Reuters Technology Report: March 3, 2016

Click to View in Browser Thursday, March 3, 2016 U.S. tech companies unite behind Apple ahead of iPhone encryption ruling (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google, Facebook Inc , Microsoft Corp and several other Internet and technology companies will file a joint legal brief on Thursday asking a judge to support Apple Inc in its encryption battle with the U.S. government, sources familiar with the companies' plans said. Yahoo exploring sale of $1 billion-$3 billion in 'non-core assets': CFO SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is exploring the sale of $1 billion to $3 billion of patents, property and other "non-core assets," its chief financial officer said on Thursday. HP Enterprise's revenue, profit beat estimates (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, which houses former Hewlett-Packard Co's corporate hardware and services division, reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit, helped by strength in its hardware business. German court rules Facebook may block pseudonyms BERLIN (Reuters) - Facebook may prevent its users from using fake names, a German court said on Thursday, overturning a previous order from the Hamburg data protection authority. Google says its engineers working with UNICEF to map Zika SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Google engineers are working with U.N. child agency UNICEF to analyze data in an effort to map and anticipate the spread of the Zika virus, linked to birth defects among children in Brazil, the company said on Thursday. Apple launches support page on Twitter, instantly gets 50k followers (Reuters) - Apple Inc launched a new Twitter account on Thursday dedicated to customer support, a move that expanded the company's social media presence and prompted immediate reaction from users complaining about their devices. Google Fiber's video subscriber growth surges 79 percent in 2015 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's much-talked about high-speed internet service, Google Fiber, had 53,000 video subscribers as of December end, up 79 percent from a year earlier, brokerage MoffettNathanson said, citing numbers from the U.S. Copyright Office. Apple's new San Francisco office could be a tool in tech talent wars SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - From Apple's earliest days, executives insisted that employees work from its headquarters in sleepy suburban Cupertino. Amazon launches two Alexa digital assistant-based gadgets SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon Inc on Thursday introduced two new gadgets similar to its voice-controlled Echo speaker, which can be used to check the weather, order Domino's pizza or hail an Uber car. Google's self-driving car team beefs up auto experience SAN FRANCISCO/DETROIT(Reuters) - Google's self-driving car team is expanding and hiring more people with automotive industry expertise, underscoring the company's determination to move the division past the experimental stage. Related Video Hyundai's triple bid for eco car market Nanotechnology makes cheap, improved, water filters 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