Reuters Technology Report: October 10, 2016

Click to View in Browser Monday, October 10, 2016 Samsung halts Note 7 production after new fire scare: source SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd suspended production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, a source said on Monday, after reports of fires in replacement devices added to the tech giant's worst ever recall crisis. Facebook reports 11-million-pound UK tax credit as revenues soar LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook said its main UK subsidiary generated an 11-million-pound tax credit in 2015 even as revenues soared, thanks to its tax efficient structure, accounts published on the weekend showed. Tesla's Musk says will not have to raise funds in fourth quarter (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Sunday said the company would not need to raise equity or corporate debt in the fourth quarter for its planned acquisition of SolarCity Corp, contradicting a filing the company made with regulators last week. Xi says China must speed up plans for domestic network technology BEIJING (Reuters) - China must speed up plans to replace insecure internet technology with domestic alternatives, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, the latest indication that China is advancing policies that have raised concerns among foreign businesses. French tycoon Bollore tightens grip on Vivendi PARIS (Reuters) - French tycoon Vincent Bollore said on Monday that his investment company had raised its stake in Vivendi to above 20 percent, further tightening his hold on the French media group. UberEats to expand to Berlin in 2017: Tagesspiegel FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Ride hailing business Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] will offer takeaway meal delivery services in Berlin in 2017 using bicycle courier services, Uber's manager in Germany, Christoph Weigler, told Germany's Tagesspiegel newspaper. Beijing, Shanghai propose curbs on who can drive for ride-hailing services BEIJING (Reuters) - Regulators in Beijing and Shanghai are proposing restrictions on who can operate as drivers for ride-hailing services such as Didi Chuxing and Uber [UBER.UL], possibly making it tougher for those services to recruit drivers. U.S. court reinstates Apple $120 million patent win over Samsung NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a $120 million jury award for Apple Inc against Samsung , marking the latest twist in the fierce patent war between the world's top smartphone manufacturers. Google starts big advertising push around new Pixel phone (Reuters) - Google's new "Pixel" smartphone is off to a fast marketing start with $3.2 million in television ads in two days since it announced the upcoming launch, and ad executives expect Google to spend hundreds of millions more to keep up with rivals Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc . U.S. pressed to disclose secret court's order on Yahoo email search SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. senator and civil groups critical of surveillance practices on Friday called on the government to release a 2015 order by a secret court directing Yahoo to scan all its users' incoming email, saying it appeared to involve new interpretations of at least two important legal issues. Related Video 3D mannequin helps cyclist go for gold 170-million-year-old 'sea monster' ruled the waves 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