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French police question three over bitcoin website
French police have questioned three people in connection with a Bitcoin exchange that, police say, handled 2,750 illicit transactions.The Gendarmerie...
Read moreAmazon strikes deal in China to offer more imported goods
Amazon.com is hoping to attract more consumers from China, with a new agreement that will let the U.S. e-commerce company...
Read moreNet neutrality advocates plan slow-lane protest
Several high-profile websites—including Kickstarter, Etsy, Reddit, Mozilla and Meetup—will display spinning-wheel icons next Wednesday in an attempt to show visitors...
Read moreIcahn says PayPal spin-off is almost a ‘no brainer’
Activist investor and hedge-fund manager Carl Icahn says eBay’s decision to spin off PayPal into a separate company is “almost...
Read moreAlibaba partners with U.S.-based Quixey for mobile app search in China
China’s Alibaba Group has decided to power app searches for its mobile operating system using technology from U.S.-based Quixey, a...
Read moreCommercial pilots group concerned over Amazon drone safety
An organization representing thousands of commercial pilots in the U.S. and Canada says it’s concerned about the safety implications of...
Read moreFTC: Operator of dating sites lured customers with fake profiles
If you’ve ever wondered whether some user profiles on Internet dating sites are too good to be true that’s because...
Read moreTwitter, in time for the holidays, puts digital coupons in your feed
If ads on Twitter weren’t annoying enough, some will start asking for your credit card info, in the hopes you’ll...
Read moreEBay to sell its enterprise unit four years after buying it
EBay has reached a deal to sell its enterprise unit, a division focused on building and running online shopping sites...
Read moreWalmart to boost its e-commerce investment in China
China’s e-commerce market hasn’t been easy for Walmart to crack, but the U.S. shopping giant isn’t giving up. The company...
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