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Internet outages expected to abate as routers are modified, rebooted
A flood of updates to databases inside Internet routers caused intermittent outages on Wednesday and connectivity issues for companies, but...
Read moreGoogle broadens its malware sleuthing to sniff out deceptive downloads
Google is expanding its safe browsing technology to notify Web users of downloads that appear benign, but actually make unwanted...
Read moreFCC extends net neutrality comment period to Sept. 15
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has extended a deadline for comments on its proposed net neutrality rules to Sept. 15,...
Read moreBaidu partners with U.N. to tackle e-waste in China
Chinese search engine Baidu and the United Nations Development Program are hoping to streamline the recycling of e-waste in China...
Read moreGoogle acquires Gecko Design for next-generation products
Google has acquired Gecko Design, which will become part of the Internet company’s unit developing cutting-edge products like Glass and...
Read moreAirbnb to reveal 124 New York hosts to attorney general
Airbnb will hand over information on 124 of its hosts in New York to comply with a request from the...
Read moreReports: Amazon will pay $1 billion to buy video-game streaming site Twitch
Amazon will pay at least US$1 billion to acquire Twitch, a site for streaming video-game play, according to reports published...
Read moreGoogle’s Project Wing building drone delivery service
For two years, Google has quietly been developing autonomous flying vehicles that can be used to deliver packages for disaster...
Read moreChinese man sues state telecom firm for blocking Google
A 26-year-old in China is suing one of the country’s state telecommunication firms for disrupting access to Google after the...
Read moreEU wants more concessions from Google in antitrust case
Apparently affected by the strong blowback to its proposed settlement with Google over antitrust concerns, the European Commission is planning...
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