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Airbnb brings home cash in fresh funding round
AFP, Published on 21/11/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Home-sharing startup Airbnb raised more than $100 million in a new funding round that kept its value at about $25.5 billion, sources with knowledge of the matter said Friday.
Rule breach gets Baidu team sidelined in AI contest
AFP, Published on 05/06/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - A research team from Chinese search engine giant Baidu has been told to sit out an international artificial intelligence competition for sidestepping the rules.
Talking Japanese space robot back on Earth
AFP, Published on 12/02/2015
» TOKYO - A pint-sized Japanese robot that became the first android to converse with an astronaut in space has returned to Earth after 18 months in orbit, project organisers said Thursday.
Amazon to buy videogame platform Twitch for $970 mn
AFP, Published on 26/08/2014
» US online retail giant Amazon has bolstered its Internet video presence, whistling past Google to snatch up Twitch and its huge audience for live-streamed gaming.
Smartphones replace keys in smart door locks
AFP, Published on 10/01/2014
» Gabriel Bestard-Ribas got tired of his house keys scratching his smartphone in his pocket, so he combined them.
Teens fret over online privacy, theft: US study
AFP, Published on 06/11/2013
» American teenagers are growing increasingly worried about online privacy and the possibility of identity theft, a study released Wednesday showed.
Europe's online surveillance still less than US
AFP, Published on 11/06/2013
» European governments' ability to monitor citizens' online activity on security grounds has increased significantly in recent years.
Facebook stock climbs on backs of short-sellers
AFP, Published on 15/11/2012
» Facebook shares rose nearly 13 percent on Wednesday when insiders failed to flood the market with stock as expected and investors who sold the company short had to make good on their bets.
Japan police chief climbs down over cyber arrests
AFP, Published on 18/10/2012
» Japan's most senior policeman began an embarrassing climbdown Thursday after his officers arrested four people over cyber threats issued when their computers were apparently hacked.
Google trims feature fat
AFP, Published on 29/09/2012
» Google trimmed news "badges" and more as part of year-long house cleaning aimed at sweeping out unpopular, outdated or unneeded features at its online properties.