French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R)
(Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would talk to French President Francois Hollande about building up a European communication network to...
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U.S. law firm ensnared in NSA surveillance: NYT report
(Reuters) – An unnamed U.S. law firm was caught up in the global surveillance of the National Security Agency (NSA) and its overseas partners in...
Japan’s Rakuten buys chat app Viber for $900 million to expand digital empire
(Reuters) – Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc, controlled by billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, will buy call and messaging app provider Viber Media Inc for $900 million...
Facebook offers new gender options for users
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — You don’t have to be just male or female on Facebook anymore. The social media giant has added a customizable...
LG Electronics unveils larger screen phone, shrugs off Lenovo threat
(Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Electronics unveiled a revamped version of its large-screen smartphone G Pro on Thursday, hoping it will help propel the company...
Yahoo! move a blow to France
In a move that is likely to heighten tension between French authorities and the internet giants, Yahoo! has announced that it is transferring its continental...
Argentines become citizen-cops with smartphone app
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A free smartphone application has encouraged more than 70,000 Argentines to become citizen-cops as they shop. Argentina’s government blames escalating...
Google bought $750 million Lenovo stake on January 30: Hong Kong exchange
(Reuters) – Internet search company Google Inc bought a 5.94 percent stake in China’s Lenovo Group Ltd last month for $750 million, according to a...
Facebook: 10 years of a trend story
Whisper is the new Snapchat, is the new Twitter, is the new Facebook. If you follow the fad-chasing hype of the modern tech media, you...
Web companies give first look at secret government data requests
(Reuters) – Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google on Monday began publishing details about the number of secret government requests for data they receive, hoping to...