Reuters Technology Report: November 16, 2016

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Microsoft offers EU concessions over its $26 billion LinkedIn bid BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft has offered concessions to EU antitrust regulators over its $26 billion bid for social network LinkedIn, the European Commission said on Wednesday, as the U.S. software company seeks to allay concerns over its largest ever deal. Taiwan to ask for removal of Uber apps from Apple, Google app stores TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan plans to ask Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to pull apps of Uber Technologies available in Taiwan on their app stores, a government official said, upping pressure on the ride-hailing firm that is locked in a dispute with the island. Snapchat files for one of the biggest tech IPOs in years: sources (Reuters) - Snapchat has filed for an initial public offering, sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday, which puts the messaging app a step closer to the biggest U.S. stock market debut since 2014. Elon Musk-backed AI startup and Microsoft sign cloud agreement (Reuters) - OpenAI, the non-profit artificial intelligence (AI) research firm backed by Tesla Motors Inc's Elon Musk and other prominent tech executives, has signed an agreement to run most of its large-scale experiments on Microsoft Corp's flagship cloud service, Azure. Britain's Morrisons extends Amazon deal with same-day service LONDON (Reuters) - British supermarket Morrisons has set up a new service that will offer Amazon Prime customers same-day deliveries of groceries from its stores, deepening the relationship between the two companies. Twitter to upgrade some features to thwart cyber-bullying (Reuters) - Twitter, facing pressure for not doing enough to curb abusive behavior on its platform, said on Tuesday it would upgrade some features to better combat cyber-bullying. Google announces artificial intelligence group for Google Cloud (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google announced the formation of an artificial intelligence group for Google Cloud, the tech company's latest gambit to increase its market share in the lucrative cloud computing business. Exclusive: Wells Fargo to unveil robo-adviser partnership with SigFig (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co is set to announce a partnership with SigFig for clients to use the robo-adviser's technology and wealth management investment tools. Elbit gets Samsung SDS deal for critical infrastructure security JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel defense firm Elbit Systems said on Wednesday it won a deal from South Korean software services company Samsung SDS to protect its customers against cyber threats and attacks on industrial control systems. Singapore sees Brexit as chance to lure FinTech talent from London SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Britain's vote to leave the European Union opens an opportunity for Singapore to recruit talent for its ambitious plans to become a leading financial technology hub, the chief FinTech officer of the city-state's central bank said. Related Video Robot dinosaurs get Raspberry Pi make-over Groin-flashing frog found in Australia 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