Reuters Technology Report: August 8, 2016

Click to View in Browser Monday, August 8, 2016 U.S. to auction $1.6 million of bitcoin from various cases NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Monday it plans to auction over 2,700 bitcoins that were forfeited during several cases, several of which stemmed from investigations of the online black market known as Silk Road. Exclusive: Honeywell explores acquisition of JDA Software - sources (Reuters) - Honeywell International Inc is in talks to acquire JDA Software Group Inc, in a deal that could value the U.S. supply chain management software company at around $3 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Twilio quarterly revenue jumps 70 percent (Reuters) - Twilio Inc, a developer-focused messaging and voice services provider, reported a 70 percent jump in quarterly revenue in its first report since going public in June, driven by demand. LendingClub posts bigger-than-expected loss; CFO resigns (Reuters) - Online lending platform operator LendingClub Corp reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss as operating costs jumped amid slowing loan growth, and the company said its chief financial officer had resigned. Pokemon Go master says not done with game, hopes for more features TOKYO (Reuters) - Nick Johnson, who claims to be the first person to capture all 145 creatures now available in the "Pokemon Go" mobile gaming phenomenon, says he is not ready to put away his smartphone just yet and hopes for new features. Facebook denies reluctance to give data to German investigators BERLIN (Reuters) - Facebook rejected on Monday claims made by Germany's state authorities that it was reluctant to co-operate with them on criminal investigations, saying many of the requests it received for user data were incorrectly formulated. FTC sues 1-800 Contacts over online search advertising WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust enforcers filed a complaint against 1-800 Contacts on Monday, alleging that the online contact lens seller reached agreements with 14 rivals to hamper consumers seeking to compare prices. NBC signs deal to create original content for Snapchat (Reuters) - Comcast Corp's NBC Universal said on Monday it has signed a multi-year content and advertising deal with Snapchat to produce original shows for the messaging app. New spyware detected targeting firms in Russia, China: Symantec FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A previously unknown hacking group variously dubbed "Strider" or "ProjectSauron" has carried out cyber-espionage attacks against select targets in Russia, China, Iran, Sweden, Belgium and Rwanda, security researchers said on Monday. Wal-Mart buying Jet.com to lift online sales, battle Amazon (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Monday it would buy online retailer Jet.com for about $3 billion, the largest-ever deal for an e-commerce startup, as it pushes to revive its underperforming Web business to compete with market leader Amazon.com Inc . Related Video Autopilot kit for wheelchairs Inventor builds invisible iPhone screen for covert viewing 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