Reuters Technology Report: July 24, 2015

Click to View in Browser Friday, July 24, 2015 Facebook defeats shareholder litigation over IPO NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday said Facebook Inc officials including Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg cannot be sued by shareholders who said the social media company concealed threats to its growth prospects before its May 2012 initial public offering. AT&T, DirecTV complete merger to form biggest pay-TV company WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier AT&T Inc and the biggest satellite-TV provider DirecTV became the country's largest pay-TV company on Friday, completing their $48.5 billion merger after receiving final regulatory approval. Winklevoss twins file paperwork to operate Gemini bitcoin exchange NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss earlier this week filed paperwork to operate a bitcoin exchange called Gemini for both individual and institutional investors in New York state, a spokeswoman said on Friday. Apple removes Nest Labs thermostats from U.S. stores (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it had removed Nest Labs' Internet-connected thermostats from its U.S. online and retail stores, a year after the home automation maker was bought by Google Inc for $3.3 billion. EU clears Nokia's acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it had approved Finnish telecom equipment group Nokia's planned purchase of Alcatel-Lucent because the two were not close competitors and would still face strong global competition. Cloud services seen growth driver for Amazon (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's shares surged more than 20 percent in early trading on Friday, adding more than $46 billion to the company's market value, after strong growth in the e-commerce giant's cloud business drove a surprise quarterly profit. Airbnb hires Blackstone CFO Tosi (Reuters) - Airbnb Inc, the fast-growing online home rental website operator, said it hired Blackstone Group LP Chief Financial Officer Laurence Tosi as its finance head. Scientists control mouse brain by remote control Scientists have successfully altered the neural networks of laboratory mice using a wireless controller; allowing them to study the effects of neural stimulation without invasive procedures and without test subjects tethered by wires. Pakistan to shut down BlackBerry services by December over 'security' KARACHI (Reuters) - The Pakistani government plans to shut down BlackBerry Ltd's secure messaging services by Dec. 1 for "security reasons", the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority said on Friday. China's Huawei to instal 4,000 km of fiber optics in Guinea CONAKRY (Reuters) - Chinese technology firm Huawei will roll out 4,000 km of fiber optic cable in Guinea over the next two years to offer high-speed Internet access to most of the West African nation's people, the Guinean presidency said in a statement on Friday. Related Video NASA reveals new images of Pluto Scientists control mouse brain remotely 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