Technology Report: NSA's surveillance a 'trade barrier' for EU companies: EU official

	Click to View in Browser 12/8/2014 NSA's surveillance a 'trade barrier' for EU companies: EU official PARIS (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency's mass surveillance is a trade barrier for European Internet companies trying to provide services in the United States, a top EU official said on Monday. Sony's PlayStation store back online after cyber attack (Reuters) - Sony Corp said its PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network had been disrupted by hackers in a distributed denial-of-service attack on Monday. Chinese Internet regulator welcomed at Facebook campus BEIJING (Reuters) - Lu Wei, China's top Internet regulator, may not welcome Facebook to his house, but he's certainly welcome at Facebook. Uber banned from operating in Indian capital after rape accusation NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. online ride-hailing service Uber has been banned from operating in the Indian capital after a female passenger accused one of its drivers of rape, a case that has reignited a debate about the safety of women in the South Asian nation. Operator of Bitcoin stock exchange penalized by U.S. SEC WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators on Monday ordered the operator of a stock exchange, which allowed clients to use Bitcoin to trade in certain securities, to pay $68,000 to resolve claims that he did not register the exchanges. Alipay says mobile deals grow to over half of transactions in year to October SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The share of mobile transactions on Alipay, the online payment platform affiliated with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, jumped to 54 percent of all transactions in the first 10 months of the year from 22 percent during the whole of last year, the company said. North Korea says its supporters may be behind Sony attack SEOUL/BOSTON (Reuters) - The Pyongyang government's state-run media said the cyber attack on Sony's Hollywood studio may have been the work of pro-North Korean supporters in a report on Sunday that dismissed charges that the country itself was to blame as "wild rumor." Temasek buys stake in U.S. electronic trading firm Virtu HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings has agreed to buy a minority stake in Virtu Financial Inc, the New York-based electronic dealing firm said on Monday, in a bet on the growth of automated trading globally. German union launches new strike at Amazon warehouses BERLIN (Reuters) - Workers at two of Amazon.com's German warehouses went on strike on Monday as labor union Verdi sought to squeeze the online retailer in the busy pre-Christmas period in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Woodford IM backs possible BT mobile deal, takes stake in Breedon LONDON (Reuters) - Woodford Investment Management, run by 'star' manager Neil Woodford, said on Monday it was "increasingly supportive" of a possible move by BT to buy mobile phone assets in Britain. Related Video Installation simulates Parkinson's symptoms Record breaking printer creates super-size glass designs Mediafile A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend