Technology Report: Comcast takeover of Time Warner Cable to reshape U.S. pay TV

	Click to View in Browser 02/13/2014 Comcast takeover of Time Warner Cable to reshape U.S. pay TV (Reuters) - Comcast Corp's proposed $45.2 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable Inc could face close scrutiny from U.S. antitrust regulators because of the deal's potential to reshape the country's pay TV and broadband markets. Microsoft Windows 8 lags predecessor in first-year sales SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's Windows 8 system has racked up more than 200 million license sales since its launch 15 months ago, according to Tami Reller, its head of marketing, lagging Windows 7 which sold 240 million within its first year. Third of EU commissioners oppose Google antitrust deal: officials BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A third of the members of the European Commission opposed the EU's decision to strike a deal with Google and end a three-year antitrust investigation, officials said, underlining the political sensitivity of the decision. In new profile feature, Facebook offers choices for gender identity SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - For the first time, Facebook Inc is letting users of its online social network identify themselves as a gender other than male and female. Financial services, retail groups form cyber partnership WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banks and retail groups announced on Thursday that they are joining forces to work on cybersecurity, a sign they are trying to move past recent squabbles over who is to blame for data breaches. Japanese online gaming firm Nexon's incoming CEO eyes U.S. acquisitions SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Japanese online gaming firm Nexon Co Ltd will begin to aggressively explore U.S. acquisitions to further a long-standing plan to expand in Western markets, its CEO-elect Owen Mahoney said. Google overseas tax bill rises as UK sales hit $5.6 billion LONDON (Reuters) - Google said its overseas tax bill rose sharply in 2013, while sales in Britain, its biggest foreign market, hit a record $5.64 billion. Las Vegas Sands websites remain down as Feds investigate hack (Reuters) - The websites of Las Vegas Sands' casinos around the world on Thursday remained down for a third straight day, as the company and U.S. federal investigators race to unravel a hacking attack that defaced home pages and also exposed sensitive employee information. Vodafone, Bharti spend big to win airwaves in $10 billion Indian auction NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian mobile phone market leaders Bharti Airtel and Vodafone bought airwaves worth about $3 billion each in a hotly contested auction that raised nearly $10 billion, far exceeding the government's target. Apple supplier review uncovers fewer child labor cases (Reuters) - Apple Inc uncovered fewer cases of child labor than a year ago in its annual survey of the international supply chain that makes parts for its iPhones and iPads. Related Video South Korea develops the world first foldable battery The ANESA tests blood - without a needle Mediafile 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