Reuters Technology Report: September 13, 2016

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Sprint, T-Mobile iPhone pre-orders boost Apple shares (Reuters) - U.S. wireless carriers Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc said on Tuesday they received strong pre-orders for Apple Inc's iPhone 7, sending shares of the world's most valuable listed company up 3 percent. GM says Bolt EV to have 238-mile range, more than Tesla Model 3 DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Tuesday its electric subcompact Chevrolet Bolt EV will have an average range of 238 miles on a full charge, farther than rival Tesla Motors Inc expects for its upcoming Model 3. Silicon Valley online course to mint self-driving car engineers SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Silicon Valley is creating a crash course in self-driving car technology to address a shortage of engineers with help from a startup in a different field: online education. McCain vows to block proposed separation of NSA, cyber command WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John McCain said on Tuesday he would use his power to block the confirmation of a key cybersecurity official if necessary to prevent any Obama administration move to separate the U.S. Cyber Command from the National Security Agency. New York issues cyber regulations for banks, insurers (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday issued long-anticipated proposed cyber security regulations for banks and insurers in the state, the first of their kind in the United States by any state or federal agency, the governor said in a statement. Short-seller Chanos calls Tesla-SolarCity merger 'crazy': CNBC conference NEW YORK (Reuters) - The prominent short-seller Jim Chanos, founder of Kynikos Associates, on Tuesday called the proposed merger of Tesla Motors Inc and SolarCity Corp "crazy," noting that the combined company would need constant access to capital markets. China's ATL to become main battery supplier for Samsung's Galaxy Note 7: source HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) will become the main supplier of batteries for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy Note 7 phones, a person with knowledge of the plans said on Tuesday. UBS tests using face-reading technology to help clients ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS, the world's biggest wealth manager, is looking at using artificial intelligence to help clients decide how to invest their money by watching their facial expressions. Pandora signs license deals with Sony, Universal Music (Reuters) - Pandora Media Inc said on Tuesday it had signed direct licensing deals with a number of music labels, including heavyweights Sony Music and Universal Music Group, beefing up its music collection to compete with Spotify and Apple Music. Japan's Renesas pushes into autos with $3.2 billion Intersil buy TOKYO (Reuters) - Renesas Electronics Corp on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy U.S. chipmaker Intersil Corp for $3.2 billion, an all-cash deal that bolsters the Japanese group's efforts to refocus the company around automotive chips. Related Video Floating farm could grow food on empty cargo ships Stand-up wheelchair gives users outdoor mobility 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