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

Mar 16, 2014

Sina Weibo, the Chinese social network that looks and works a lot like Twitter, has started the process of going...

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

Mar 15, 2014

Late this week, Canadian Bitcoin holders filed a class-action suit against defunct online Bitcoin exchange MtGox. The suit named MtGox, its affiliates,...

France is the battleground for a new telecommunications war

Mar 14, 2014

Last week, everything was very different in the mobile landscape in France. France’sdisruptive telecom company Free was about to make the...

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

Mar 14, 2014

Well played, major banks! You’ve ignored Microsoft’s warnings and now you’re going to have to pay them a ton of...

Russia blocks access to websites that are critical of Putin

Mar 14, 2014

The Russian government this week blocked access to prominent websites that have been critical of President Vladimir Putin, amid heightened...

Alibaba buys $804 million stake in ChinaVision

Mar 11, 2014

Alibaba has agreed to pay $804 million for a majority stake in ChinaVision Media Group, a Hong Kong firm specializing in TV and...

Japan is considering implementing Bitcoin taxes

Mar 5, 2014

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...

DirecTV in talks with Disney over online streaming rights

Mar 5, 2014

Just two days ago, pundits began congratulating Dish on achieving what other companies couldn't: convincing Disney ABC to offer broadcast and...

Tesla announces plans for major European expansion

Mar 5, 2014

Tesla Motors has been expanding rapidly in the U.S. and now the company is getting ready to make a major push...

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

Feb 26, 2014

The House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that says consumers have the right to unlock their mobile device...

Mt. Gox completely halts all Bitcoin trading

Feb 26, 2014

Detailed extensively by Reuters today, Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has halted all trading and the owners have replaced the site with a splash...

NSA stops bugging German Chancellor, starts bugging German minsters instead

Feb 24, 2014

On Sunday it was revealed that the NSA, forbidden by President Obama from tapping German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone directly,...