Reuters Technology Report: November 21, 2016

Click to View in Browser Monday, November 21, 2016 Alibaba Cloud stretches global reach with four new facilities BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba Cloud plans to open four new data facilities outside China, the cloud unit of Alibaba Holdings Ltd said on Monday, as it seeks to grab global market share from leading players Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft. Facebook to expand in UK in latest vote of confidence after Brexit LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook said it would expand its UK presence by 50 percent in 2017, joining U.S. technology peer Google in boosting investment in Britain despite the uncertainty sparked by the vote to leave the European Union. Wal-Mart will offer Cyber Monday deals starting Black Friday CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will start offering online deals reserved for Cyber Monday two days in advance this year, joining a growing list of U.S. retailers who offer web promotions over the Thanksgiving weekend. Aixtron says has arguments to counter security worries over China deal FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chip equipment maker Aixtron said on Monday it had factual arguments to overcome U.S. and German concerns about its being bought by a Chinese consortium, which appear to hinge on the defense applications of its technology. Tech worker visas face uncertain future under Trump, Sessions SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The main U.S. visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions, a long-time critic of the skilled-worker program. Symantec to acquire LifeLock for $2.3 billion (Reuters) - Symantec Corp said it would acquire U.S. identity theft protection services company LifeLock Inc for $2.3 billion, in a deal that it hopes will prop up sales at its Norton cybersecurity unit. Galaxy Note 7 recall did not damage Samsung brand in U.S.: Reuters/Ipsos poll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A global recall of fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphones did not appear to hurt U.S. consumers' willingness to buy Samsung Electronics phones, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Sunday showed. Facebook's Zuckerberg discloses steps to fight fake news (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, facing withering criticism for failing to stem a flood of phony news articles in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election, is taking a series of steps to weed out hoaxes and other types of false information, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post Friday evening. China says terrorism, fake news impel greater global internet curbs WUZHEN, China (Reuters) - China's ambitions to tighten up regulation of the Internet have found a second wind in old fears - terrorism and fake news. Novartis backs off from 2016 date for testing Google autofocus lens ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis has abandoned a 2016 goal to start testing its autofocus contact lens on people, though it said the groundbreaking product it is making with internet giant Google is "progressing steadily." Related Video NASA launches revolutionary weather satellite EcoHelmet is a foldable, recyclable helmet for bike share 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