Reuters Technology Report: December 21, 2015

Click to View in Browser Monday, December 21, 2015 Ericsson signs patent deal with Apple, shares soar STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish mobile telecom gear maker Ericsson said it had signed a patent license deal with Apple Inc over technology that helps smartphones and tablets connect to mobile networks, sending its shares up much as 8 percent. Culture shock: Samsung's mobile woes rooted in hardware legacy SINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) - Efforts to revive its once stellar smartphone fortunes may be doomed if Samsung Electronics cannot overcome its dominant engineering culture, according to serving and former executives and those who have dealt with the company. Oracle settles FTC charges that it left its customers open to hacking WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has settled allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it failed to notify customers about unaddressed hacking dangers when it released security updates for the estimated 850 million U.S. computers with Java SE software, the agency said on Monday. U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft plans to raise up to $1 billion in financing (Reuters) - Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc, Uber Technologies Inc's biggest competitor in the United States, is looking to raise up to $1 billion in a Series F funding round, according to filing provided by VC experts. Cisco reviewing product code after Juniper software was altered BOSTON (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc said on Monday that it is reviewing its product code for "malicious modification" in the wake of rival Juniper Networks Inc's disclosure last week that it had found unauthorized code in its firewall software. NetApp to buy flash storage maker SolidFire for $870 million (Reuters) - Data storage equipment maker NetApp Inc said it would buy SolidFire, a flash-storage systems maker, for $870 million in cash. EU data protection reform may promise more than it delivers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Implementing the biggest shake-up to Europe's fragmented data protection laws in two decades may fail to provide companies with the consistency and simplicity that had been promised across the 28-nation bloc. Self-driving delivery robots could be Santa's new helper Fleets of small autonomous robots could soon become a familiar presence on public pathways with the advent of ground-based drones that aim to improve local delivery of goods and groceries.     Former Skype co-founders have launched a new company, Starship Technologies, which is preparing to test their self-driving delivery robots in London. The as yet unnamed robots are small, safe, practical and free from CO2 emissions, according to the developers.     "When you place your order online, as you Alibaba names new head of anti-counterfeiting, IP unit (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd appointed Matthew Bassiur as head global intellectual property enforcement to oversee the company's anti-counterfeiting and intellectual property rights protection efforts. 30 year sweatshirt tackling 'fast fashion' A young British entrepreneur has created the 30 Year Sweatshirt - a sustainable, ethical range of clothing that he says offers a practical solution to the cycle of consumption and waste caused by so-called 'fast fashion'. Related Video 30-year sweatshirt tackling 'fast fashion' Self-driving delivery robot could be Santa's new helper 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