Reuters Technology Report: December 21, 2016

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Nintendo's mobile Mario game sets download record but pricing proves sticking point TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd's first Mario smartphone title has set a download record but gamers baulked at the one-time cost of unlocking content, prompting investors to push the Japanese game makers' stock to a one-month low. Orlando nightclub victims' families sue Twitter, Google, Facebook (Reuters) - The families of three men killed at Orlando's Pulse gay nightclub have sued Twitter Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc in federal court, accusing the companies of providing "material support" to the self-radicalized gunman. Union calls new strikes at Amazon's German warehouses BERLIN (Reuters) - Workers at German warehouses of U.S. online retailer Amazon.com Inc were called out on strike by labor union Verdi on Wednesday as part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Israel's Spacecom buys Boeing satellite for $161 million, to launch in 2019 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli satellite operator Space Communications said on Wednesday it would launch a new telecommunications satellite in 2019 after losing a prior one in an explosion. China to set communication standard for driverless cars after 2018: industry official BEIJING (Reuters) - China will revisit in 2018 the standards for vehicle-to-vehicle communication that are vital for driverless cars and lay out a common national standard after that, the chief of the Society of Automotive Engineers of China (SAE-China) said on Wednesday. Hong Kong uses 3D archive to preserve kung fu heritage HONG KONG (Reuters) - Kung fu master Wong Yiu-Kau stands in a Hong Kong studio and waits as his black suit is covered head to toe in reflective markers to capture his every motion. BNP Paribas says makes first real-time blockchain payments for clients PARIS (Reuters) - France's BNP Paribas said it had processed its first live payments in various currencies for two corporate clients via blockchain technology, in a further sign of the growing importance of the new technology for major banks. Twitter CTO Adam Messinger to leave in latest executive exodus (Reuters) - Twitter Inc's Chief Technology Officer Adam Messinger said in a tweet on Tuesday he would be leaving the company, the latest in a string of high-profile executive departures. Apple's new AirPods tough to recycle: report SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new wireless headphones could be a problem for recyclers, according to an electronics firm that took apart the device to review its component parts. Japan's TDK to buy U.S. chip maker InvenSense for $1.3 billion TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronic parts maker TDK Corp said it had agreed to buy InvenSense Inc , a U.S. chip maker that produces motion sensors for Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co , for $1.33 billion. Related Video Security drone 'to replace manned guards' NYC dirt has scientists digging for antibiotic success 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