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Friday, October 6, 2017

Chinese state media report bloated battery in Apple's iPhone 8

BEIJING (Reuters) - A fresh case of Apple Inc's new iPhone popping open due to a swollen battery has been reported in state media in China, the world's biggest smartphone market where the U.S. firm is seeking to revive faltering sales.

China approves HP's $1.1 billion buy of Samsung's printer business with curbs

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it has approved HP Inc's $1.1 billion purchase of Samsung Electronics' printer business with certain restrictions, citing concerns about the U.S. firm's dominance of the domestic laser printer market.

Social media executives to testify Nov. 1 about Russia and U.S. election

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives from Facebook Inc , Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google have been asked to testify about Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election before a House of Representatives panel on Nov. 1, a congressional aide said on Thursday.

Russian hackers stole U.S. cyber secrets from NSA: media reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian government-backed hackers stole highly classified U.S. cyber secrets in 2015 from the National Security Agency after a contractor put information on his home computer, two newspapers reported on Thursday.

Netflix ups U.S. fees for first time since 2015

(Reuters) - Netflix Inc's U.S. business announced the first rises in monthly fees in two years on Thursday, hiking costs for two of its three main subscription plans as it spends heavily on its own original content.

Boeing-backed, hybrid-electric commuter plane to hit market in 2022

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Seattle-area startup, backed by the venture capital arms of Boeing Co and JetBlue Airways Corp announced plans on Thursday to bring a small hybrid-electric commuter aircraft to market by 2022.

As Ford pushes into electric vehicles, U.S. union aims to save jobs

DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers is talking with Ford Motor Co about ways to avoid layoffs as the No. 2 U.S. automaker builds more electric vehicles, a senior union official told Reuters on Thursday.

London mayor welcomes Uber boss' humility after license loss

LONDON (Reuters) - London Mayor Sadiq Khan welcomed the humility shown by Uber's [UBER.UL] chief executive after the city stripped the taxi app of its license to operate, but once again criticized the company's London management on Thursday.

Google launches new phones, speakers in hardware push

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday unveiled the second generation of its Pixel smartphone along with new voice-enabled home speakers, redoubling its commitment to the hardware business as it competes with a surge of devices from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc .

UPS, FedEx down on report of Amazon's own delivery service

(Reuters) - Shares of United Parcel Service Inc and FedEx Corp fell on Thursday after a report that Amazon.com Inc was testing its own delivery service, potentially encroaching on the territory of the package delivery companies.