Reuters Technology Report: December 29, 2015

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, December 29, 2015 Twitter clarifies rules on banned content, abusive behavior (Reuters) - Twitter Inc has clarified its definition of abusive behavior that will prompt it to delete accounts, banning "hateful conduct" that promotes violence against specific groups. Twitter hires Apple's director of inclusion and diversity (Reuters) - Twitter Inc hired former Apple Inc employee Jeffery Siminoff as vice president of diversity and inclusion, according to the micro-blogging website operator's employees. Facebook lawsuit against fugitive's lawyers is thrown out NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state appeals court on Tuesday threw out Facebook Inc's unusual malicious prosecution lawsuit against DLA Piper and two other law firms that have represented a fugitive who claimed a 50 percent stake in the social media company. Sao Paulo proposes fees on Uber; company praises plan RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Sao Paulo's city hall on Tuesday proposed levying fees on Uber, a plan praised by the ride-hailing service but protested by taxi drivers in Brazil's largest city who say the plan does not go far enough to regulate the rapidly growing app. Sidecar to cease ride and delivery services at end of this year SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sidecar, the ride-hailing and delivery company that has long struggled to keep up with competitors Uber and Lyft, said on Tuesday it will cease operations at the end of the month. Cisco wins U.S. patent dispute over wifi technology NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc did not infringe a patent holding company's wifi technology, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday, reversing a near $64-million judgment against the networking equipment maker in the long-running patent dispute. Toshiba says to seek new $2.5 billion credit line for restructuring TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp , reeling from a $1.3 billion accounting scandal, said it intends to ask for a new 300 billion yen ($2.49 billion) credit line by the end of January to fund a large-scale restructuring. Tech giants spot opportunity in forecasting China's smog BEIJING (Reuters) - Air pollution in China could be big business. HyQ2Max: the robot you can't keep down Robots that can venture into disaster zones in place of humans need to be tough enough to cope in hazardous environments. So far, the only viable robots are wheeled or tracked vehicles but these cannot cope with many terrains and situations. Samsung ups investment in southern Vietnam project to $2 billion HANOI (Reuters) - A unit of South Korea's Samsung Electronics won Vietnamese government approval on Tuesday to raise its investment in an electronics plant to $2 billion, part of a wave of projects in Vietnam by global consumer goods giants. Related Video 3D printing process brings art to blind people Smart wheelchair moves by sucking on a pacifier 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