Technology Report: Apple ponders cash, caves on board-vote proposal

02/23/2012 Apple ponders cash, caves on board-vote proposal CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Thursday adopted a measure long desired by investors and corporate governance activists, granting its shareholders a bigger say in the appointment of directors to the board of the world's largest technology company. White House issues plan to protect online privacy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday proposed a "bill of rights" that would give consumers greater online privacy protection and could eventually give the government greater powers to police Internet firms such as Google Inc and Facebook. HP slips on concerns of delay in turnaround (Reuters) - Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co fell more than 7 percent Thursday, after the world's No. 1 computer maker posted a sharp decline in quarterly earnings and warned it would take several years to turn around its sprawling businesses. WikiLeaks suspect Manning defers plea, court-martial begins FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning, accused of the largest leak of classified documents in U.S. history, deferred a plea in a military court arraignment on Thursday, marking the first step in a court-martial that could land him in prison for life. Former lawmaker named Google's top Washington lobbyist WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former New York congresswoman Susan Molinari has signed on to be Google Inc's top lobbyist in Washington at a time when the search engine company faces growing regulatory challenges. Migrants elbow for Foxconn jobs despite labor probe LONGHUA, China (Reuters) - Apple's top manufacturer in China, Foxconn Technology, is having no problems luring fresh workers to churn out ever more gadgets, despite the firm's reputation as a tough employer that has put it under a thorough probe into its labor practices. Ex-McAfee execs start security firm, CrowdStrike BOSTON (Reuters) - Two executives who left security software maker McAfee after Intel Corp bought the company last year have started a firm that is developing technology to help corporations and government agencies track down elusive hackers. PayPal gets new rival in offline payments race SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - PayPal, the online payments company owned by eBay Inc, just got a new rival in the race to develop a mobile payment service that can be used in physical stores. Study aims to bring Great Barrier Reef to living rooms SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Finding Nemo is about to get a lot easier with the launch of a scientific survey that will allow anyone with access to the internet to take a virtual tour of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Court says Apple can still sell iPads in Shanghai SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Shanghai court has rejected a request in a trademark case to stop Apple selling its iPad tablet computers in the city, averting an embarrassing suspension of iPad sales in its own flagship stores. Related Video Tweaking the body's serial killer - T Cells under the microscope Tricky prognosis for PlayStation Vita Mediafile Liana B. Baker Charlie Ergen's Management Theory: Dumb & Dumber and Seinfeld John C Abell Google's unhealthy cookie habit A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend