Technology Report: Goldman, Digital Sky invest in Facebook: source

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	01/3/2011
Good afternoon Bit LATEST NEWS Goldman, Digital Sky invest in Facebook: source (Reuters) - Facebook, the world's No. 1 Internet social networking firm, was valued at $50 billion in a recent investment by Goldman Sachs and Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies, according to a person close to the matter. | Full Article Intel woos Hollywood studios with new microchip January 03, 2011 11:02 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp's new microchips, touted as its biggest-ever leap in processing power, include built-in content protection to make it safer for Hollywood studios to offer premium movies to consumers over their personal computers. | Full Article Microsoft restores Hotmail service after glitch January 03, 2011 02:45 PM ET SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's Hotmail service, the world's most-used online e-mail system, is back to normal operations on Monday after some users over the weekend lost access to emails or found them transferred to a deleted mail folder. | Full Article Toshiba launches tablet to challenge iPad January 03, 2011 12:41 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp is making its foray into the tablet war, offering a 10-inch device it says will be comparable in price to Apple's iPad. | Full Article No ongoing talks for MySpace sale: source January 03, 2011 04:33 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp is still considering a sale of its social networking site MySpace but a person familiar with the matter told Reuters there are no talks currently with potential buyers. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Judge denies bail for insider trading defendant January 03, 2011 04:19 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal magistrate refused to grant bail on Monday to a California woman charged with leaking inside information about technology companies. | Full Article Wall Street climbs in first session of 2011 January 03, 2011 04:35 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks greeted the new year with a rally on Monday as encouraging signs about the outlook for manufacturing around the world prompted investors to inject new money into the market. | Full Article Manufacturing grows, bolsters 2011 outlook January 03, 2011 01:51 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing grew at its fastest pace in seven months in December, extending a recent run of encouraging economic data and suggesting that expansion of the world's biggest economy will accelerate in 2011. | Full Article BofA settles sour mortgages with Fannie Mae, Freddie January 03, 2011 04:29 PM ET CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp agreed to pay $2.8 billion to mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to settle claims over soured mortgages, signaling the bank may be closer to containing its out-sized housing losses. | Full Article U.S. stock investors eye January with caution January 03, 2011 03:30 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks may have kicked off 2011 with a no-holds-barred surge but anyone predicting a sustainable rally through January may be overly optimistic. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Barnes & Noble says Nook boosts holiday sales Goldman Sachs returned to M&A top spot in 2010 Apple iPhone alarm woes continue across the globe China will continue to buy Spanish debt: vice premier U.S. Navy to probe controversial carrier videos RELATED VIDEO Trams cut pollution, save buildings First commercial electric bus route Status update: it's complicated A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Suicidal New York man leaps, but saved by garbage pile Full Article In new Brazil government, ex-model steals the show In a-ha moment, words viral, epic consigned to trash - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend