Posts Tagged ‘internet news’

Google urges end to authors’ digital book lawsuit

(Reuters) – Google Inc retook the offensive against thousands of authors claiming it copied their works without permission, and urged the end of a class-action lawsuit arising from its ambitious plan to build the world’s largest digital book library. Friday’s request by the world’s largest search engine company followed a federal judge’s March 2011 rejection […]

Google urges end to authors’ digital book lawsuit

(Reuters) – Google Inc retook the offensive against thousands of authors claiming it copied their works without permission, and urged the end of a class-action lawsuit arising from its ambitious plan to build the world’s largest digital book library. Friday’s request by the world’s largest search engine company followed a federal judge’s March 2011 rejection […]

Brightcove expects to post first profit in 2013

(Reuters) – Online video publisher Brightcove Inc expects to report its first quarterly profit next year, its chief executive said. “We expect to start generating free cash flow on a positive basis in the fourth quarter of this year, and we expect net income on a positive basis in the second half of next year,” […]

Brightcove expects to post first profit in 2013

(Reuters) – Online video publisher Brightcove Inc expects to report its first quarterly profit next year, its chief executive said. “We expect to start generating free cash flow on a positive basis in the fourth quarter of this year, and we expect net income on a positive basis in the second half of next year,” […]

Google admits it did not delete Street View data

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd take their battle for mobile supremacy to court on Monday in one of the biggest-ever technology patent trials, a case with the potential to reshape a fast-evolving market they now dominate. The tech titans will lock horns in a federal courtroom in San Jose, … […]

Google admits it did not delete Street View data

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd take their battle for mobile supremacy to court on Monday in one of the biggest-ever technology patent trials, a case with the potential to reshape a fast-evolving market they now dominate. The tech titans will lock horns in a federal courtroom in San Jose, … […]

Spy chief asks hackers to help government secure Internet

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The head of the government‘s secretive National Security Agency took the unprecedented step on Friday of asking a convention of unruly hackers to join him in an effort to make the Internet more secure. In a speech to the 20th annual Def Con gathering in Las Vegas, four-star General Keith Alexander […]

Spy chief asks hackers to help government secure Internet

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The head of the government‘s secretive National Security Agency took the unprecedented step on Friday of asking a convention of unruly hackers to join him in an effort to make the Internet more secure. In a speech to the 20th annual Def Con gathering in Las Vegas, four-star General Keith Alexander […]

Analysis: Internet stock collapse dents Silicon Valley

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Social media companies, once hailed by their Silicon Valley boosters as world-changing businesses with limitless potential, are instead proving a sobering reminder of how investors can be seduced by Internet hype. With a few exceptions, the first wave of social media firms to trade on the public markets has delivered a […]

Analysis: Internet stock collapse dents Silicon Valley

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Social media companies, once hailed by their Silicon Valley boosters as world-changing businesses with limitless potential, are instead proving a sobering reminder of how investors can be seduced by Internet hype. With a few exceptions, the first wave of social media firms to trade on the public markets has delivered a […]

Google unveils 100 times faster Internet service in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo./NEW YORK (Reuters) – Google Inc unveiled its Google Fiber broadband Internet service in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, promising access speeds more than 100 times faster than some of the fastest available from traditional U.S. cable and telecommunications companies. The new Google Fiber TV service will be priced at $120 a month […]

AIG launches YouTube campaign as part of rebranding

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Google unveils ultrafast Internet/TV in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo./NEW YORK (Reuters) – Google Inc made its foray into the market for bundled Internet and television services on Thursday, promising access speeds more than 100 times faster than those of traditional U.S. cable and telecommunications companies. The Web search leader unveiled its ultra-high speed Google Fiber service in Kansas City, Missouri, and […]

Cyber commander accuses countries of targeting infrastructure

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unspecified nations played a role in a 17-fold jump in cyber attacks on U.S. infrastructure since 2009, but this does not appear to reflect payback for a reported U.S. role in malicious code known as Stuxnet, the head of the Pentagon’s National Security Agency said on Thursday. “I don’t see the correlation […]

Jennifer Beals and Sarah Jones on working for YouTube vs. TV

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – Will the day come that appearing on a YouTube series is as desirable as working in TV? It’s already here, says Jennifer Beals, star of an upcoming series for YouTube’s Wigs channel. “I think it’s so fascinating what’s happening – that we have this other platform for material that is incredibly […]

Amazon’s profit margin rises as new businesses grow

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc reported quarterly results on Thursday that showed the growth of new businesses is boosting the profit margins of the world’s largest Internet retailer. The company‘s product revenue, which includes its traditional online retail business, grew 25 percent to $10.79 billion. Services revenue, which includes its online marketplace for third-party […]

Google+ trends: OS X Mountain Lion launch, Kristen Stewart apologizes for ‘fling’

Sprint Nextel Corp., the country’s third-largest wireless carrier, on Thursday reported a wider loss for the second quarter as wrote down the value of its moribund Nextel network. Views: 0

Zynga shares slump on fading "Farmville" fortunes

(Reuters) – Shares of Zynga Inc slumped 42 percent to their lowest ever on Thursday, after fading fortunes of hit games such as “FarmVille” on Facebook forced the company to slash its outlook. The slide wiped $1.5 billion off Zynga’s value, taking it to just $2.2 billion — a far cry from the Internet gaming […]

Twitter suffers widespread outage

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly fell in June as fewer properties came on the market, an industry group said on Thursday, pointing to weak home resales in July. The National Association of Realtors said its Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed in June, slipped … Views: 0

Iran threatens cyber-attackers with "teeth-breaking"

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States will face a “teeth-breaking” response if it continues to carry out cyber attacks against Iran, an Iranian official said on Wednesday. Iran has previously accused the United States and its allies of trying to sabotage its disputed nuclear program by using computer worms like Stuxnet, which caused centrifuges at […]

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