Reuters Technology Report: December 23, 2015

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Apple allows long-term shareholders to nominate board members (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Tuesday became the latest U.S. company to amend its bylaws to allow long-term shareholders to nominate members to its board. China says tech firms have nothing to fear from anti-terror law BEIJING (Reuters) - Technology companies have nothing to fear from China's new anti-terrorism law which aims to prevent and probe terror activities and does not affect their copyright, China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, rebuffing U.S. criticism as unwarranted. Google, Ford in talks on self-driving car partnership: source WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google and Ford Motor Co are in talks about forming a partnership to develop autonomous car technology, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday. Google developing new messaging app: WSJ (Reuters) - Google, part of Alphabet Inc, is building a new mobile messaging application to better compete with rival services such as those offered by Facebook Inc, The Wall Street Journal reported. Israel's Interacting Technology to upgrade Real Madrid mobile app JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli tech firm Interacting Technology will collaborate with Real Madrid to upgrade the Spanish soccer club's official mobile app, they said on Wednesday. Apple hits out at British plans to extend online surveillance LONDON (Reuters) - Apple has warned that a British plan to give intelligence agencies extra online surveillance powers could weaken the security of personal data for millions of people and paralyze the tech sector. Uber partially wins ruling to potentially halt California drivers' suit outcome (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] partially won a ruling that could potentially put a hold on the outcome of a lawsuit against the ride service, placed by California drivers over their employment status. Micron forecasts surprise loss for current quarter (Reuters) - Micron Technology Inc forecast a surprise loss for the second quarter, as the memory chipmaker struggles with weak demand for chips used in personal computers and lower average selling prices. Pentagon vows tough scrutiny of Raytheon GPS control system WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's chief arms buyer on Tuesday vowed "very intense management" of Raytheon Co's work on a ground control network for new global positioning system (GPS) satellites, and said the department would revisit other options if Raytheon's performance did not improve. Cyber security expert warns German banks of retail payments risks OXFORD, England (Reuters) - A top cyber security researcher has warned German banks that their retail payment systems have security flaws that could allow fraudsters to steal payment card PIN codes, create fake cards or siphon funds from customer or merchant accounts. Related Video Santa's reindeer helpers captured on film Ding dong wobbly and bright 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