Reuters Technology Report: November 26, 2015

Click to View in Browser Thursday, November 26, 2015 German court says ISPs may have to block music-sharing sites FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's highest court said Internet service providers could be made responsible for blocking websites offering illegal music downloads, but only if copyright holders showed they had first made reasonable attempts to thwart such piracy by other means. Thai PM says 4G auction funds will be spent on infrastructure, farmers BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister said on Thursday that $2.26 billion raised from a 4G mobile license auction would be used to fund infrastructure projects and to help low-income people, including farmers. HP Inc plunges after printer business underwhelms (Reuters) - Shares of HP Inc, which houses former Hewlett-Packard Co's legacy hardware business, plunged 16.3 percent on Wednesday after the company's lackluster results fueled concerns about its ability to weather a slowdown in the printer and PC markets. Exclusive: Three Goldman bankers leave for Uber as tech world raids Wall Street talent NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Three mid-level bankers in Goldman Sachs Group Inc's technology investment banking group in San Francisco have left to take positions at ride service company Uber Technologies Inc in recent months, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. China's chip crusade to intensify sector's record M&A run TAIPEI/TOKYO (Reuters) - China's unabashed interest in foreign chipmakers in an already record year of deals has been quickly read by rivals as a sign that mergers and acquisitions (M&As) will get more competitive and target companies will get more expensive. Texas shuts dating services it says operated illegally AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas halted dating service Lone Star Introductions and others from operating in the state because it said the firms had harassed and threatened clients, the Attorney General's office said on Wednesday. Sony's PlayStation 4 sales top 30 million consoles TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp on Wednesday said sales of its PlayStation 4 video game console exceeded 30.2 million units as of Nov. 22, as global price cuts ahead of the year-end holiday season bolstered demand. Billionaire Blavatnik takes passive stake in Dorsey's Square (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Leonard Blavatnik disclosed a 11.4 percent passive stake in mobile payments company Square Inc, which went public earlier this month. UK police make fifth arrest in TalkTalk hack inquiry LONDON (Reuters) - An 18-year-old youth from Wales who was detained on Tuesday in the fifth arrest connected to a cyber attack on telecoms company TalkTalk was bailed on Wednesday pending further investigations, police said in a statement. Toshiba to brief on Westinghouse impairment charges on Friday TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp will brief analysts on Friday on impairment changes at its U.S. nuclear power unit Westinghouse. Related Video Unlocking the pineapple's secrets Drug driving suit mimics taking the wheel stoned 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