Reuters Technology Report: March 28, 2016

Click to View in Browser Monday, March 28, 2016 Japan's NTT Data agrees to buy Dell's IT services unit for $3 billion (Reuters) - Japan's NTT Data Corp said on Monday it has agreed to buy Dell Inc's information technology consulting division for over $3 billion to expand in North America and bolster its services business. Facebook's Oculus starts shipping Rift virtual reality headset (Reuters) - Virtual reality company Oculus started shipping its highly awaited Rift headsets from Monday, about two years after the company was acquired by social media giant Facebook Inc . Pandora Media's founder returns as CEO; shares fall (Reuters) - Online music streaming service Pandora Media Inc appointed founder Tim Westergren as its chief executive to replace Brian McAndrews, who left the company on Monday, sending its shares down 10 percent. Washington's MedStar Health shuts down computers after virus (Reuters) - MedStar Health, one of the biggest medical providers in the Washington, D.C., area, said on Monday it shut down some computer systems after the discovery of a computer virus. U.S. gives antitrust approval to GM's purchase of Cruise Automation (Reuters) - General Motors Co has won U.S. antitrust approval for the purchase of Silicon Valley startup Cruise Automation Inc, the Federal Trade Commission said on Monday. FBI wants U.S. businesses to help as cyber extortion gains urgency (Reuters) - The FBI is asking businesses and software security experts for emergency assistance in its investigation into a pernicious new type of "ransomware" virus used by hackers for extortion. Taiwan's TSMC signs deal to build $3 billion wafer plant in China TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world's top contract chip maker, said on Monday it has signed an agreement with the Nanjing City Government to invest $3 billion building an advanced wafer manufacturing facility in China. Japan looks to kickstart 'fintech' revolution TOKYO (Reuters) - A laggard in embracing the 'fintech', or financial technology, revolution, Japan is set to ease investment restrictions that could free up the flow of capital in an economy sitting on an estimated $9 trillion in individuals' cash deposits. Facebook stumbles again with 'Safety Check' after Lahore blast (Reuters) - Facebook Inc apologized to users on the other side of the world from Sunday's suicide bombing in Pakistan who received computer-addressed notices asking if they were safe. Sharp, Foxconn to sign deal next week: sources TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp and Taiwan's Foxconn are set to sign a takeover deal next week after repeated delays, with the two sides set to agree on a smaller bailout than originally planned for the troubled Japanese electronics maker, two sources familiar with the talks said on Saturday. Related Video Robot greets travelers at Tokyo Airport Competition fast on heels of Oculus Rift-Mashable's Ulanoff 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