Hackers target Twitter, could affect 250,000 user accounts
(Reuters) – Anonymous hackers attacked Twitter this week and may have gained access to passwords and other information for as many as 250,000 user accounts,...
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Top U.S. firms open to voluntary cybersecurity rules: Senate
(Reuters) – Many Fortune 500 companies support the creation of federal cybersecurity standards to protect them from Internet threats like hacking as long as they...
Facebook’s mobile ad revenue doubles in fourth quarter
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc doubled its mobile advertising revenue in the fourth quarter, a sign that the No.1 social network is seeing early success in...
After early success, Yahoo’s Mayer faces rising bar
(Reuters) – Six months into her tenure, Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer has arrested the decline of the Internet portal and has won favor on Wall...
Blackberry 10: Expert views on RIM’s new smartphone system
In future years the launch of Blackberry 10 may be seen as the start of parent company Research In Motion (RIM)’s turnaround – or the...
Google to give schools Raspberry Pi microcomputers
Schools around the UK are to be given 15,000 free microcomputers, with a view to creating a new generation of computer scientists. Funded by Google,...
Microsoft’s Skype pressured to offer privacy reports
Microsoft is under fresh pressure to disclose information about how confidential its Skype user data is. Reporters Without Borders, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and 43...
Neanderthal cloning chatter highlights scientific illiteracy
(Reuters) – After spending the weekend reading blog posts claiming that he was seeking an “extremely adventurous female human” to bear a cloned Neanderthal baby...
Apple’s iPhone disappointment fans doubt on growth
(Reuters) – Apple Inc missed Wall Street’s revenue forecast for the third straight quarter after iPhone sales came in below expectations, fanning fears that its...