Reuters Technology Report: August 25, 2015

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Amazon expands Prime Now, offers U.S. alcohol for first time SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it will begin delivering wine, beer and spirits to U.S. customers for the first time as part of its speedy delivery service, Prime Now. Top German court rejects Apple touchscreen patent appeal FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Apple Inc patents covering the "slide to unlock" feature on smartphones are invalid, Germany's highest appeals court ruled on Tuesday, reaffirming a 2013 decision rejecting the U.S. company's claims by a lower court. Many U.S. drivers ignoring new tech features in cars: survey SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Drivers are steering clear of some new technology in cars, according to a survey released Tuesday, raising questions about whether car makers are moving too quickly to incorporate sophisticated technology. Ashley Madison, parent company sued in U.S. over data breach (Reuters) - Infidelity website Ashley Madison and its parent company have been sued in federal court in California by a man who claims that the companies failed to adequately protect clients' personal and financial information from theft, saying he suffered emotional distress. In Toshiba scandal, the 'tough as nails' target setter TOKYO (Reuters) - Tom Scott, a former U.S. executive at Toshiba Corp , remembers his former boss Atsutoshi Nishida as an aggressive leader who could motivate staff but also rattle them with tough sales targets and an occasional dressing down.    Apple's Cook reassures investors on China, stock boomerangs (Reuters) - Apple Inc's Chief Executive Tim Cook took an unusual step of reassuring shareholders on Monday in comments to CNBC about the iPhone maker's business in China ahead of a dramatic 13 percent drop and rebound in its stock that put it in positive territory. SK Hynix to spend $26 billion for two new South Korea chip plants SEOUL (Reuters) - SK Hynix Inc, the world's No. 2 DRAM chip maker, on Tuesday said it plans to spend 31 trillion won ($25.94 billion) to build two new chip plants in South Korea, aiming to update its production technologies to boost competitiveness. Security researcher who hacked moving Jeep leaves Twitter SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The security researcher who hacked into a moving Jeep earlier this year has resigned as an engineer at Twitter Inc after three years on the job, a person familiar with the matter said. Apple to replace some iPhone 6 Plus cameras over blurry photos (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it would replace a limited number iPhone 6 Plus phone cameras due to faulty back cameras that take blurry photos. Visa says its users more likely to complete online purchases CHICAGO (Reuters) - Visa Inc said on Monday online shoppers using its payment service are 17 percentage points more likely to complete their purchases than those using PayPal. Related Video Dental device promises pain-free tooth repair Tech stock swoon could keep IPOs on the shelf 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