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AT&T Expands Digital Life To U.K. Market In O2 Deal

AT&T’s Digital Life customers, usually homeowners, now include British wireless firm O2. O2, owned by Spain’s Telefonica (TEF), will be the first overseas carrier to offer Digital Life home automation and security services, under a licensing agreement announced Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed. AT&T (T) has been in talks with other wireless firms that might be in trials, Fierce Wireless reported last year. AT&T announced at this week’s Consumer

Facebook to Take Pre Orders for Oculus Rift, Mum on Price

Facebook Inc.FB will be taking pre orders for its eagerly awaited Oculus VR Rift headset from Jan 6. However, there aren’t any details available on the date of shipping or the price of the headset. The Oculus blog post

Lilly Guidance Misses Estimates On Lower Sales

Big pharma Eli Lilly (LLY) guided 2016 below Wall Street’s expectations Tuesday, but the stock rose after falling along with the big market plunge on Monday. Lilly said it expects revenue of $20.2 billion to $20.7 billion, up a fraction from last year’s estimated sales but below analysts’ consensus of $21.36 billion, according to Thomson Reuters. Earnings excluding one-time items were guided at $3.45 to $3.55 a share, also missing the Street’s