Cloud Computing
Founder of digital currency Liberty Reserve extradited to the US
Authorities have extradited the founder of Liberty Reserve, a virtual currency allegedly used by cybercriminals for money laundering, from Spain...
Read moreCourt shuts down tech support ‘scams’ targeted by FTC
A Florida court has temporarily shut down two “massive” telemarketing operations that allegedly conned tens of thousands of consumers out...
Read moreReports: EU taking first step towards breaking up Google
Members of the European Parliament are readying a motion calling for the break-up of Google, by separating its search engine...
Read moreNew software targets hard-to-understand privacy policies
Have you ever tried to read a website’s privacy policy only to give up after slogging through paragraphs and paragraphs...
Read moreFrench 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...
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