Medtech startup teams with GM on robotic glove for assembly lines

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Bioservo Technologies, a medical technology firm that makes a light-weight robotic "extra muscle" glove for people with weak grips is teaming up with carmaker General Motor to design a model for assembly workers in industry.

IAEA chief: Nuclear power plant was disrupted by cyber attack

BERLIN (Reuters) - A nuclear power plant became the target of a disruptive cyber attack two to three years ago, and there is a serious threat of militant attacks on such plants, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Monday.

Twitter's shares slump on report that bids are unlikely

(Reuters) - Shares of Twitter Inc slumped more than 13 percent in premarket trading on Monday after a weekend Bloomberg report that the social media company was unlikely to receive any bids.

U.S. top court to hear Apple-Samsung feud over iPhone designs

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After five years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in the bitter patent dispute between the world's two top smartphone manufacturers over the amount Samsung should pay Apple for copying the iPhone's distinctive look.

French tycoon Bollore tightens grip on Vivendi

PARIS (Reuters) - French tycoon Vincent Bollore said on Monday that his investment company had raised its stake in Vivendi to above 20 percent, further tightening his hold on the French media group.

Samsung Electronics suspends Galaxy Note 7 production: Yonhap

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has suspended production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones following reports of fires in replacement devices, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday citing an unnamed source.

Facebook reports 11-million-pound UK tax credit as revenues soar

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Samsung investigates reports of heat problems with replacement Note 7 phones

A Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 is seen at company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, October 5, 2016. Picture taken on October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

AT&T stops Note 7 replacements after reports of fire

(Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Sunday it will stop exchanging Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 following reports of fires from the replacement devices.

Tesla's Musk says will not have to raise funds in fourth-quarter

(Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Sunday said the company would not need to raise equity or corporate debt in the fourth quarter for its planned acquisition of SolarCity Corp , contradicting a filing the company made with regulators last week.

UberEats to expand to Berlin in 2017: Tagesspiegel

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Ride hailing business Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] will offer takeaway meal delivery services in Berlin in 2017 using bicycle courier services, Uber's manager in Germany, Christoph Weigler, told Germany's Tagesspiegel newspaper.

Xi says China must speed up plans for domestic network technology

BEIJING (Reuters) - China must speed up plans to replace insecure internet technology with domestic alternatives, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, the latest indication that China is advancing policies that have raised concerns among foreign businesses.

Beijing, Shanghai propose curbs on who can drive for ride-hailing services

BEIJING (Reuters) - Transportation regulators in Beijing and Shanghai are proposing restrictions on who can operate as drivers for ride-hailing services such as Didi Chuxing and Uber [UBER.UL], possibly making it tougher for those services to recruit drivers.

Ant Financial shuffles management, names new CEO

BEIJING (Reuters) - Ant Financial Services Group, the online and mobile financial services affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, on Saturday shuffled top leadership positions, announcing the appointment of current president Eric Jing as its new chi...

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Lawsuit claims Yahoo job reviews discriminated against men

San Francisco (Reuters) - A Yahoo Inc media executive fired from the internet company last year has filed a lawsuit claiming a job review process implemented by Chief Executive Marissa Mayer was used to cut men from executive ranks and lay them off illegally, court papers showed.

U.S. pressed to disclose secret court's order on Yahoo email search

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. senator and civil groups critical of surveillance practices on Friday called on the government to release a 2015 order by a secret court directing Yahoo to scan all its users' incoming email, saying it appeared to involve new interpretations of at least two important...

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Google starts big advertising push around new Pixel phone

(Reuters) - Google's new "Pixel" smartphone is off to a fast marketing start with $3.2 million in television ads in two days since it announced the upcoming launch, and ad executives expect Google to spend hundreds of millions more to keep up with rivals Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc .

FCC chair unveiling scaled back business data reforms

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler will unveil on Friday a scaled back proposal to reform the $40 billion a year business data services market.

U.S. court reinstates Apple win over Samsung in patent case

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a $120 million jury win for Apple Inc in a patent infringement case against Samsung , in another stunning twist in the fierce war over patents between the world's top smartphone manufacturers.

Toyota, BMW, Allianz ink data-sharing deal with autonomous start-up Nauto

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Global automakers Toyota, BMW and insurer Allianz will license technology from Silicon Valley start-up Nauto, which uses cameras and artificial intelligence systems in cars to understand driver behavior, Nauto said on Friday.