2017年6月20日星期二

Reuters Technology Report: June 19, 2017

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Monday, June 19, 2017
Facebook gets initial approval to set up local unit in Indonesia: source
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has received an in-principle approval to set up a domestic unit in Indonesia, said a senior government source from the Southeast Asian nation, home to the social networking giant's fourth-largest user base.
Trump to meet with tech CEOs on government overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will meet with the chief executives of technology companies including Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc on Monday as the White House looks to the private sector for help in cutting government waste and improving services.
Silicon Valley giants outrank many nations, says first 'techplomat'
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The top firms in California's Silicon Valley carry more weight on the global stage than many countries, which makes building diplomatic relations with them increasingly important, the world's first national technology ambassador said.
Snake on a plane! Don't panic, it's probably just a (soft) robot
Borrowing from nature, some machines now have arms that curl and grip like an octopus, others wriggle their way inside an airplane engine or forage underwater to create their own energy.
Google tightens measures to remove extremist content on YouTube
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will implement more measures to identify and remove terrorist or violent extremist content on its video sharing platform YouTube, the company said in a blog post on Sunday.
Amazon to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, wielding online might in brick-and-mortar world
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it would buy Whole Foods Market Inc for $13.7 billion, in an embrace of brick-and-mortar stores that could turn the high-end grocer into a mass-market merchant and upend the already struggling U.S. retail industry.
Apple poaches top Sony TV executives to boost video content
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apple Inc has hired two long-time Sony Pictures Television executives to expand the iPhone maker's push into original television programming, plunging deeper into a field crowded by Hollywood studios and online streaming services.
Apparel retailer Buckle says some credit card information compromised
(Reuters) - Apparel retailer Buckle Inc said on Friday that credit card information of some of its customers may have been compromised after its payment system was breached by a "criminal entity" following purchases made at some of its stores.
Alleged Canadian hacker may not fight U.S. extradition: lawyer
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian accused of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a massive 2014 breach of Yahoo accounts may waive his right to fight a U.S. extradition request, his lawyer said on Friday.
Europe's Vedecom, Israel's Karamba developing self-driving car
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - European self-driving car company Vedecom Tech and Israel's Karamba Security said on Monday they are partnering in developing fully autonomous cars that will be deployed for limited use in certain European cities within the coming year.
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