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Groupon India Drops Rogue Deals on American Eagle, Abercrombie
Groupon India has removed at least two deals for clothes by retailers American Eagle Outfitters Inc
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Yahoo Reports Theft of 400,000 Accounts
Yahoo Inc reported the theft of 400,000 user names and passwords to access its own site as well as those of other companies, saying that hackers had taken advantage of a security vulnerability in its computer systems.
European Ruling on Google Privacy Policy Set for September
France's data protection watchdog said it will likely wrap up the inquiry of Google's new privacy policy, which it is conducting on behalf of European regulators, in September.
Oracle Continues to Add Social Media Muscle with Involver Deal
Oracle Corp said Tuesday it had acquired social marketing firm Involver, notching the third deal in as many months in a red-hot area for enterprise software makers.
Google to Pay $22.5 Million to Settle Privacy Charges: Source
Google Inc is close to settling charges that it bypassed the privacy settings of customers using Apple Inc's Safari browser, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Megaupload Tycoon Offers to Go to U.S. to Answer Piracy Charges
Kim Dotcom, the Internet tycoon at the centre of a U.S. investigation into online piracy and fraud, said on Wednesday he was willing to go to the United States to clear his name, offering to forego a pending extradition hearing in New Zealand.
Google to Pay $22.5 Million to Settle Privacy Charges: WSJ
Google Inc is close to paying $22.5 million to settle charges that it bypassed the privacy settings of customers using Apple's Safari browser, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing officials briefed on the settlement terms.
DNS-OK.US Check Makes DNSChanger Malware Threat Fizzle Out on Monday
The FBI pulled the plug on its clean DNS servers on July 9, Monday, leaving tens of thousands of Internet users worldwide at the mercy of the DNSChanger malware, which redirects users to phony servers. However, thanks to www.dns-ok.us check site, many were lucky enough to see their computers were clean.
Analysis: Microsoft Loss Reflects Web Display Ad World's Woes
Microsoft Corp shelled out a record $6.3 billion for aQuantive in 2007 at the height of a race with Google Inc and Yahoo Inc to clinch the top spot in Internet display advertising, betting on what many thought was a red-hot business.
DNS-OK.US Check Helps Thousands of Internet Users Overcome Doomsday Computer Virus July 9 Threat
Will you be one of the several thousands who'll lose Internet access on Monday, July 9? Is the very thought that the DNSChanger malware could have infected your computer, making you creep out? Well, don't freak out, because help is at hand.
DNSChanger Malware Will Make Thousands Lose Web Access on Monday: How to Protect Yourself
Come July 9, thousands of people around the globe could end up losing access to the virtual world if their computer is infected with malicious software aka malware. Computers that are still running the DNSChanger malware will be denied Internet access as the FBI intends on disconnecting infected machines from the Internet. But fret not, as we're here to help you remove the malware.
Levinsohn Likely Next Yahoo CEO, Hulu's Kilar Drops out
The race to become Yahoo Inc's next chief executive appeared to have narrowed down to just interim CEO Ross Levinsohn after Hulu said its CEO Jason Kilar had pulled out of the running.
Facebook, Yahoo Tie up, Settle Lawsuits
Facebook Inc and Yahoo Inc agreed to forge a broad Internet advertising and licensing partnership on Friday, laying to rest their dueling patent lawsuits.
