Reuters Technology Report: September 23, 2015

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, September 23, 2015 5.6 million fingerprints stolen in U.S. personnel data hack: government WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers who stole security clearance data on millions of Defense Department and other U.S. government employees got away with about 5.6 million fingerprint records, some 4.5 million more than initially reported, the government said on Wednesday. Facebook rolls out 360 video for News Feed (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said its news feed for web and Android platform users will now support 360-degree videos. In Silicon Valley, some Indian Americans shun Clinton after election row SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton, who has long cultivated the Indian-American community for both funds and votes, is tapping into the excitement around the Silicon Valley visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend. Next Monday she is holding a presidential campaign fundraiser expected to attract many prominent Californians with ties to India. Pandora says has paid $500 million in artist royalties in past year (Reuters) - Internet radio service Pandora Media Inc said it paid nearly $500 million in artist royalties over the past 12 months, bringing the total to more than $1.5 billion in about 10 years. Modi trip gives Facebook, Google chance to press on Indian expansion SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip this weekend to Silicon Valley gives Facebook and Google the chance to press him on issues that have bedeviled them in that country, a market they see as vital to their aggressive global expansion. Amazon announces TV pilot lineup for fall season (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc will launch six TV show pilots for its video streaming service in the United States, the UK, Germany and Austria for the 2015 fall pilot season. Relishing new Wi-Fi, Cuba's young clamor for more HAVANA (Reuters) - Headphone-clad youths pore over phones on a street corner at dusk. A mother holds a laptop on Havana's seafront as her children cackle at seeing family abroad. Surreptitious vendors offer Internet cards at a markup. Court adviser deals major blow to EU-U.S. data share deal BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A deal easing the transfer of data between the United States and the EU is invalid, an adviser to the European Union's top court said on Wednesday, dealing a blow to a system used by Facebook, Google and thousands of other companies. Apple hack exposes flaws in building apps in China BEIJING (Reuters) - China's "Great Firewall" may have been partly to blame for the first major attack on Apple Inc's App Store, but experts also point the finger at lax security procedures of some big-name Chinese tech firms and how Apple itself supports developers in its second biggest market. Cyber security firm Zscaler closes $110 million round SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The latest recipient in a spate of cyber security investments is Zscaler, a cloud security company that raised $25 million from Google Capital, the search giant's equity investment arm for late-stage financing. Related Video Fake iPhone 6s on sale in China Intelligent car seat detects driver's stress level 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