphones. Mark Zuckerberg unveils 2016 plans for artificially intelligent butler NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mark Zuckerberg wants to build an artificially intelligent assistant in 2016 to help run his home and assist him at work, the Facebook Inc founder and chief executive said on Sunday. Related Video Movie-style soundtracks for immersive e-reading Using The Force? No, it's an Apple Watch flying this drone 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