Facebook's willing to pay somewhere between $800 million and $1 billion for Waze, an Israeli mapping start-up, likely because of the location based ads it could bake into its app. That's a pretty hefty (rumored) price-tag for a start-up. Bu... [Full Article]
By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is expected to clear Apple, Samsung and BlackBerry mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks in the next few weeks, part of an effort to ensure the military has access to the latest c... [Full Article]
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea says it will soon deliver a verdict in the case of a detained American it accuses of trying to overthrow the government, further complicating already fraught relations between Pyongyang and Washington. (Sourc... [Full Article]
Some Twitter employee - probably several employees, actually - had a pretty rough day on Tuesday, after a hack led to the AP sending a fake tweet to its 2 million followers. If only the hacker had waited, Twitter could've stopped them! Minutes b... [Full Article]
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Hinting at a missile launch, North Korea delivered a fresh round of war rhetoric Thursday with claims it has "powerful striking means" on standby. Seoul and Washington speculated that it is preparing to test-fi... [Full Article]
By Christina Fincher and Daniel Bases LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain looked poised to lose its AAA rating from a second ratings agency after Fitch Ratings warned on Friday it was likely to downgrade the country in the coming weeks, citing high g... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's chancellor may have to apply shock treatment to the country's economy, including the controversial option of new borrowing to fund investment, if there is no sign of growth in six months' time, a business l... [Full Article]
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A senior adviser to President Barack Obama said the White House will soon renew efforts to push cybersecurity legislation through Congress, though he foresaw an uphill battle given the failure of the last attempt. Daniel sai... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will publish its internal review into when it first knew about banks rigging the Libor benchmark within weeks, before the watchdog is scrapped. The watchdog told parliament's Treasury Sel... [Full Article]
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When nWay began a trial of its dark, sci-fi combat game "ChronoBlade" on Facebook last year, the San Francisco-based startup felt sure it had a hit on its hands. "First of all, what comes is, 'Wow, I had ... [Full Article]
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