Reuters Technology Report: June 22, 2015

Click to View in Browser Monday, June 22, 2015 Amazon to pay self-published authors based on pages read (Reuters) - It could soon pay more to write lengthier books, if you are an author self-publishing on Amazon.com Inc's Kindle ebook platform. U.S. Supreme Court rejects Google patent appeal over Street View WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc will have to defend claims that its Street View mapping software violates patents held by Vederi LLC after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the company's appeal. Apple bows to Taylor Swift on paying for all music streaming (Reuters) - Apple Inc reversed its policy and said it would now pay artists during free trials of its new Apple Music streaming service, after pop star Taylor Swift said she would hold back her latest hit album "1989" from the service. Facebook gaining ground on YouTube in video ads, report says FRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) - Facebook is gaining ground on Google's YouTube as an outlet for big companies to market their products via online videos, the fastest growing category of Internet ads, a report published on Monday said. U.S. Defense Department to develop UK hoverbike The dream of a manned, truly functional hoverbike is a step closer to reality after British and American engineers announced a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop and build the vehicle in the States. High-tech trap to catch graffiti vandals in the act Sydney is deploying a high-tech system that literally sniffs out vandals on its rail network. The CEO of Sydney Trains, Howard Collins, calls the new system Mousetrap. California ruling seen unlikely to dent value of Uber, other start-ups (Reuters) - A California ruling requiring Uber to classify a San Francisco-based driver as an employee instead of an independent contractor could potentially change how sharing-economy companies operate, but it is unlikely to dent their value, investors said. Polish airline, hit by cyber attack, says all carriers are at risk WARSAW/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - No airline is safe from the type of cyber attack that grounded aircraft and hundreds of passengers at Poland's busiest airport at the weekend, the chief executive of Polish national carrier LOT [LOT.UL] said on Monday. Airbnb poaches Brazilian Facebook executive in Olympic push SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Online home-rental marketplace Airbnb Inc hired Facebook Inc's most senior executive in Brazil to lead its expansion in the country as an official provider of accommodations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Chinese firms pour money into U.S. R&D in shift to innovation WASHINGTON(Reuters) - Surging investment by Chinese companies in U.S. research labs is yielding a fast-growing trove of patents, part of a push to mine America for ideas to help China shift from being the world's factory floor to a driver of innovation. Related Video Apple bows to Taylor Swift U.S. Defense Department to develop UK hoverbike 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 2015 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