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Pope set to send first tweet
Pope Benedict XVI is due to send out his first, much-anticipated Twitter message on Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of followers already signed up to receive the tweet.
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Facebook helps FBI bust cybercriminals blamed for $850 million losses
Investigators led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and aided by Facebook Inc, have busted an international criminal ring that infected 11 million computers around the world and caused more than...
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Facebook unveils new privacy controls
Facebook Inc began rolling out a variety of new privacy controls on Wednesday, the company's latest effort to address user concerns about who can see their personal information on the world's largest...
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg donating $500M in stock
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charity with the aim of funding health and education issues.
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Iran media report new cyberattack by Stuxnet worm
An Iranian semi-official news agency says there has been another cyberattack by the sophisticated computer worm Stuxnet, this time on the industries in the country's south.
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Indicted Megaupload founder launches new site
Indicted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom launched a new file-sharing website on Sunday, promising users amped-up privacy levels in a defiant move against the U.S. prosecutors who accuse him of...
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Twitter hit by 'sophisticated' cyber attack
Twitter said it had been hit by a "sophisticated" cyber attack similar to those that recently hit major Western news outlets, and that the passwords of about 250,000 users were stolen.
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Google Offers $3.14159 Million in Hacking Prizes
Whoever successfully cracks Google's Chrome operating system at this year's Pwnium hacking contest will walk away with a piece of the pi.
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Yahoo! in online ad alliance with Google
Yahoo! on Wednesday announced an advertising alliance with Google, the company that dethroned the pioneering Internet firm in the world of Internet search.
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Burger King apologizes after Twitter hacking
Somebody hacked Burger King's Twitter account on Monday, posting obscene messages and changing its profile picture to a McDonald's logo.
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Google extends social Web reach to counter Facebooks rise
Google Inc transformed the Internet by cataloging the Web's countless pages. Now it wants to keep better track of the Web's multitude of users.
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German lawmakers back Internet copyright, Google critical
German lawmakers approved a bill on Friday that aims to protect publishers' copyright on the Internet but critics branded it too weak for failing to make search engines such as Google pay for...
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Hackers target Evernote
Online note-taking service Evernote says it has been hacked and is resetting all its 50 million users' passwords as a precaution.
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Evernote hacked: 50 million passwords reset
Online note-taking service Evernote Corp. has been hacked and is resetting all its 50 million users' passwords as a precaution.
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Facebook facelift feeds mobile appetite, may appeal to advertisers
Facebook Inc introduced a visually richer, mobile device-oriented "newsfeed" on Thursday, in the most significant changes to date for the social network's most recognizable feature.
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Syria, China worst for online spying
Syria, China, Iran, Bahrain and Vietnam are flagrantly spying online, media watchdog RSF said Tuesday, urging controls on the export of Internet surveillance tools to regimes clamping down on dissent.
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Yahoo! mulling major stake in video website Dailymotion
The Wall Street Journal reported that Yahoo! may take a controlling interest in France-based online video-sharing website Dailymotion.
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YouTube passes billion user mark
More than a billion people use YouTube each month, it says, with viewing on smartphones helping drive growth.
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Saudi threatens to ban WhatsApp, Viber and Skype
Internet messenger applications such as Skype, Viber and WhatsApp face being banned in Saudi Arabia if operators fail to allow authorities in the kingdom to censor them, industry sources said.
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Cyberattack on anti-spam group has ripple effects
An Internet watchdog group responsible for keeping ads for counterfeit Viagra and bogus weight-loss pills out of inboxes around the world has been hit by a huge cyberattack, a crushing electronic...
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WikiLeaks to release more US diplomatic records
Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks was on Monday to publish more than 1.7 million US diplomatic and intelligence documents from the 1970s, founder Julian Assange revealed.
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Twitter will mine people's tweets to target ads
Twitter on Wednesday began to allow ads to be targeted at users based on the words written in 'tweets' and messages forwarded to followers at the popular social network.
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China calls U.S. the "real hacking empire" after Pentagon report
China on Wednesday accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbors after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernization, branding Washington...
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Rights group presses Twitter on 'hate speech'
A Nazi-hunting group has urged Twitter and other social media to step up efforts to remove online "hate speech," citing a surge in incitement to attacks like the recent Boston bombings.
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China social media hailed after official toppled
Chinese state media hailed the power of the Internet Monday after a probe was launched into a top state planner following an online expose, making him the most senior official toppled by social media.
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Top German court orders Google to alter search suggestions
A top German court has ordered tech giant Google to remove autocomplete entries from its search engine. The ruling came after a lawsuit claimed the feature made defamatory suggestions.
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Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million IDs stolen
Yahoo Japan Corp. has said it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorised attempt to access the administrative system of its Yahoo! Japan portal.
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Guardian launches online Australian edition
Britain's Guardian newspaper on Monday launched a new online edition in Australia where print media is struggling, pledging an independent perspective and a multimedia approach.
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China steals new Australia spy agency blueprints
Foreign Minister Bob Carr Tuesday insisted ties with China would not be hurt by a report that Chinese hackers have stolen top secret blueprints to Australia's new intelligence agency headquarters.
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China 'hacked' new Australian spy HQ
China has been accused of a being behind a recent cyber attack on Australia's spy agency. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has refused to confirm the claim, calling the report "inaccurate."
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Silicon Valley tycoons deny complicity in US spy program
The heads of Google and Facebook have denied knowingly participating in a US surveillance program that mined their servers in search of private user data. Both companies have called for more...
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Facebook admits bug shared 6 mn users' contact details
Phone numbers and email addresses belonging to some 6 million Facebook users have been improperly shared due to a software bug, the social network said.
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Facebook to keep ads away from sex and violence
Facebook on Monday will tighten its review process to spare advertisers the embarrassment of having their ads pop-up on pages containing porn or violent imagery.
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Twitter blocks two accounts on its Turkish network
Twitter blocked two accounts on Sunday that had been used to spread corruption allegations against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his government and his inner circle.
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Karlsruhe is one of the first German cities to pilot 'real' free and...
The German city of Karlsruhe has become one of the first in the country to offer unlimited, free WiFi. Others like Cologne are following - but they often have time or volume restrictions.
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European Court of Justice orders Google to delete personal data
The European Court of Justice has ruled that citizens have a right to request that Google delete their data from search results in a case that sought to see whether private citizens could leave the...
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Leaked draft of Cambodia's proposed cyber law reveals threat to free expression
Cambodian media is dominated by pro-government outlets and it can be difficult to hear critical voices, except online. But a proposed law could undermine that bastion of free expression.
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US regulator puts future of net neutrality in question
The US Federal Communications Commission has formally proposed new Internet regulations. Net neutrality activists are concerned that the proposals could create "fast lanes" that discriminate against...
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