Tech Roundup: YouTube Livestreaming, Zika Vaccine GLS-5700 & More

[A recurring feature on the latest in Science & Technology.]

Alphabet/Google:

• Plans to take on Netflix with YouTube original series; also takes on Facebook Live and Twitter's Periscope with YouTube livestreaming support.
• Might redesign Android's navigation bar again, turning all the keys from outlines to opaque, reports Android Police.

Apple:

• Finally begins to refund customers (in the form of store credits) who purchased overpriced e-books between April 1, 2010 and May 21, 2012, bringing the much-protracted e-book antitrust case to a close.
• Upcoming iPhone will look almost the same as the iPhone 6s, but will do away with headphone jack, reports Wall Street Journal (paywall); next year, the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, to see a major refresh.
• Gets a breather in Error 53 class action lawsuit; case gets dismissed after court finds no clear proof of data loss from the malfunction.
• Says Differential Privacy-powered smart features in iOS 10 will be opt-in, and that it is not using cloud-stored photos to power image recognition features.
• Indian government relaxes foreign direct investment rules, paving the way for Apple to open retail stores in the country.

Facebook:

• Photo-sharing network Instagram hits 500 million monthly active users.
• Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and early investor of Facebook who recently came under spotlight for secretly funding Hulk Hogan's legal fight against Gawker Media (and its subsequent bankruptcy), is re-elected to Facebook's board of directors.

Others:

• Researchers to begin human trials on experimental Zika vaccine GLS-5700; to be injected on 40 healthy humans to evaluate how well it's tolerated.
• Nicotinamide mononucleotide, an anti-ageing drug proven to reverse signs of ageing in mice, including decline in eyesight, metabolism, and glucose intolerance, is set to be tested on humans in Japan next month.
• Scientists discover the first kind of cancer that can jump between different species of bivalves.
• Carbon dioxide levels in Antarctica touches 400 parts-per million (ppm) for the first time in four million years.
• Several hundred musicians sign petition to change outdated copyright laws and would hold digital music platforms like YouTube legally responsible for user uploads of copyrighted music.
• Microsoft conducts a browser test to reveal Edge is the best browser for your Windows laptop; PCs running Edge found to last 70% longer than a PC running Chrome, 43% longer than a PC running Firefox and 17% longer than a PC running Opera.
• Micro-blogging social network Twitter announces a new standalone app called Engage for influential users aimed at improving their brand value and building a bigger fan following.
• Popular online retailer Amazon comes under scrutiny in France for launching same-day delivery service Prime Now; Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo says it "threatens the existence of local retailers as well as the quality of life for residents" of the city.
• Yahoo!-owned Tumblr unveils livestreaming videos integration on its platform.
• Ride hailing startup Uber, which had to suspend surge pricing in the Indian city of New Delhi recently, begins trials in Indi and the United States to show upfront fares, surged or otherwise.
• Chinese handset maker Huawei plans for Android doomsday with its own in-house mobile operating system (good them planning for it, but will anyone care?)
• Music streaming service ​Spotify touches 100 million monthly active users.