Reuters Technology Report: November 10, 2016

Click to View in Browser Thursday, November 10, 2016 Twitter says COO Adam Bain to leave, Noto to take his place SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Wednesday that Chief Operating Officer Adam Bain, widely credited with building a robust advertising business at the company even as it struggled with user growth, is leaving to explore other opportunities. Trump election ignites fears over U.S. encryption, surveillance policy WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Donald Trump's surprise election victory has alarmed technology companies and civil libertarians fearful that a self-described 'law and order' president will attempt to expand surveillance programs and rejoin a long-running battle over government access to encrypted information. At Samsung Electronics, Lee signals more board power in nod to investors SEOUL (Reuters) - Jay Y. Lee, de facto head of South Korea's sprawling Samsung Group, accelerated taking a board seat at flagship unit Samsung Electronics partly because of investor pressure to improve governance, two people familiar with the matter said. Tata escalates boardroom battle with Mistry, ousts him as TCS chairman MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's $100-billion steel-to-software Tata conglomerate sharply escalated a battle with its ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry, sacking him as head of the group's flagship business and blaming him for nearly pushing the group holding firm into losses. Japan autonomous driving venture ZMP to list on TSE Dec. 19: sources TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese robotics startup ZMP Inc will list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Dec. 19, four sources close to the firm's initial public offering told Thomson Reuters DealWatch on Thursday. China's packaging makers see profits squeezed as e-commerce boom draws new competitors SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese packaging makers are bracing themselves for Singles' Day on Friday, stocking up on cardboard and taking on staff ahead of an online shopping bonanza that shifts more goods than Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the United States combined. European carmakers fear Trump fallout on trade, Iran FRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) - Germany's mighty automakers wasted little time on Wednesday in voicing concern that Donald Trump's election as U.S. president may damage trade, and with it their business. GM to lay off 2,000 workers at two U.S. plants due to slowing sales (Reuters) - General Motors Co plans to lay off 2,000 employees at two U.S. auto plants in early 2017, the automaker said on Wednesday. Ireland to formally submit appeal on Apple case this week DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's government will this week formally submit its appeal against the European Commission's multi-billion-euro demand for back taxes from Apple, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said on Tuesday. Telefonica Deutschland CEO calls for debate on data privacy in Germany BERLIN (Reuters) - Telefonica Deutschland's O2Dn.DE chief executive called for a debate about data privacy in Germany and said he was looking into ways to monetise customer data. Related Video Paralyzed primate walks again after brain-spine implant Grow food at home from plant cells 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