Reuters Technology Report: January 14, 2016

Click to View in Browser Thursday, January 14, 2016 Intel profit beats but data center business growth slows (Reuters) - Intel Corp reported a quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates but shares fell on concerns about slowing growth in its highly profitable data center business. German high court rules Facebook "Friend Finder" is unlawful FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's highest court has declared unlawful a feature that encourages Facebook users to market the social media network to their contacts, confirming the rulings of two lower courts. Netflix to block proxy access to content not available locally (Reuters) - Video-streaming service provider Netflix Inc's subscribers will no longer be able to use proxies to watch content not available in their home country. EU privacy regulators to meet February 2 on EU-U.S. data transfers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union privacy regulators aim to agree next month on whether and how data transfers to the United States should continue in the absence of an EU-U.S. data-transfer pact that was struck down last year on privacy concerns. Google self-driving exec says needs proposals to share research DETROIT (Reuters) - John Krafcik, the head of Google's project to develop self-driving vehicles, said on Thursday he would have to see specific proposals before entering into a consortium including automakers. JetBlue restores booking but still recovering from outage NEW YORK (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp said it has restored online booking and check-in after a power outage shut its main website for about two hours on Thursday, raising concern about delayed flights. Hyatt says data breach started in August (Reuters) - Hyatt Hotels Corp said a previously reported malware attack on its payment processing system occurred between August 13 and Dec. 8. U.S. regulators could waive some safety rules for self-driving cars (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it may waive some vehicle safety rules to allow more driverless cars to operate on U.S. roads as part of a broader effort to speed up development of self-driving vehicles. Exclusive: Progress Software exploring sale - sources (Reuters) - Business software company Progress Software Corp is considering a sale as part of an exploration of strategic alternatives and has spoken to private equity firms about a potential deal, according to people familiar with the matter. Twitter sued by U.S. widow for giving voice to Islamic State (Reuters) - Twitter Inc is being sued by the widow of an American killed in Jordan who accuses the social media company of giving a voice to Islamic State, adding to the pressure to crack down on online propaganda linked to terrorism. Related Video Growing vegetables via smartphone Insect oil could make roach dressing for salads 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 2016 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