Reuters Technology Report: Exclusive: Cyber Monday showdown - Wal-Mart closes in on Amazon in online price war

Click to View in Browser Monday, November 27, 2017 Exclusive: Cyber Monday showdown - Wal-Mart closes in on Amazon in online price war (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is within striking distance of matching Amazon.com Inc's online prices for the first time, a key milestone in its effort to regain the "low price leader" title. Google seeks to defuse row with Russia over website rankings MOSCOW (Reuters) - Google does not change its search algorithm to re-rank individual websites, it said in a letter to Russia's communications watchdog, after Moscow expressed concerns the search engine might discriminate against Russian media. Bubble or breakthrough? Bitcoin keeps central bankers on edge FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Central bankers say the success of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is just a bubble. Philippines' PLDT says its digital unit may bring in a Chinese partner MANILA (Reuters) - PLDT Inc, one of only two wireless carriers in the Philippines, said on Monday its digital applications unit could bring in a Chinese partner and even PLDT itself is open to tying up with a mainland firm. Court halts Uber's trial program in Israel TEL AVIV (Reuters) - A court in Israel ordered Uber on Monday to halt a trial program in the Tel Aviv area that the U.S. ride-hailing company had hoped would pave the way for its full operations in the country. Shell and carmakers aim to go the distance with highway charging LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has partnered with top carmakers to deploy ultra-fast chargers on Europe's highways, stealing a march on rivals in the race to remove one of the biggest obstacles facing the electric car sector. Black Friday, Thanksgiving online sales climb to record high CHICAGO (Reuters) - Black Friday and Thanksgiving online sales in the United States surged to record highs as shoppers bagged deep discounts and bought more on their mobile devices, heralding a promising start to the key holiday season, according to retail analytics firms. U.S. prosecutors' letter spurred orders in self-driving car lawsuit SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The judge overseeing a lawsuit between Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] and Alphabet Inc's Waymo self-driving car unit issued a series of orders this week, prompted by information shared with him by the U.S. Department of Justice. Mexican authorities seek information from Uber about data breach MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's transparency body said on Sunday it would seek information from Uber about the consequences of a large data breach that the ride-hailing company disclosed on Tuesday. Canadian charged in Yahoo hacking case to plead guilty in U.S. (Reuters) - A Canadian accused by the United States of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a massive 2014 breach of Yahoo accounts is expected to plead guilty next week, according to court records. Related Video Smartphone survey to help Australia's endangered frogs Smart label helping beat counterfeiters 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