Reuters Technology Report: July 28, 2015

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Twitter revenue, adjusted profit beat estimates; shares rise (Reuters) - Twitter Inc raised the bottom end of its full-year revenue forecast as the company's push to boost advertising income paid off and it reported adjusted profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates. Facebook's ascent has investors betting on more gains NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in social media shares have zeroed-in on Facebook Inc , piling into stock options to add bullish bets on the company in the days ahead of its Wednesday earnings. Exclusive: Education company Blackboard seeks $3 billion sale - sources (Reuters) - Blackboard Inc, a U.S. software company that provides learning tools for high school and university classrooms, is exploring a sale that it hopes could value it at as much as $3 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. German regulator orders Facebook to allow pseudonyms BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook may not prevent its users from using fake names, a German privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, in the latest privacy setback for the U.S. company in Europe. Citrix Systems CEO to resign; gives Elliott Management board seat (Reuters) - Cloud-computing company Citrix Systems Inc said Chief Executive Mark Templeton would retire and separately said it had agreed to give activist investor Elliott Management a board seat. Akamai profit falls about 8 percent as costs rise (Reuters) - Akamai Technologies Inc , whose services help deliver Internet content faster, reported a near 8 percent fall in quarterly profit, hurt by a rise in costs. Candle power to charge smartphones A power outage - it's an experience all are familiar with and everyone dreads. The lights go out, the TV goes black, the computers shut down as their batteries drain. And worst of all - your smartphone dies. Anaplan targets SAP, Oracle in fast-growing business planning market FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Business planning software start-up Anaplan is nipping at the heels of industry leaders SAP, Oracle and IBM, with sales of its cloud-based service tripling in each of the past three years as it seeks to shake up the market. Amazon partners with startups to sell crowdfunded products SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc launched a new platform on Tuesday that will help startups advertise and distribute their products directly to millions of Amazon customers, filling an important gap for entrepreneurs trying to reach a wider market of consumers. Facebook to scale up free mobile Internet service to boost usage MUMBAI (Reuters) - Facebook Inc plans to scale up its service to offer free basic Internet on mobile phones, an executive said, after introducing the application in 17 developing countries over the past year. Related Video Candle power to charge smartphones Indonesian mechanic's adapted motorbikes help disabled riders 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