Technology Report: Hulu must face privacy lawsuit, U.S. judge rules

	Click to View in Browser 12/23/2013 Hulu must face privacy lawsuit, U.S. judge rules (Reuters) - Hulu has failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the video streaming service of illegally sharing users' viewing history with Facebook Inc and business metrics company comScore Inc. Disney names Twitter co-founder Dorsey to board (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co has named Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter Inc and chief executive of payments startup Square Inc, as an independent board member. Acer names ex-TSMC sales executive new CEO (Reuters) - Acer Inc has named former TSMC sales executive Jason Chen its new CEO as of January 1, appointing a chipmaking industry veteran to the helm of a Taiwanese company struggling to overcome sluggish PC sales. Insight: AOL banks on HuffPost to turn profitable next year NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's the holiday season and Arianna Huffington, the influential woman behind the popular news website that bears her name, is busy buying sweaters - some 700 of them - as gifts to her employees. Seagate to buy Xyratex to add test equipment business (Reuters) - Seagate Technology Plc said it would buy network and storage equipment maker Xyratex Ltd for about $374 million to strengthen its supply and manufacturing chain for disk drives. T-Mobile prepaid service to offer free Facebook access NEW YORK (Reuters) - GoSmart, the prepaid service of No. 4 U.S. operator T-Mobile US, said on Monday it would offer its customers free access to Facebook Inc whether or not they subscribe to its Internet service. Apple, China Mobile sign long-awaited deal to sell iPhones NEW YORK/BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it has signed a long-awaited agreement with China Mobile Ltd to sell iPhones through the world's biggest network of mobile phone users. Not in New York? App lets revelers ring in New Year's Eve remotely TORONTO (Reuters) - Revelers who can't make it to New York's Times Square to celebrate New Year's Eve can download an app to make sure they see the ball drop. Alibaba rival JD.com to top sales target as Chinese shoppers flock to Internet BEIJING (Reuters) - JD.com, China's second-largest e-commerce site, is set to exceed 100 billion yuan ($16.47 billion) in annual sales for the first time in a market that has drawn investment from global retailing names such as Amazon and Wal-Mart. BlackBerry steps back on handset business, shares jump TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd said on Friday it was entering a handset production deal that lowers the risk it will have to take more massive writedowns on unsold smartphones, and its shares surged even though it posted dismal quarterly results. Related Video Future repellents mess with mosquito's mind Researchers breathe life into hopes for lab-grown lungs 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