Technology Report: Facebook unveils new privacy controls

	Click to View in Browser 12/12/2012 Facebook unveils new privacy controls SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc began rolling out a variety of new privacy controls on Wednesday, the company's latest effort to address user concerns about who can see their personal information on the world's largest social network. Andreessen denies Internet bubble, advises Times to stop printing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Far from experiencing a bubble, Silicon Valley has been in the throes of a "technology depression," Netscape co-founder and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen said at the New York Times Dealbook conference on Wednesday. Netflix rival Redbox starts movie streaming this month (Reuters) - Kiosk operator Redbox will launch an $8-a-month instant video streaming service this month, in a challenge to dominant movie rental company Netflix Inc in the battle for home entertainment dollars. Opposing camps dig in on Internet treaty talks DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States and its allies clashed with a Russian-led bloc in talks over a new United Nations telecoms treaty on Wednesday, threatening a compromise proposal that had aimed to settle thorny issues of how to govern the Internet. Twitter, privacy advocates eye Occupy case after guilty plea NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Occupy Wall Street protester who tried unsuccessfully to keep prosecutors from subpoenaing his tweets pleaded guilty Wednesday to disorderly conduct, in a case that could have broad implications for Twitter users as law enforcement increasingly uses social media to prosecute cases. Pope needs help sending out blessing in first tweet VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - After weeks of anticipation bordering on media frenzy, Pope Benedict solemnly put his finger to a computer tablet device on Wednesday and tried to send his first tweet - but something went wrong. Unpaid bloggers lose bid to revive Huffington Post case NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unpaid bloggers have lost their bid to get an appeals court to restore a lawsuit contending AOL Inc owes them a cut of the $315 million it spent last year to buy The Huffington Post. Autonomy spurs questions on looming accounting overhaul NEW YORK (Reuters) - The scandal at Autonomy, a UK software group bought last year by Hewlett-Packard Co, has some accountants wondering about the wisdom of new, global standards in the pipeline that would change how companies account for revenue. SolarCity offers more shares for IPO, expects lower price (Reuters) - Elon Musk-backed SolarCity Corp, the top U.S. installer of residential solar systems, increased the size of its initial public offering but said it expects a lower pricing, a day after an underwriter said the IPO had been postponed. Microsoft ups Surface production, to sell in more stores SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has stepped up manufacturing of the Surface tablet, its new device designed to counter Apple Inc's iPad, and will introduce it to third-party retailers this week. Related Video U.S. military's secret mini-shuttle lifts off from Florida Emotion detector gets to heart of electorate Mediafile John C Abell How the United Nations could ruin the Internet 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