Technology Report: Facebook 'like' deserves free speech protection: U.S. court

	Click to View in Browser 09/18/2013 Facebook 'like' deserves free speech protection: U.S. court (Reuters) - Facebook users who employ the website's "like" feature to show support for a political candidate engage in legally protected speech, a U.S. appeals court said, reviving a lawsuit examining the limits of what people may constitutionally do online. BlackBerry's BBM chat coming to Android, iPhone this weekend TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd said on Wednesday that its popular BlackBerry Messenger instant chat application will be available for rival devices using Google Inc's Android software and for Apple's iPhone this weekend. Facebook apologizes, bans advertiser who used photo of dead teenager TORONTO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it has banned an advertiser that used photographs of a deceased Canadian bullying victim in an ad for an online dating website. Google to form health company led by Genentech chairman SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said it plans to set up a new company called Calico, headed by Apple Inc and Genentech Chairman Art Levinson, to develop technologies to tackle health issues related to aging. Oracle's new software sales rise 4 percent in first quarter SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp said new software sales and Internet-based software subscriptions rose 4 percent to $1.7 billion in its fiscal first quarter, in line with its own forecasts. Take Two's GTA V posts $800 million in first-day sales SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc racked up $800 million in first-day retail sales of Grand Theft Auto V, the fifth installment of the lucrative franchise that went on sale around the world on Tuesday. Reuters News cancels its Next website project (Reuters) - Reuters News is cancelling its next-generation website known as Reuters Next, a project that aimed to overhaul the existing Reuters.com. BlackBerry could lay off up to 40 percent of staff: WSJ TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd is preparing to make deep cut to its workforce by the end of the year that could lead to slashing the company's headcount by up to 40 percent, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. NSA says Snowden took documents from internal website: report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former security contractor Edward Snowden was able to obtain secret documents revealing a massive U.S. spying effort from the National Security Agency's internal website, U.S. officials said according to a report on Wednesday. Apple iPhone fingerprint scanner gets plaudits in early reviews SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The fingerprint reader on Apple Inc's top-end iPhone 5S received an early thumbs up for ease of use from two influential reviewers, helping dispel concerns about the scanning technology which has been notoriously unreliable in other cellphones. Related Video Grand Theft Auto V steals the spotlight Driverless shuttles seen as viable public transport alternative 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