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    Russia's top social network blacklisted in error - regulator

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network, VKontakte, was blacklisted in error and a ban on distributing cont…

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    Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for $1 billion: report

    REUTERS - Google Inc is considering buying Is…

    • CA-TECH Summary 7 hours ago

      Google faces new federal antitrust probe: source WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top … More »CA-TECH Summary

      Google faces new federal antitrust probe: source WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some advertising sales, a source told Reuters on Thursday. The source said that …

    • Waze, an Israeli mobile satellite navigation application, is seen on a smartphone in this photo illustration taken in Tel Aviv
      Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for about $1 billion: report 7 hours ago

      (Reuters) - Google Inc is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc, Bloomberg news … More »Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for about $1 billion: report

      Waze, an Israeli mobile satellite navigation application, is seen on a smartphone in this photo illustration taken in Tel Aviv

      (Reuters) - Google Inc is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc, Bloomberg news reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Waze is seeking more than $1 billion and is fielding expressions of interest from multiple parties, said …

    • Coffee cups with Google logos are seen at the new Google office in Toronto
      Google faces new federal antitrust probe - source 7 hours ago

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display advertising, breaks antitrust … More »Google faces new federal antitrust probe - source

      Coffee cups with Google logos are seen at the new Google office in Toronto

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some advertising sales, a source told Reuters on Thursday. The source said that it was unlikely that the Federal Trade Commission …

    • Producer Peter Chernin poses at the premiere of his new film "Oblivion" in Hollywood
      Hulu video site auction attracts four bidders: sources 8 hours ago

      By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people … More »Hulu video site auction attracts four bidders: sources

      Producer Peter Chernin poses at the premiere of his new film "Oblivion" in Hollywood

      By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, triggering a tug-of-war for the online video service. Satellite operator DirecTV and cable operator Time Warner …

    • The Apple logo hangs inside the glass entrance to the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York City,
      Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case 9 hours ago

      By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show … More »Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case

      The Apple logo hangs inside the glass entrance to the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York City,

      By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence that Apple Inc engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-book prices. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, who is set to oversee a trial …

    • ITC says Microsoft did not violate Google patent 9 hours ago
      The Microsoft logo is seen on the wall of the company's branch in Prague

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp won a round in a complex patent war on Thursday when the International Trade Commission said the company's popular Xbox entertainment system did not violate a patent owned by Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility. If the ITC had found that Microsoft infringed, it could have barred the …

    • Pandora reports higher revenue on mobile advertising 9 hours ago

      By Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - Pandora Media Inc said first-quarter revenue grew 58 percent to $128.5 million on the strength of mobile advertising and new subscribers to the online streaming music service. Mobile revenue on a non-GAAP basis nearly doubled in the quarter to $83.9 million. "The mobile cap they put in place …

    • Angie's List eyes 'year of transition' as cashflow turns positive 10 hours ago

      By Chandni Doulatramani and Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) - Angie's List Inc expects cashflow to turn positive this year as it spends less on acquiring new paid customers for its consumer review website, the company's co-founder said, fending off criticism of its business model by short-seller Citron Research. Chief Executive …

    • Video forensics: How easy would it be to fake a Rob Ford video? 13 hours ago

      Two media outlets reported last week that they had seen a cellphone video of Mayor Rob Ford allegedly smoking crack, a claim that has gone global. If a video does surface, how easy would it be to determine its authenticity? CBC News asked video forensic analyst David McKay.

    • Icahn seeks up to $7 billion for Dell bid 11 hours ago
      File photo of investor Carl Icahn speaks at the Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers conference, held at the New York Stock Exchange

      By Michelle Sierra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have initiated talks with banks and asset managers to line up commitments for as much as $7 billion in bridge loans to back their leveraged recapitalization proposal for Dell Inc, banking sources told Thomson Reuters …

    • TV importers accuse border officials of misleading advance tariff rulings 12 hours ago

      OTTAWA - Importers of popular electronics such as big-screen TVs and MP3 players are ramping up their fight against federal tariff changes, accusing the government of misleading them by offering tariff breaks that it planned to claw back later.

    • The Galapagos to be just a click away: Google photographs famous islands for Street View 12 hours ago
      In this May 2013 photo provided by Catlin Seaview Survey, Christophe Bailhache with an SVII camera is escorted underwater by a Spotted Eagle Ray during a survey dive in the Galapagos Islands. Few have laid eyes on many of the volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago that remain closed to tourists. But soon the curious will be able to explore these places that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution from their computers or mobile devices. Google Maps sent crews armed with backpack-mounted Street View cameras and underwater gear to the Galapagos, and will be bringing the islands' natural wonders to the Internet. (AP Photo/Catlin Seaview Survey)

      SAN FRANCISCO - Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

    • Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start 12 hours ago
      Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland

      By Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's poorest countries, former company executives and Irish officials have said. Chief Executive Tim Cook faced criticism …

    • ChannelAdvisor soars in debut 14 hours ago

      By Alistair Barr and Tanya Agrawal (Reuters) - ChannelAdvisor Corp shares soared more than 40 percent in their market debut on Thursday as investors bet the e-commerce software company will benefit from the rapid global spread of online buying and selling. The company's shares opened up 25 percent, after its initial public …

    • Twitter launches feature to 'make sure it's really you' 15 hours ago

      Following hack attacks on the Twitter accounts of The Associated Press, the Financial Times and other media organizations by the Syrian Electronic Army, Twitter has rolled out a new feature to help prevent unauthorized logins to a user's accounts.

     

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