Reuters Technology Report: January 16, 2017

Click to View in Browser Monday, January 16, 2017 South Korea prosecutor seeks arrest of Samsung chief for bribery SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor on Monday sought a warrant to arrest the head of Samsung Group [SAGR.UL], the country's largest conglomerate, accusing him of paying multi-million dollar bribes to a friend of President Park Geun-hye. Oracle opens start-up accelerator in Israel for cloud innovation TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S. software provider Oracle Corp said on Monday it was opening an accelerator program in Israel for startups developing cloud technologies or whose technologies are based in the cloud. China, Europe drive shift to electric cars as U.S. lags DETROIT (Reuters) - Electric cars will pick up critical momentum in 2017, many in the auto industry believe - just not in North America. Samsung Electronics probe finds battery was main cause of Note 7 fires: source SEOUL (Reuters) - A Samsung Electronics Co Ltd investigation into what caused some Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire has concluded that the battery was the main reason, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. U.S. insurers get inside cars, mouths, grocery carts in profit search NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twice a day, Scott Ozawa's Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush tells his dental insurer if he brushed for a full two minutes. In return, the 41-year-old software engineer gets free brush heads and the employer which bought his insurance gets premium discounts. Facebook Germany says it will start tackling fake news in weeks FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Facebook said on Sunday it would update its social media platforms in Germany within weeks to reduce the dissemination of fake news. Angry Birds maker Rovio to open game development studio in London HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish mobile games and animation company Rovio Entertainment is stepping up its hunt for new hit games by opening a studio in London to focus on multiplayer games that would not rely on the company's Angry Birds brand. SpaceX returns to flight, sending satellites into orbit (Reuters) - A SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off from California on Saturday, returning the company to flight for the first time since a fiery launchpad explosion in September. The 230-foot (70-meter) rocket launched from VandenbergAir Force Base at 9:54 a.m. PST (1754 GMT) to deliver 10satellites into orbit for Iridium Communications Inc. Sony Entertainment CEO exiting for a top role at Snap LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Entertainment Chief Executive Michael Lynton will step down to become chairman of the board of messaging app owner Snap Inc, a move that puts an experienced Hollywood executive in a prominent role as the technology company prepares for an initial public offering. Startup investors fret over risks of mass data collection SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) - Nearly every technology startup wants the same thing: more data. Related Video Tomorrow's Tech – CES 2017 Part One Tomorrow's Tech – CES 2017 Part Three 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 2017 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