Here s what s going on in the tech world.
Some investors and analysts are downplaying the impact of a recent California ruling — that an Uber driver must be treated as an employee — on the businesses of Uber and other companies that rely on on-demand workers.
Speaking of Uber, it has banned guns in its cars.
Also, privacy-rights group EPIC files complaint with the FTC over Uber s privacy policy, which lets company track users even when they re not using the app.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Google appeal over Street View; the company will have to face patent lawsuit.
Twitter board provides update on CEO search, confirms it s looking for full-time CEO. (So, not Jack Dorsey?)
Speaking of Twitter, it taps celebrity curators, some of whom are mostly curating their own wares.
Study: Facebook gaining ground on YouTube in video ads.
The latest from Edward Snowden leaks: NSA targeted Kaspersky Lab security software.
Amazon to pay self-published authors on Kindle platform based on number of pages read.
Pepper, Softbank s humanoid robot, sells out in its first minute of sales over the weekend.
ICYMI: Craigslist buys back eBay s stake in the company. And all the litigation ends.
Photo, of Uber app on a smartphone, by Associated Press
