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Nazi hunters call on Twitter to crack down on terrorists
A Nazi-hunting group has urged Twitter and other social media to step up efforts to remove online “hate speech,” citing a surge in incitement to attacks like the recent Boston bombings. The Simon Wiesenthal Center said Twitter has spawned nearly 20,000 hashtags and handles this year that are linked to…
TechCrunch founder sues ex-girlfriend over rape claims
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington filed a lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend on Tuesday over claims that he raped her in 2012. The lawsuit, obtained by Gawker, accuses Jennifer Allen of “defamation” and “publication in false light.” The lawsuit claims she attempted to “smear plaintiff’s name on the internet, to destroy his…
Eric Holder defends prosecution against Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday denied allegations from Kim Dotcom that the prosecution against the Internet tycoon was launched to appease Hollywood moguls concerned about online piracy. New Zealand-based Dotcom launched a “white paper” to coincide with a visit by Holder to Auckland this week claiming the case…
All-electric automaker Tesla Motors posts first profit
Tesla Motors said Wednesday it posted its first-ever quarterly profit as the electric carmaker beat its own forecasts and surprised market analysts. The California-based firm said it earned a profit of $11 million in the first quarter as revenues rose 83 percent from the prior quarter to $562 million. “Tesla…
Adobe Photoshop ditches $2,599 ‘Creative Suite’ price tag for $50 ‘Creative Cloud’ subscriptions
A decade ago, Adobe Systems introduced Creative Suite, a collection of design and development applications. Today, the San Jose company announced it would effectively do away with Creative Suite, and replace it with Creative Cloud, a $50-a-month subscription… …
‘The Onion’ hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
The Twitter feed of satirical US news website The Onion was hacked Monday by a Syrian group aiming to inject its own sardonic spin on the deadly conflict. Screenshots posted by eHacking News indicated a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army took control of the feed and posted comments…
Senate approves controversial online sales tax
The US Senate passed legislation Monday that would end years of tax-free online buying by allowing states to collect sales tax for Internet purchases from web giants like Amazon and eBay. The Marketplace Fairness Act sailed through the Senate 69-27, but before becoming law it needs to pass the House…
YouTube promises fame and fortune to Internet-savvy musicians
YouTube is proving to be a powerful launch pad for a new generation of Internet-savvy music stars from Psy to Macklemore and beyond. The Google-owned video-sharing website has catapulted Psy, Macklemore, Justin Bieber and others onto global stages where they can cash in on digital downloads of songs; packed concerts;…
European Union backs Apple in Google-Motorola patent squabble
EU anti-trust officials said Monday that Google-owned Motorola was abusing its leading position in Germany’s mobile phones market by filing a patent injunction against Apple over certain core smartphone functions. A statement said that the European Union had reached a “preliminary view” on a competition investigation opened in April 2012…
Botched Kim Dotcom case spurs New Zealand to allow domestic spying
New Zealand unveiled plans Monday to allow its foreign intelligence agency to spy on local residents, to fill a loophole exposed when Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom was illegally snooped upon. Prime Minister John Key said the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) needed additional powers because the challenges facing intelligence agencies…
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