Reuters Technology Report: May 13, 2016

Click to View in Browser Friday, May 13, 2016 Silicon Valley venture capitalists raise more money, give less away SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Venture capitalists are raising money at the fastest rate in a decade, raking in about $13 billion in the first quarter of 2016. Facebook launches investigation into report of political bias (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, the social networking powerhouse, is conducting a full investigation into allegations of political bias, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement late Thursday. Bangladesh Bank heist similar to Sony hack; second bank hit by malware NEW YORK/DHAKA (Reuters) - Investigators probing the cyber heist of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank connected it on Friday to the hack at Sony Corp's film studio in 2014, while global financial network SWIFT disclosed a previously unreported attack on a commercial bank. Weather Channel to launch app for its Local Now service: CEO NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Weather Channel plans to introduce a mobile phone app for its recently launched online local news service Local Now in a bid to expand its viewership, Chief Executive Dave Shull told Reuters in an interview. Digital currency firm co-founder gets 10 years in prison in U.S. case NEW YORK (Reuters) - A co-founder of Liberty Reserve, which operated a widely-used digital currency, was sentenced to ten years in prison on Friday after agreeing to help authorities prosecute his ex-partner for helping cyber criminals launder hundreds of millions of dollars. Personal data of Chinese elites purportedly leaked on Twitter BEIJING (Reuters) - The purported personal details of numerous Chinese business moguls and politically-connected elite have been posted to an anonymous Twitter account, an embarrassing leak for authorities that has raised concerns about the security of official records. Apple invests $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday it has invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing, a move that Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said would help the company better understand the critical Chinese market. EU member states agree roaming for Netflix BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Consumers will be able to access their online subscriptions for services like Netflix , Sky and Canal+ when they travel across the European Union under proposals tentatively agreed by member states on Friday. Germany says Russia probably behind cyber attack on Bundestag BERLIN (Reuters) - Russian intelligence agencies were probably responsible for a massive cyber attack on Germany's lower house of parliament last year which forced its computer systems to be shut down for days, Germany's domestic intelligence agency said on Friday. Polish group seeks to help the blind with free smart glasses WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish non-profit organization is hoping to help the blind and visually impaired with plans to make and give away what it says will be the world's first free smart glasses. Related Video Helping the blind with free smart glasses App turns your phone into mental health coach 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 2016 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