Reuters Technology Report: October 22, 2015

Click to View in Browser Thursday, October 22, 2015 Alphabet, formerly Google, posts better-than-expected profit, shares jump SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc, known until recently as Google Inc, reported better-than-expected revenue and profit in the third quarter, boosted by strong advertising sales driven by YouTube and mobile search. Microsoft quarterly revenue beats as cloud demand rises (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly adjusted revenue, boosted by burgeoning demand for its cloud products, sending it shares soaring more than 6 percent in extended trading on Thursday. AT&T revenue beats Street on more prepaid subscriber additions (Reuters) - AT&T Inc , long the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier and since July the world's biggest pay-TV operator, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by its DirecTV acquisition and as it added more prepaid mobile subscribers. Amazon posts profit as North America sales jump (Reuters) - E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc reported a surprise profit for the second quarter in a row, propelled by higher sales in North America, its biggest market, and another period of strong growth in its Amazon Web Services cloud business. Controversial cyber security bill advances in Senate WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-delayed bill that would make it easier for corporations to share information about cyber attacks with each other or the government without fear of lawsuits advanced in the U.S. Senate with strong support from members of both parties on Thursday. Pandora revenue misses expectations, shares plunge (Reuters) - Pandora Media Inc, a provider of music streaming services, reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue and a bigger loss, sending its shares down 18 percent in after-hours trading. Better search rankings seen key to eBay's growth (Reuters) - After a surprisingly strong quarter shorn of PayPal, further growth for eBay Inc will rest on its ability to make its website more visible to those searching for items to buy. Google seeks common cause with media firms over ad blocking FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Google says European media firms, often the search giant's harshest industry critics, share a common threat because a surge in ad-blocking technology is a threat to all businesses dependent on advertising. NFL keen to see who watches Yahoo game webcast and how (Reuters) - The U.S. National Football League will be closely watching the audience for Yahoo Inc's global webcast of a game on Sunday as it considers whether to do more deals to live stream games, an NFL official told Reuters Thursday. Hands-free technologies pose unexpected dangers for drivers: AAA (Reuters) - Drivers can be distracted for as long as 27 seconds after performing activities such as changing music or dialing a phone number, even when using hands-free technologies, according to a study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Related Video Scientist eats, drinks and paints simultaneously A smartphone that keeps getting smarter 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