Amazon to buy Israeli start-up Annapurna Labs
A just-delivered Amazon box is seen on a counter in Golden, Colorado August 27, 2014.
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EU unlikely to support ban on free unlimited Facebook, Spotify
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union member states are unlikely to support an EU-wide ban on telecoms companies offering online services such as Facebook and Spotify for free, according to a proposal by EU presidency Latvia.
Israeli high-tech firms raise record $3.4 billion in 2014
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli high-tech companies raised a record $3.4 billion in 2014 from venture capital and other private investors, led by the Internet sector, the Israel Venture Capital (IVC) Research Center said on Wednesday.
After Gmail blocked in China, Microsoft’s Outlook hacked, says GreatFire
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese users of Microsoft Corp’s Outlook email service were subject to a hacking attack at the weekend, just weeks after Google Inc’s Gmail system was blocked in China, an online censorship watchdog said on Monday.
U.S. penetrated North Korean networks years ago – New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency began tapping into North Korean computer networks in 2010, an effort that ultimately helped provide evidence to persuade the Obama administration that Pyongyang was behind the cyber attack on Sony Pictures, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
Chastened Uber CEO seeks fresh start for ride services in Europe
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick speaks during the Baidu and Uber strategic cooperation and investment signing ceremony at Baidu’s headquarters in Beijing December 17, 2014.