N.S.A. Dragnet Included Allies, Aid Groups and Business Elite
Secret documents reveal more than 1,000 targets of American and British surveillance in recent years, including the office of an Israeli prime minister, heads of international aid organizations, forei...
Cards Stolen in Target Breach Flood Underground Markets
Credit and debit card accounts stolen in a recent data breach at retail giant Target have been flooding underground black markets in recent weeks, selling in batches of one million cards and going for...
BlackBerry CEO hoping to avoid future layoffs, expects to be profitable by 2016
This morning's earnings report may not have been BlackBerry's brightest moment, but John Chen seems confident in the company's future — and his ability to turn things around.
RSA received $10 million to use backdoored NSA algorithm by default in crypto software BSafe
Exclusive: Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer — (Reuters) - As a key part of a campaign to embed encryption software that it could crack into widely used computer products …
RSA received $10 million to use backdoored NSA algorithm by default in crypto software BSafe
Exclusive: Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer — (Reuters) - As a key part of a campaign to embed encryption software that it could crack into widely used computer products …
Snapchat for iOS gets a replay option, front camera flash, filters and up to 7 best friends
Ephemeral messaging service Snapchat just got an interesting update that adds the ability to replay a message once per day, “flash” your front camera by whiting-out the screen …
T-Mobile Plans to Talk “Un-Carrier” 4.0 at CES
T-Mobile is ready to make another big move, announcing plans for a media event at January's CES to discuss the next step in its “un-carrier” strategy. — “This one you aren't going to believe,” T-Mob...
Apple seeds first OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 beta, brings FaceTime Audio to Macs
Just days after the first public release of OS X 10.9.1, Apple has seeded the first beta of OS X 10.9.2 to developers. The update is available in the Mac App Store for registered developers …
Square's Dorsey returns 10% of his shares
Exclusive: The founder and CEO makes an uncommon move to expand the company's pool of shares for compensation and acquisitions. — FORTUNE — Jack Dorsey, the founder and CEO of Square, has voluntaril...
Protesters vandalize Google bus, block Apple shuttle
Gentrification backlash targeting tech firms escalates in San Francisco and Oakland. — SAN FRANCISCO — As tech-driven housing costs and evictions soar, anti-gentrification protesters in San Francisc...
Warby Parker raises $60 million
Exclusive: The fashionable eyeglasses purveyor more than doubles its total investment. — FORTUNE — Warby Parker has raised $60 million in its latest round of venture capital funding, led by its bigg...
The Day Google Had to ‘Start Over’ on Android
Google was building a secret mobile product to fend off chief rival Microsoft. Then Apple announced the iPhone, and everything changed. — In 2005, on Google's sprawling, college-like campus, the mo...
Tim Draper Wants To Split California Into Pieces And Turn Silicon Valley Into Its Own State
TechCrunch has learned about noted technology investor Tim Draper's plan to split California into six separate states, including a Northern California slice appropriately named “Silicon Valley.”
Alleged Top Moderators Of Silk Road 2 Forums Arrested In Ireland, U.S. In International Sweep
At least two moderators of the Silk Road 2 user forums have been arrested by authorities in the U.S. and Ireland. A source claiming to have inside knowledge of the arrests said that Libertas …
BlackBerry teams up with Foxconn for budget smartphones as sales continue to plunge
Blackberry's new interim chief John Chen has got a rude awakening to his new job: it sold only 1.9 million smartphones in Q1 compared to 3.7 million last quarter and lost $4.4 billion.
Microsoft appoints Jim DuBois as new CIO
Jim DuBois. Photo via Microsoft. — Microsoft this afternoon announced Jim DuBois as the company's chief information officer. — DuBois had served as the interim CIO for the past six months and rep...
Details of the ‘Mega Conspiracy’ Behind Megaupload
Clock ticking for Google after EU rejects latest antitrust offer
(Reuters) - Google has been told it is running out of time to improve its offer to settle a European Union investigation into anti-competitive behavior or face formal charges that could lead to a heft...
Oracle snaps up marketing software maker Responsys for $1.5B
Summary: The business-to-consumer marketing software company will be bought for a 38 percent premium of its stock price as of Thursday. — Zack Whittaker — Software giant Oracle said Friday it will...
In honor of Winamp, Spotify releases Spotiamp
After Friday, longstanding music player Winamp will fade from existence, as AOL discontinues support, shuts down the website and erases any possibility of downloading the software. In honor of Winamp...
“Backbreaking” OpenStack migrations hinder enterprise upgrades
Technology updates are never a day at the beach, but customers trying to upgrade to the latest release of OpenStack from its predecessor are often encountering bigger-than-expected problems. That is ...
Walt Mossberg: The Exit Interview
At an age when some may consider spending more time practicing their golf swing or perfecting their poker face, tech journalist Walt Mossberg is about to embark on what may be his biggest adventure ye...
Google Changes Policy for Chrome Extensions, Seeks to Kill Multi-Purpose Tools
Google is cracking down on extensions that are slowing down your browser experience as it updates the Chrome Web Store policy to dictate that extensions must have a single purpose.
Researchers crack the world's toughest encryption by listening to the tiny sounds made by your computer's CPU
Security researchers have successfully broken one of the most secure encryption algorithms, 4096-bit RSA, by listening - yes, with a microphone — to a computer as it decrypts some encrypted data.
AOL Finalizing Talks To Sell Winamp And Shoutcast, No Shutdown Expected On Dec. 20
AOL is finalizing negotiations to sell off Winamp and Shoutcast in a deal that would allow both products to live on, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions.
The Oppo N1 Is Officially The First Google CTS-Certified CyanogenMod Phone, Can Run Google Apps Suite Legitimately
It's officially official: the Oppo N1 is the first Google-approved CyanogenMod phone. After passing through Google's CTS (compatibility test suite), CDD …
EU says Google concessions in antitrust case not acceptable
Google's revised proposals to settle an antitrust case are not acceptable, European Union competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on Friday. — “The latest offer as submitted by Google in Octob...
Rocket Internet Partners With African Telecom Operator MTN To Invest $410M in Middle East Startups
MTN Group and Rocket Internet announced that they have formed a new joint venture to invest in startups in the Middle East, with a focus on e-commerce. The two companies will each hold …
iPad, Surface, Kindle owners reveal their top gripes
Got a beef about your iPad, Surface, or Kindle tablet? Join the club. — The new holiday report from Q&A site FixYa sifted through thousands of problems reported by its Web site users to determine t...
Moto X for $350 off contract courtesy of the Today Show
Did you miss out on Motorola's $350 off-contract Cyber Monday deal for the Moto X? If you did, here's another opportunity to score the device sans contract for that very same price. The offer is “ex...
New milestone: Amazon stock surpass $400 for first time ever
This summer, Amazon.com's stock hit $300 for the first time. — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos with the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″. — Now, five months later, it has reached a new milestone: $400.
AT&T follows Verizon's lead, will start publishing law enforcement request data in early 2014
Never let it be said that AT&T and Verizon don't follow each other's leads. Just one day after Verizon announced it would start publishing a semiannual transparency report that details …
Justice Dept. drops objection to publishing FISA opinion on phone metadata collection law
GOVT DROPS OBJECTION TO PUBLISHING SECRET OPINION — You are here — Home » AP Organization » Govt drops objection to publishing secret opinion — WASHINGTON (AP) …
‘Global village’ of technology a myth as study shows most online communication limited to 100-mile radius
Study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology finds that in Britain only 9.5 per cent of internet and smartphone communications cross the “border” between north and south