Reuters Technology Report: July 17, 2015

Click to View in Browser Friday, July 17, 2015 Google gains billions in value as YouTube drives ad growth (Reuters) - Google Inc's shares closed up 16.3 percent at $699.62 on Friday, adding about $65 billion to its market value, as strong growth in YouTube viewership eased investor concerns about Facebook Inc's push into video. Exclusive: Uber, Lyft face disability access questions from Massachusetts SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Massachusetts attorney general's office is examining how Uber and Lyft ensure equal access for people with disabilities, a spokeswoman for the attorney general told Reuters, adding to numerous other business issues facing the two companies. Symphony's Wall Street messaging system aims to widen reach NEW YORK (Reuters) - Symphony Communication Services LLC, a Wall Street-backed messaging and information startup, is about to start offering its product more widely. CVS Health's photo service, UCLA Health get hacked (Reuters) - University of California (UCLA) Health, which runs four hospitals in the university's campuses, and drug retailer CVS Health Corp's CVSphoto.com became the latest victims of cyber attacks. E-commerce website Etsy shares soar after Google mention (Reuters) - Shares of e-commerce website Etsy jumped 30 percent on Friday thanks to a nod from Google during its quarterly conference call. Xerox to revamp healthcare business, book charge (Reuters) - Xerox Corp said it would revamp its healthcare IT business and record a related impairment charge of about $145 million in the second quarter. Google self-driving car was rear-ended early July, causing injuries DETROIT (Reuters) - One of Google Inc's self-driving cars was involved in an accident early in July, in which three employees were injured when a vehicle equipped with Google technology was rear-ended by another vehicle, the company said. DIY fertility testing goes digital with Taiwan's iSperm TAIPEI (Reuters) - Call home, check your email, count your sperm: Taiwanese start-up Aidmics is hoping to cash in on the $40 billion global human fertility market with an iPad compatible gadget it calls iSperm. Yeah right! Sarcasm poses problem for computer algorithms in U.S. election SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld same-sex weddings in the same week that South Carolina debated keeping a controversial Civil War battle flag, Twitter user @xTomatoez posted "Gay marriage and the Confederate flag going down everywhere. Tough week for your redneck uncle on Facebook." T-Mobile to pay $17.5 million to settle U.S. 911 outage investigation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc will pay $17.5 million to settle a U.S. investigation of two 911 service outages last year, marking the largest such fine by the Federal Communications Commission. Related Video Clip-on iPad fertility tester brings sperm to life on screen Designers build spiral staircase to the treetops 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