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Article | 22/05/2013 U.S. power companies under frequent cyberattack
A survey of U.S. utilities shows many are facing frequent cyberattacks that could threaten a highly interdependent power grid supplying more than 300 ...
Article | 21/05/2013 EU investigation could affect business from China's 4G deployment
The European Union may be trying to protect its telecom equipment industry with its recent threat to investigate China over networking equipment impor...
Article | 20/05/2013 Senate report: Apple claims subsidiaries with no taxing jurisdiction
Apple has set up three foreign subsidiaries that the company claims are not resident in any nation for taxing purposes, in an effort to avoid paying t...
Article | 20/05/2013 US Defense Department approves Apple's iOS devices for its networks
Devices built around Apple's iOS operating system have been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for use on its networks, as the department move...
Article | 19/05/2013 Bitcoin developer talks regulation, open source and the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto
With Bitcoin all the rage and startups popping up left and right, it's hard to know who's an expert in the virtual currency and who just has an opinio...
Article | 17/05/2013 T-Mobile drops challenge to FCC's net neutrality rules
T-Mobile USA has dropped a pending challenge to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules.
Article | 17/05/2013 Alleged tech support scammers settle FTC charges
Operators of two alleged tech support scams that charged consumers hundreds of dollars to supposedly fix their computers have settled charges from the...
Article | 16/05/2013 EU to investigate telecommunications equipment imports from China
The European Union is preparing to investigate the imports of mobile networking gear from China for anti-competitive practices, a move that's likely t...
Article | 16/05/2013 Mt. Gox accused of violating US money transfer regulations
The seizure of funds of the largest bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, was triggered by an alleged failure of the company to comply with U.S. financial regula...
Article | 15/05/2013 Specter of ACTA hangs over TTIP negotiations
European civil liberties representatives on Wednesday advised the European Commission's trade department that the intellectual property chapter should...
Article | 14/05/2013 Google rival Foundem urges EU to reject remedies
A Google competitor that filed a complaint against the search giant said on Tuesday that the company's proposals to address the European Commission's ...
Article | 14/05/2013 Court orders names to be withheld before release of Aaron Swartz records
A U.S. federal court has modified a protective order to allow disclosure of the court records of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, but ruled that names ...
Article | 9/05/2013 FCC moves toward new airplane broadband service
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has taken a major step toward helping more airlines offer in-cabin wireless broadband, with the agency voti...
Article | 8/05/2013 San Francisco axes cellphone warning law in settlement with CTIA
San Francisco killed its cellphone radiation warning law on Tuesday by agreeing to settle a lawsuit by the mobile industry group CTIA.
Article | 8/05/2013 Senators want sanctions against countries supporting cyberattacks
Two U.S. senators will push Congress or President Barack Obama's administration to pursue trade and immigration sanctions against China and other coun...