Reuters Technology Report: August 19, 2015

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Rovio seeks 'Angry Birds 2' Asia growth by going local LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Finnish mobile gaming company Rovio Entertainment, best known for its high-flying "Angry Birds," is hoping to rebound from a tough 2014 and to expand in Asia by tailoring its games to draw local consumers. Hacker's Ashley Madison data dump spreads havoc TORONTO (Reuters) - Love lives and reputations may be at risk after the release of customer data from infidelity website Ashley Madison on Tuesday, a dramatic move likely to rattle users' attitude towards the Internet. China summons Western tech firms, revives bank cyber rules BEIJING (Reuters) - China has resumed work on a set of banking cyber security regulations it suspended earlier this year, reviving a potential source of friction with the United States just weeks before Xi Jinping makes his first trip to Washington as China's president, people with knowledge of the matter said. 3D printed drone launched from warship A team of engineers from the University of Southampton launched a 3D printed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the bow of a Royal Navy warship in a bid to demonstrate the potential use of lightweight drones at sea. Taxi app GrabTaxi raises $350 million from CIC, others SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Taxi-booking app GrabTaxi Holdings Pte Ltd said it raised over $350 million from investors including sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation, in the Southeast Asian company's largest ever fundraising round. Mind-controlled movie: a quantum leap for cinema? Watching a movie has traditionally been a largely passive experience. But what if the person watching could influence what happens on-screen via their brainwaves? An experimental short-film called 'Scanners' aims to create a platform that bridges the gap between digital arts and neuroscience. Naspers launches South African video-on-demand service JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Naspers on Wednesday announced a move into the video-on-demand market in Africa's most advanced economy, saying it will have a "fighting chance" when U.S. rival Netflix launches there. India picks phone carriers among 11 firms awarded niche bank permits MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's leading mobile phone network operators Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone India are among the 11 companies selected by the country's central bank to help set up "payments banks", aimed at granting millions of citizens access to basic banking. Uber India aims for a million rides a day, parent gets funding from Tata MUMBAI (Reuters) - Taxi-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said it plans to average more than 1 million rides a day in India over the next six to nine months, as it steps up investment in its business to take on local rival Ola. Google launches Wi-Fi router for home use (Reuters) - Google Inc launched a Wi-Fi router on Tuesday, the latest move in the company's efforts to get ready for the connected home and draw more users to its services. Related Video Clean water thanks to robot swans "Kounotori" cargo craft blasts off from Japan 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