Reuters Technology Report: April 1, 2016

Click to View in Browser Friday, April 1, 2016 Reddit change sparks concerns about U.S. government spying WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Digital privacy advocates and users of Reddit expressed their alarm on Friday over a change in the forum's transparency report that suggested it may have been asked to give customer data to FBI investigators under a secretive government authority. Social media users raise concern after Reddit changes transparency report (Reuters) - Some social media users raised concerns on Friday over networking forum Reddit's removal from its site of a section that told users it had never received a certain type of surveillance request from the U.S. government. Tesla, buoyed by strong Model 3 orders, may need more cash (Reuters) - An initial flurry of orders has put Tesla Motors' new Model 3 sedan off to a fast start, but the company may need to raise more cash if it hopes to deliver the new electric vehicle to customers on time, analysts said on Friday. BlackBerry revenue miss puts hardware future in focus WATERLOO, Ontario/TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd plans to make a decision by September on the future of its beleaguered smartphone business, but its Chief Executive John Chen stressed on Friday he remains confident the company will have a profitable hardware segment by then. Tech giants back EPA in climate rule legal challenge WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Technology companies Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon on Friday declared support for the Obama administration in a lawsuit facing its central plan to combat climate change, saying the rule is needed to drive a transition to cleaner energy. Orange and Bouygues $11.4 billion French telecoms deal collapses PARIS (Reuters) - Talks between Orange and Bouygues on a deal to create a dominant French telecoms operator collapsed on Friday, ending an attempt to ease a price war that has ravaged operators' margins. Overstock invests $4 million in Caribbean firm working on digital currencies NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. online retailer Overstock.com Inc said on Friday it has invested $4 million in a financial technology company that is working to move countries in the Caribbean region to adopt digital currencies. Slack raises $200 million in financing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Slack has raised $200 million in venture capital financing, boosting its valuation to $3.8 billion, the messaging software startup said on Friday. Energous charges up for more wireless licensing deals (Reuters) - Energous Corp, a developer of wireless technology for charging fitness wristbands and smartphones, is in talks to license its products to at least six potential customers, its chief executive said. Not funny: Google removes April Fools' Day prank email feature (Reuters) - Google hastily removed an April Fools' Day feature on Friday that allowed Gmail users to send emails and not see the replies, after the joke fell very flat with some people. Related Video Electric fork tricks taste buds into salty sensation High-tech headsets improve hearing on the battlefield 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