Technology Report: Verizon: U.S. government made 150,000 customer info requests in 2014

	Click to View in Browser 07/8/2014 Verizon: U.S. government made 150,000 customer info requests in 2014 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government issued about 150,000 requests for customer information from Verizon Communications in the first half of 2014, most of them subpoenas, the country's largest wireless carrier reported on Tuesday. Amazon proposes Hachette authors keep all revenue as dispute drags on SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has proposed that Hachette authors keep 100 percent of revenue from digital book sales while both sides work to resolve a contractual dispute that has kept some Hachette books off its website for months, the Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter as saying. 'Dawn of Planet of Apes' marks digital lib for actors LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It's not easy playing an ape, even a highly intelligent one, but if Andy Serkis succeeds in captivating moviegoers, he will be thanking the obscure world of "motion capture," a digital technology that accurately translates performance into animation. Retailers swallow online food cost to lock in shoppers BERLIN (Reuters) - Big retailers are taking a calculated hit to margins to invest in online grocery operations, in the hope they can persuade consumers to add more profitable items like clothes and computers to their orders of fruit and vegetables. Samsung, Intel, Dell team up on standards for connected gadgets SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, Intel Corp and Dell have joined to establish standard ways for household gadgets like thermostats and light bulbs to talk to each other, at odds with a framework backed by Qualcomm, LG Electronics and other companies. Smartphones weigh on Samsung Electronics as guidance disappoints SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Tuesday issued unexpectedly weak quarterly earnings guidance which put it on track for its worst results in two years and cast doubt on the smartphone leader's strategy against cheaper Chinese rivals. AT&T says it will be the first carrier to sell LG smartwatch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - (This July 7 story was corrected to fix price to $229 in the third paragraph) Chinese hackers turned focus to U.S. experts on Iraq: security firm SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A sophisticated group of hackers believed to be associated with the Chinese government, who for years targeted U.S experts on Asian geopolitical matters, suddenly began breaching computers belonging to experts on Iraq as the rebellion there escalated, a security firm said on Monday. Twitter appoints Katie Stanton global media chief: source SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc has appointed Katie Stanton its new media chief, placing the former Google executive at the heart of its crucial relationships with Hollywood and the global media industry, a source with knowledge of the move said on Monday. Two unions to take South Africa's Telkom to court over planned job losses JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Two unions representing some of Telkom SA's workers said on Tuesday they would take the South African landline provider to court over possible job losses. Related Video Robot caregiver offers company and security to 94-year-old grandmother Magnetically treated nanoparticles help tumor cells 'self-destruct' Mediafile 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