Reuters Technology Report: October 4, 2016

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, October 4, 2016 Google expected to unveil new phones at San Francisco event (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is expected to unveil new smartphones at an event on Tuesday, the company's latest effort to sell consumers on a Google-branded device and to challenge Apple Inc at the high end of the market. Apple launches Apple Pay payment service in Russia MOSCOW (Reuters) - Apple Inc launched its Apple Pay software in Russia on Tuesday as the U.S. technology firm extends the global reach of its payment service. Fintech won't threaten central banks, for now: Bank of Japan official TOKYO (Reuters) - Digital currencies won't topple hard money printed by central banks any time soon, particularly in countries such as Japan with a solid, established financial infrastructure, a senior Bank of Japan official said on Tuesday. Google has until October 31 to reply to EU's Android antitrust charges BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google has been given until the end of October, the fourth extension, to rebut EU antitrust charges that it uses its dominant Android mobile operating system to block competitors, the European Commission said on Monday. Toyota unveils robot baby to tug at maternal instinct in aging Japan TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp on Monday unveiled a doe-eyed palm-sized robot, dubbed Kirobo Mini, designed as a synthetic baby companion in Japan, where plummeting birth rates have left many women childless. Facebook to build data center in Denmark: report COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Facebook is to build its third data center outside the United States in Denmark to store and manage the social media giant's growing data, such as photos and videos, a Danish news website reported. IBM sees tipping point at hand for industrial Internet (This October 3 story was corrected to show growth figure excludes acquisitions in final paragraph) Cue music: Some Ford cars to link with Amazon's Alexa home voice system SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Some Ford owners will soon be able to turn up the heat at home from their cars using Amazon's Alexa voice service or start their vehicles from their desks using the same system. Marketers seen spending more on paid social media ads: Gartner NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marketers are poised to increase spending on paid advertising on social networks such as Facebook in the next twelve months due to the declining reach of free social marketing, according to a report from research firm Gartner. News Corp's Australian Netflix challenger shuts up shop SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian internet streaming company part-owned by News Corp said on Tuesday it will cease operations less than three years after launching, a sign that local start-ups are struggling against larger U.S. rival Netflix Inc. Related Video Kenya launches child-friendly Tuberculosis drugs Toyota baby robot designed to comfort Japan's lonely 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