Technology Report: Facebook goes down for some U.S. users

	Click to View in Browser 09/3/2014 Facebook goes down for some U.S. users SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc went down for an unknown number of U.S. users on Wednesday afternoon, in what appeared to be the latest outage to affect the world's largest social network. Apple, Google resume talks with tech workers in hiring lawsuit: filing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Four technology companies, including Apple and Google , have resumed mediation talks with tech workers in a high-profile lawsuit over hiring practices in Silicon Valley, according to a court filing. Xfinity to become title sponsor of NASCAR's second-tier series (Reuters) - Internet provider Xfinity will become the title sponsor of NASCAR's second-tier series, currently the Nationwide Series, in a 10-year deal that runs through 2024, NASCAR and Comcast Corp said Wednesday. Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 4 with extras but no breakaway features BERLIN (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, unveiled new versions of its Galaxy Note smartphone on Wednesday after previous design miscues cost it customers in the large-screen phone market it pioneered. Apple shares slump ahead of September 9 iPhone launch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc shares were on track Wednesday for their worst day since January just days ahead of the launch of its latest iPhone, with one brokerage warning of a stock downgrade unless its new products show better promise for profit growth. Panasonic gives Technics a new spin but no sign of coveted turntables TOKYO/BERLIN (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp unveiled a new line-up of audio products on Wednesday, reviving the Technics brand made famous by DJs after a four-year hiatus, as a growing number of fans seek out high-resolution audio instead of compressed digital music. Verizon to pay $7.4 million over failure to notify consumers on privacy rights WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc will pay $7.4 million to settle a U.S. investigation that found the company failed to notify properly some customers of their privacy rights before using their information for marketing, U.S. regulators said on Wednesday. Israel's Side-Kick sees boost from virtual reality games TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli games studio Side-Kick Games said it has produced one of the first games for the Samsung Gear VR, Samsung Electronics' new virtual reality (VR) product. Daimler buys smartphone apps but seeks to avoid Uber upset FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler on Wednesday said it had bought mytaxi and RideScout, two smartphone applications that will help the maker of Mercedes-Benz limousines provide services to people who do not own cars. Google starts quantum computing research project (Reuters) - Google Inc said a research team led by physicist John Martinis from the University of California Santa Barbara will join the company to start a project to build new quantum information processors based on superconducting electronics. Related Video Students aim for Mars Rover glory Robo pets make training real for veterinarians 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