Technology Report: Facebook's big revelation: new search tool

	Click to View in Browser 01/15/2013 Facebook's big revelation: new search tool MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled on Tuesday a feature to help its users search for people and places within the social network, in the company's first major product launch event since its May initial public offering. Silver Lake in advanced Dell buyout talks: sources NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Talks to take No. 3 computer maker Dell Inc private are in an advanced stage with at least four major banks lined up to provide financing, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. SAP earnings fall short of expectations FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Quarterly earnings from SAP AG fell short of expectations on Tuesday, showing the German business software maker failed to keep up with arch-rival Oracle Corp and sending its shares sharply lower. France delays move to make Web giants pay for networks PARIS (Reuters) - France backed away from legislation to make Internet companies including Google pay for the burden they place on telecommunications networks, opting instead to ask a commission to study the controversial issue. Former Yahoo CEO Levinsohn to run Guggenheim Digital Media (Reuters) - Ross Levinsohn, Yahoo Inc's former interim chief executive, has been appointed chief executive of the newly created Guggenheim Digital Media, the digital arm of private equity firm Guggenheim Partners. PayPal partners with NCR to get into restaurants, gas stations SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - PayPal took another step in its effort to expand in the physical retail world on Tuesday, unveiling a partnership with ATM company NCR Corp that will get the payment service into restaurants and gas stations. Alibaba's Jack Ma to stand down as CEO, move to chairman role HONG KONG (Reuters) - One of China's best known corporate leaders, billionaire Jack Ma, will step down as CEO of Alibaba Group, the e-commerce empire he founded to tap the nation's enormous online shopping potential, passing the reins to "a younger, better equipped" generation. Amazon fighting $234 million tax deficiency in Tax Court : filing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc. is challenging a $234 million U.S. tax bill, contesting Internal Revenue Service tax calculations for cash transfers between the parent company and its European subsidiaries, according to a court filing. Dell in talks to go private, shares surge NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc is in talks with private equity firms on a potential buyout, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, confirming reports that sent shares in the world's No. 3 PC maker soaring 13 percent to nearly a eight-month high. Apple shares fall on reports of cuts to iPhone parts orders (Reuters) - Shares in Apple Inc dipped below $500 for the first time in almost one year after reports it is slashing orders for screens and other components from its Asian supplier as intensifying competition erodes demand for its latest iPhone. Related Video Art and science come together in Nikon time-lapse competition Birdstrikemobile takes fight to airport scourge Mediafile Edmund Helmer Golden Globe win worth millions more than Oscar victory John C Abell Surface with Windows RT: The prettiest thing you'll never want to touch again A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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 - 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