Reuters Technology Report: December 10, 2015

Click to View in Browser Thursday, December 10, 2015 Exclusive: U.S. states pass laws backing Uber's view of drivers as contractors SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - State legislators in Ohio and Florida are moving ahead with regulations governing Uber and other ride services that would designate all drivers as independent contractors, bolstering a critical but much-disputed aspect of Uber's business model. Facebook service aimed at professionals to launch in coming months (Reuters) - Facebook at Work, Facebook Inc's professional version of its social network, is expected to launch in the coming months, after spending a year in tests, a company executive said. Twitter looks to make money from ads aimed at logged-out users (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said it was testing a feature to show advertisements to people who read tweets without logging in, as it tries to make good on its long-time ambition to monetize non-active users. Ford R&D chief says automaker wants to develop ride hailing services Dearborn, Mich. (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co wants to develop ride hailing services that could compete with existing providers such as Uber or Lyft, the company's head of research said on Thursday. Wal-Mart launches mobile wallet 'Walmart Pay' (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc launched its own mobile payment service 'Walmart Pay' on Thursday, potentially dealing a sharp blow to the ambitions of CurrentC, a beta-stage mobile wallet the company had been co-developing with a consortium of retailers. Digital TV storms Golden Globes, ousting old favorites NEW YORK (Reuters) - Streaming services stormed the Golden Globe television nominations on Thursday with new shows such as "Narcos" and "Mozart in the Jungle," turning established broadcasters into also-rans as Americans move away from traditional television to online-demand viewing. EU can suspend new data transfer pact with U.S. if worried about privacy: Official BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A new data transfer pact between the European Union and Washington will give the EU the right to pull the plug on the deal if it fears the United States is not safeguarding privacy enough, the EU Justice Commissioner said on Thursday. Yahoo CEO Mayer gives birth to identical twin girls SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer gave birth to identical twin girls early on Thursday, a day after the company reversed course on a planned spinoff of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Six-year-old Kentucky boy gets 'bionic' hand courtesy of 3-D printing technology LOUISVILLE (Reuters) - A 6-year-old Kentucky boy born with a malformed right hand because of a rare disorder has received what he called his best Christmas gift ever - a "bionic" prosthetic made from 3-D printing technology. Chinese-backed electric car venture to build first plant in Nevada (Reuters) - Faraday Future, an electric car venture with backing from Chinese billionaire Yeuting Jia, announced plans Thursday to invest $1 billion to build its first manufacturing facility in Las Vegas to make what it touts as "cars of the future." Related Video We very much like Atlassian- Renaissance's Smith Protozoan attack devours video competitors 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