Reuters Technology Report: April 11, 2017

Apple may ditch Dialog chip, analyst says; chipmaker's shares plunge FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Dialog Semiconductor risks losing a crucial supply deal with Apple Inc, according to a financial analyst who cut his rating on the stock on Tuesday, sending the Anglo-German chipmaker's shares down by as much as one-third. Qualcomm hits back at Apple's lawsuit, accuses iPhone maker of false statements (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc hit back at Apple Inc's charges that were made in a U.S. lawsuit in January, saying the iPhone maker breached agreements with the firm and encouraged regulatory attacks on its business in various jurisdictions around the world by making false statements. China draft cyber law mandates security assessment for outbound data BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top cyber authority on Tuesday released a draft law that would require firms exporting data to undergo an annual security assessment, in the latest of several recent safeguards against threats such as hacking and terrorism. Symantec attributes 40 cyber attacks to CIA-linked hacking tools SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Past cyber attacks on scores of organizations around the world were conducted with top-secret hacking tools that were exposed recently by the Web publisher Wikileaks, the security researcher Symantec Corp said on Monday. Printed titanium parts expected to save millions in Boeing Dreamliner costs SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co hired Norsk Titanium AS to print the first structural titanium parts for its 787 Dreamliner, a shift that the Norwegian 3-D printing company said would eventually shave $2 million to $3 million off the cost of each plane. Banks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride into sunset NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Hinshaw is not a typical 75-year-old. He divides his time between his family – he has 32 grandchildren and great-grandchildren – and helping U.S. companies avert crippling computer meltdowns. U.S. FCC chair wants to end effort to allow cellphone use in air WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said on Monday he is proposing to end a 2013 regulatory proceeding that had sought to lift the ban on mobile phones on U.S. airlines. UK provides millions to help build more electric vehicle batteries LONDON (Reuters) - Britain awarded millions of pounds on Tuesday to help boost manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries, including a project to build the country's second purpose-built electric battery plant and another to make the technology more powerful. U.S. targets spam botnet after Russian arrested in Spain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it had launched an effort to take down the Kelihos botnet, a global network of tens of thousands of infected computers it claims was operated by a Russian national who was arrested in Spain over the weekend. Turkey's Vestel: Have started TV talks with Toshiba, outcome yet unclear ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish electronics and appliance maker Vestel on Monday said it was in talks to purchase the television unit of Japan's Toshiba Corp, but said it was unclear whether the deal would be finalised at this point.