Reuters Technology Report: April 23, 2015

Click to View in Browser Thursday, April 23, 2015 Google first-quarter revenue jumps 12 percent, shares rise (Reuters) - Google Inc reported a 12 percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped by a 13 percent jump in the number of ads, or paid clicks, but missed lofty Wall Street expectations. Microsoft profit, revenue beats Wall Street view (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Thursday reported revenue and profit above Wall Street expectations, as sales of its hardware and cloud-computing products helped to offset a decline in the company's core Windows business. Amazon's quarterly revenue rises 15 percent (Reuters) - E-commerce company Amazon.com Inc's quarterly revenue rose 15 percent, helped by higher revenue from North America, its biggest market, and its fast-growing cloud-computing services unit. As YouTube marks tenth year, Facebook emerges as video threat (Reuters) - It's 10 years to the day since the first clip ("Me at the Zoo") was uploaded on YouTube, and the service - now owned by Google Inc - has dominated online video-sharing ever since. Kleiner Perkins seeks almost $1 million in costs in Pao case SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers is seeking to recover about $973,000 in costs from a high profile gender discrimination trial that captivated Silicon Valley, according to a court filing on Thursday. Exclusive: Bitcoin exchange itBit seeks New York banking license NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a little noticed move, bitcoin exchange itBit has filed for a banking license in New York, according to the state banking authority. Cost of Galaxy's battle against iPhone on the rise SEOUL, (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics has pulled out all the stops on its new Galaxy smartphones, but their modest prices compared to the latest iPhones throw an uneasy spotlight on the long-term cost of fighting Apple's premium branding. Metroweb's state owner rejects Telecom Italia proposal: sources MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - The state owner of Italy's Metroweb has rejected a proposal by Telecom Italia to take a stake in the broadband company and gradually reach full ownership, according to two people close to the matter and an email seen by Reuters. Nasdaq to settle Facebook IPO lawsuit for $26.5 million NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a first for a U.S. stock exchange, Nasdaq OMX Group on Thursday agreed to pay $26.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit involving its bungling of Facebook Inc's $16 billion initial public offering, the plaintiffs' lawyers said. Pentagon's new cyber strategy cites U.S. ability to retaliate REDWOOD CITY, California (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is due to unveil an updated cyber strategy on Thursday that will stress the military's ability to retaliate with cyber weapons, a capability he hopes will help deter attacks. Related Video 'Safest bike ever' devised by British entrepreneur The Hubble turns 25 Mediafile How about Hightail-ing it? On Twitter, dubious health claims from e-cigarette bots A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook