Reuters Technology Report: August 5, 2015

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, August 5, 2015 Facebook launches feature to allow businesses to privately message users SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc rolled out features Wednesday that enable businesses to privately communicate with customers through messages as part of the social networking company's push to make its Messenger app a stand-alone platform. Time Warner falls as Disney's cable warning spooks sector (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's shares fell as much as 9 percent after Walt Disney Co alarmed investors with a dour outlook for its cable business, suggesting that more people were switching to video-streaming from paid TV than previously expected. Neflix offers employees a year of parental leave (Reuters) - Netflix Inc is offering up to a year of paid maternity and paternity leave for employees to care for a newborn or newly adopted child, significantly raising the bar for parental benefits in corporate America. GoDaddy revenue rises 16.5 percent (Reuters) - Web-hosting company GoDaddy Inc reported a 16.5 percent jump in quarterly revenue as it earned more per user and its customer base expanded. EU close to sealing deal with United States on data-sharing BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is working with the United States on the final details of a commercial data-sharing deal that was put up for renegotiation following leaks two years ago that exposed U.S. mass surveillance practices, a document seen by Reuters showed. Silver Lake bets $1 billion on Motorola Solutions (Reuters) - Motorola Solutions Inc said private equity firm Silver Lake would invest $1 billion in the maker of walkie-talkies and radio systems as it looks to boost growth in its services business, which includes video monitoring and data analytics. Adidas buys fitness tracking app maker Runtastic FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Adidas AG has bought fitness tracking app maker Runtastic, giving it access to a community of 70 million active users and helping it catch rivals in connected wearables. Dish exploring next steps as it awaits airwaves discount decision (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp is figuring out next steps as it awaits a decision by U.S. regulators on its eligibility for a discount in a recent airwaves auction, executives said on Wednesday, after the company posted a significantly higher-than-expected quarterly profit. Alibaba pins U.S. growth hopes on Goldman's China rainmaker HONG KONG (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is hoping a Canadian Olympic gold medallist once tipped to be the next chief executive of Goldman Sachs Group Inc will help them make it big in the United States. U.S. researchers show computers can be hijacked to send data as sound waves LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A team of security researchers has demonstrated the ability to hijack standard equipment inside computers, printers and millions of other devices in order to send information out of an office through sound waves. Related Video English soccer club aims to be world's 'greenest' Eco-friendly 3D printed supercar 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