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Technology Report: AT&T to join Verizon in government data-request disclosures

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12/20/2013
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AT&T to join Verizon in government data-request disclosures
(Reuters) - AT&T Inc will join rival Verizon Communications in disclosing details on government requests for customer data starting in 2014, after investors called on the two largest U.S. carriers to reveal more about controversial spying operations.
Investigators look overseas for hackers in Target case: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators believe that overseas hackers were responsible for the cyber attack on U.S. retailer Target Corp that compromised up to 40 million payment cards during the first three weeks of the holiday shopping season, a person familiar with the matter said.
News Corp acquires social media tool Storyful
(Reuters) - News Corp on Friday made its first acquisition as a stand-alone company with the $25 million purchase of social news tool Storyful.
San Francisco protesters blockade another tech company bus
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - About 40 protesters in San Francisco blocked a technology company's employee bus on Friday to demonstrate resentment towards the booming tech industry's impact on the city.
Oracle to buy Responsys for $1.39 billion in cloud software push
(Reuters) - Oracle Corp, the world's No. 2 business software maker, said it would buy web-based marketing software maker Responsys Inc for about $1.39 billion to bolster its cloud computing offerings.
Gloves off as mobile game developers wage Christmas war
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The annual no-holds-barred Christmas holiday slugfest between mobile game developers has a new twist this year: marketing and user-acquisition costs will likely hit an all-time high and surpass any revenue earned over the festive season.
BlackBerry steps back on handset business, shares jump
TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd said on Friday it was entering a handset production deal that lowers the risk it will have to take more massive writedowns on unsold smartphones, and its shares surged even though it posted dismal quarterly results.
Clock ticking for Google after EU rejects latest antitrust offer
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google has been told it is running out of time to improve its offer to settle a European Union investigation into anti-competitive behavior or face formal charges that could lead to a hefty fine.
Amazon workers in Germany to continue strikes in 2014
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Workers at Amazon.com Inc's German operations plan to continue industrial action next year, the Verdi labor union said on Friday, in a pay dispute that has been dragging on for several months.
Under pressure, Verizon plans more data-request disclosures
(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc vowed to issue semi-annual reports on government requests for customer data, drawing praise from privacy advocates who sought such changes and marking the latest reform to controversial surveillance practices.
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