Reuters Technology Report: October 23, 2015

Click to View in Browser Friday, October 23, 2015 Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon give Wall Street reason to cheer (Reuters) - Google parent Alphabet Inc , Microsoft Corp and Amazon.com Inc made headway in the latest quarter in the areas that will be their main engines of growth for years to come, driving up shares across the tech sector on Friday. TalkTalk gets ransom demand after hit by cyber attack LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - British broadband provider TalkTalk said on Friday it had received a ransom demand from an unidentified party claiming responsibility for a cyber attack that may have led to the theft of personal data from its more than 4 million customers. Twitter's Dorsey to give a third of his stock to employee equity pool (Reuters) - Twitter Inc Chief Executive and co-founder Jack Dorsey said he is giving a third of his stock in the company, about 1 percent, to the employee equity pool. New Jersey town first in U.S. to use Uber to curb drunken driving NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New Jersey town on track for a record-breaking number of drunken driving cases has become the first U.S. municipality to partner with ride service app Uber [UBER.UL] to keep inebriated residents from getting behind the wheel. Disney's ESPN withdraws content from YouTube (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's sports network ESPN said it will not make its content available on YouTube, due to the recently announced ad-free subscription-based offering coined YouTube Red. Europe's top privacy watchdog calls on firms to curb U.S. data transfers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top data privacy watchdog called on firms to limit transfers of Europeans' personal data to the United States, sounding a warning after a court struck down a pact between the regions over concerns about U.S. government surveillance. Scientist eats, drinks and paints simultaneously Scientists from Imperial College London have developed computer software that enables a person to control a robotic arm to paint a picture using just the movement of their eyes. Ericsson profit misses forecasts, hit by China slowdown STOCKHOLM/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Slowing demand for new mobile networks in China pushed third quarter sales and profit for Sweden's Ericsson below forecasts and reinforced concerns that another major growth market had passed its peak. Airlines try to win passengers' hearts by keeping them better informed HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Airlines want to keep their passengers better informed from the moment they leave home, going beyond simple flight delay information to try to ease travel stresses and ensure customer loyalty. Cloud services bolster Microsoft results, shares soar (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly adjusted revenue for the ninth quarter in a row, boosted by burgeoning demand for its cloud products, sending its shares soaring in after-hours trading on Thursday. Related Video Scientist eats, drinks and paints simultaneously A smartphone that keeps getting smarter 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