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Chinese Twitter clone wants to raise $500 million in an IPO

Sina Weibo, the Chinese social network that looks and works a lot like Twitter, has started the process of going public in the United States. The micro-blogging platform is looking...

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Japan’s Mizuho Bank gets dragged into Mt. Gox lawsuit

Late this week, Canadian Bitcoin holders filed a class-action suit against defunct online Bitcoin exchange MtGox. The suit named MtGox, its affiliates, and its two major shareholders, Mark Karpeles and Jed McCaleb,...

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France is the battleground for a new telecommunications war

Last week, everything was very different in the mobile landscape in France. France’sdisruptive telecom company Free was about to make the best strategic move I had ever seen. Yet, it all...

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Banks are paying Microsoft big bucks to keep XP-powered ATMs running

Well played, major banks! You’ve ignored Microsoft’s warnings and now you’re going to have to pay them a ton of cash to support Windows XP on your ATMs after official support runs...

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Russia blocks access to websites that are critical of Putin

The Russian government this week blocked access to prominent websites that have been critical of President Vladimir Putin, amid heightened tensions in neighboring Ukraine. As Reuters reports, the Kremlin ordered national...

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Alibaba buys $804 million stake in ChinaVision

Alibaba has agreed to pay $804 million for a majority stake in ChinaVision Media Group, a Hong Kong firm specializing in TV and film production. This could very possibly mean that Alibaba may soon...

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Japan is considering implementing Bitcoin taxes

Bitcoin can’t get a breather. First Mt. Gox imploded. Now, Flexcoin has flatlined. The Alberta, Canada-based Bitcoin exchangesays its closing down after cyber thieves made off with about $600,000 worth of the digital currency. Thanks...

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DirecTV in talks with Disney over online streaming rights

Just two days ago, pundits began congratulating Dish on achieving what other companies couldn't: convincing Disney ABC to offer broadcast and cable channels over the internet as part of an IPTV service....

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Tesla announces plans for major European expansion

Tesla Motors has been expanding rapidly in the U.S. and now the company is getting ready to make a major push in Europe. Speaking at the Geneva Auto Show on Tuesday...

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U.S. House passes bill to allow you to unlock your phone, kind of

The House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that says consumers have the right to unlock their mobile device for use on a different carrier’s network. This concept of...

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Mt. Gox completely halts all Bitcoin trading

Detailed extensively by Reuters today, Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has halted all trading and the owners have replaced the site with a splash page. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of Bitcoin exchanges...

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NSA stops bugging German Chancellor, starts bugging German minsters instead

On Sunday it was revealed that the NSA, forbidden by President Obama from tapping German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone directly, has ramped up its spying on her senior government officials,...

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