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Royal Mail profits up Britain’s Royal Mail has reported pre-tax profits up 60 percent to the equivalent of 381 million euros. Much of the increase came from a price increase for… 21/05/2013
Yahoo buys Tumblr Yahoo has announced it is buying networking and blogging website Tumblr. The deal is worth over one billion dollars, that’s around around 850 million… 20/05/2013
Yahoo poised to buy New York-based blogging service It is reported the board of Yahoo has green-lighted a deal to buy the New-York based blogging service Tumblr for more than 850 million euros. The news is… 20/05/2013
The lessons of tweeting; learning from social media Social media is extremely popular, especially with young people. As a result the education world is exploring how that success can be used in the classroom… 17/05/2013
Amnesty accuses Azerbaijan of restricting freedom of expression onlineAzerbaijan has adopted a controversial law that Amnesty International claims targets online freedom of speech. A new amendment to the country’s defamation law… 16/05/2013
Wi-fi makes room for li-fi Oledcomm is a Parisian start-up which has spent the last two years working with ‘li-fi’, or ‘light fidelity’: the transfer of data transfer through light… 15/05/2013
Germany: Google ordered to act over auto-complete function Internet giant Google has been ordered to clean up its search engine results. A German federal court says it must take steps to ensure terms produced by an… 15/05/2013
3D gun blueprints removed from the net, but is it too late?A blueprint for a plastic gun that can be made at home with a 3D printer has been removed from the internet after intervention by authorities in the USA. The… 10/05/2013
Syria enters second day of internet blackoutSyria has entered a second day without any internet connection to the outside world. Google’s transparency report showed traffic to its pages suddenly… 08/05/2013
Churchill Daimler up for auction A 1939 Daimler used by the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is being auctioned on ebay. One of only eight built at the time, it is the last… 29/04/2013
Twitter steps up securityAs a result of the recent Twitter hacking cases of several high profile celebrities and organisations, the company has decided to strengthen its security… 26/04/2013
Google report highest ever government censorship requestsGoogle’s latest data shows the number of requests from governments to remove content from its services is higher than ever before. The ‘Transparency… 26/04/2013
Zach Braff harnesses the power of social media for new filmAre you familiar with crowd funding? ‘Scrubs’ star Zach Braff is getting very cosy with the idea, having already found almost 20,000 backers pledging… 25/04/2013
Happy Birthday YouTubeWhen the first ever video was posted on YouTube, nobody could have predicted the huge impact the network would have a mere eight years later. On 23 April… 23/04/2013
Net threat shooting suspect arrested in the Netherlands Dutch police have arrested a former student of the British School in Leiden following online threats to go on a shooting rampage. Schools were closed down… 22/04/2013
Internet rights activists launch #CISPABlackout over ‘Big Brother law’The US House of Representatives may have voted in favour of the controversial online security law Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) on… 22/04/2013
Net threat shooting suspect arrested in the Netherlands Dutch police have arrested a former student of the British School in Leiden following online threats to go on a shooting rampage. Schools were closed down… 22/04/2013
Profits up for Google and Microsoft Google’s core Internet advertising business saw its net revenue rise by 23 percent in the first three months of the year even as its Motorola mobile phone… 19/04/2013
Write your digital will with Google“I leave all my personal data to my beloved Google”… This could be your final wish when you decide to disconnect from the digital world forever, or when you… 12/04/2013
euronews Knowledge: welcome to our new YouTube channel!Euronews has announced the launch of a YouTube channel fully dedicated to science and knowledge. Called Euronews Knowledge, this Web TV portal was launched… 10/04/2013
‘Wanted’ for $1 million: pig-faced N Korea leader Kim Jong-un North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un has been attacked – not diplomatically or with nuclear weapons, but in cyberspace. The country’s official uriminzokkri… 05/04/2013
The MOOC Movement – learning for all? In today’s competitive world of education, universities are having to change and innovate. The creation of ‘Massive Open Online Courses’ or MOOCs, are an… 05/04/2013
Six EU countries take action against Google’s privacy policyRegulators in Google’s largest European markets are taking joint action to try and force the company to overhaul its privacy policy. Led by France, groups… 02/04/2013
Google: search and smellThe famous search engine is firing in all directions. Each month, each week, the Mountain View company offers new features or applications. On Monday… 01/04/2013
Like father, like son: Kim Jong-un looking at thingsHe may be in only his third year in office, but North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has already shown he is willing to match and even out-do the provocative… 29/03/2013
Biggest ever cyber attack – as big as we thought? It is being widely reported that global internet services are suffering in the fallout from a row between a spam-fighting group and a hosting firm, in the… 28/03/2013
Cheeky hacker shows us when the world is on the NetIf you use the Internet and you’ve never changed your router’s password, the chances are your computer’s been hacked. And your data will have probably ended… 27/03/2013
Phishing – don’t take the bait Our latest Hi Tech programme is all about phishing. Phishing is an attempt to gain sensitive information – passwords or bank details – by masquerading as a… 26/03/2013
Newly minted ‘appy teen millionaire A 17-year-old has become the internet’s latest millionaire. Nick D’Aloisio has sold Summly, his app that edits internet news items to make them more user… 26/03/2013
Happy Birthday Twitter – 200 million users in just 7 yearsTwitter is celebrating its seventh birthday today and can reflect on its mammoth growth in that time. On March 21, 2006, the social network’s creator Jack… 21/03/2013
South Korean banks and TV hit in apparent cyber attackThe South Korean military sounded a possible high-level cyber attack alert Wednesday after computer networks crashed at major broadcasters and banks, with… 20/03/2013
Google puts its Reader to sleep, outrage ensuesGoogle Reader, the Internet giant’s RSS reader is to be shut down on July 1, 2013. Google announced the news in a blog post titled “A second spring of… 14/03/2013
Google bosses share big bonus Google is paying the equivalent of 11.5 million euros in cash bonuses to four of its top bosses. Executive chairman Eric Schmidt gets 4.6 million euros… 13/03/2013
Tweeting from the afterlifeTwitter fanatics can now rest in peace comfortably knowing that they can continue to tweet from beyond the grave. A new application allows users to send… 13/03/2013
On Facebook, you are what you likeWhen Facebook users clicks on the ‘like’ button, they are not only approving a video, a friend’s status or a page, they are revealing more than they think… 12/03/2013
Mapping the worldwide spread of the Harlem ShakeIt all started with a drunk basketball fan in 1980s New York. Then at the end of January 2013 a vlogger known as Filthy Frank posted his own version on… 07/03/2013
Microsoft slapped with fresh anti-trust fine by EU regulatorsEU regulators fined Microsoft 561 million euros on Wednesday for failing to give users the choice of web browsers other than its own Internet Explorer. The… 06/03/2013
Browser problems cost Microsoft The European Union has fined Microsoft 561 million euros. The EU’s competition regulators said that was because it had broken a promise to offer all… 06/03/2013
Doubts cast over Pirate Bay move to N.Korea The Pirate Bay, the file-sharing website forced to set sail from Sweden last week, claims to have set up business in North Korea. The group said on its… 05/03/2013
US highlights cyber-attack concern with China In the United States, the Obama administration says it has repeatedly raised concerns about cyber-theft with the Chinese. It comes after a report by a … 20/02/2013
Hooked on Facebook: social media addiction For anyone who has quipped that they are hooked on social networks like Facebook and Twitter the latest research suggests it might be no joke. The… 19/02/2013
Cuban blogger visits Brazil Cuba’s best-known blogger Yoani Sanchez says her country can only move forward if it embraces modern democracy. The 37-year-old is in Brazil as part of an… 19/02/2013
Harlem Shake viral video prompts single hit It is the latest dance craze to go viral with reports of over 12,000 videos of the Harlem Shake posted online in the last month. The dance named after the… 16/02/2013
Doha’s WISE awards recognise top educational projects India’s special school programme aims to bridge education divide The Satya Bharti School Programme offers a lifeline for hundreds of boys and girls in… 08/02/2013
Google’s results shine Google earnings from its core internet business came in much better than many analysts had predicted during the crucial fourth quarter of last year. They… 23/01/2013
Financing for the future Crowdfunding is a way of financing a business venture: small contributions from dozens, if not hundreds of investors via social networking sites for example… 21/01/2013
Fighting Cybercrime in Europe Imagine a world where criminals operate with near impunity. A place where credit card information could be bought for as little as 1 euro – but where some… 16/01/2013
2012 – a boom year for mobile and tablets appsPhoto credit FlickR/philcampbell Last year was the best year yet for mobile and tablet apps, now key players in the digital world. If Angry Birds… 08/01/2013
EU’s New Year resolution: crack down on cybercrime The EU has made a New Year’s resolution: to get tough on Internet criminals. It has just opened a new cybercrime centre in the Dutch city of the Hague to… 07/01/2013
Careful what you click on! One year after a plan to reform European data protection laws was unveiled, it is still the focus of intense debate. It seems reaching an agreement will not… 07/01/2013
Privacy versus new information technologyThe information technology sector is rapidly changing, with smartphones becoming even smarter and location tracking becoming the norm. Officials are… 07/01/2013
Is it too late to police the web? As Europe grapples with a controversial plan to reform its data protection laws, there is growing debate about privacy on the web and whether or not it is too… 07/01/2013
EU says no let-up on Google European Union competition regulators says they will press ahead with a probe into whether Google hurt rivals by manipulating internet searches, despite … 04/01/2013
The Internet of Things LeWeb is one of the major annual dates in the Web industry, attracting around 3,500 professionals, investors, bloggers and internet fans. The theme this year… 11/12/2012
LeWeb 12: where the physical and virtual merge The 9th edition of the conference LeWeb in the French capital Paris. It is one of the major events in the Web industry, bringing together around 3.500… 10/12/2012
Education and Media Media technology is everywhere, and of course it is important to teach young people to make the best use of it, to use radio, TV and social networks to step… 07/12/2012
The Internet of Things: hanging out at LeWeb2012You meet plenty of interesting people as you wander around the various rooms of the LeWeb conference. People who are pushing forward the boundaries of what is… 06/12/2012
The Internet of Things: hanging out at LeWeb2012, part IIDay two of LeWeb2012 brought a good mix of people to the Google+ Hangouts: a fighter jet pilot, a kiteboarder, a long-distance runner and a leader in the… 06/12/2012
EU, US lead fight against online child sex abuse All 27 EU countries are joining up with the US and 20 other nations to fight against child sex abuse online. The UN estimates the illegal sale of child porn… 05/12/2012
LeWeb2012: hanging out with Indiegogo founder Danae RingelmannOn day 2 of the LeWeb2012 conference in Paris, euronews’ Marie Jamet hosted a Google+ Hangout with Danae Ringelmann, a speaker at LeWeb 2012. Ringelmann… 05/12/2012
LeWeb2012: hanging out with kiteboarder and tech investor Bill TaiOn day 2 of the LeWeb2012 conference in Paris, euronews’ Marie Jamet hosted a Google+ Hangout with Bill Tai, a speaker at LeWeb 2012. Tai is an Angel… 05/12/2012
LeWeb2012: hanging out with fighter pilot Brian ShulOn day 2 of the LeWeb2012 conference in Paris, euronews’ Marie Jamet hosted a Google+ Hangout with Brian Shul, a speaker at LeWeb 2012. Shul is an… 05/12/2012
euronews hangs out with with Google Vice President Ben GomesAt the LeWeb 12 conference in Paris, euronews’ Mark Davis hosted a Google+ Hangout with Google Vice President Ben Gomes. Gomes answered questions from Davis… 04/12/2012
Giant QR code promotes tourism to high-tech TaiwanPeople gather in Taipei – holding coloured umbrellas to form a gigantic Quick Response Code (QR Code) – a barcode used by mobile devices to scan… 02/12/2012
U-Talk and the fight against Spam In this edition we asked about internet spam. Does the EU have any anti-spam legislation? “Yes there is. There is a European Directive on Privacy and… 30/11/2012
Customer key to Business Award for CentreCourt.de “I would say, if you have a vision, an idea stick to that. If you have an idea, you have to believe in it and even if the situation is not that good you have… 28/11/2012
Black Friday benefits from online shopping and Thanksgiving Day sales Festive shoppers in the US spent 11.2 billion US dollars across the country on Black Friday. That is down 1.8 per cent on last year. Still the figures hint… 26/11/2012
Israel’s new media war Military communication isn’t what it used to be. The Israeli Army is taking a whole new approach. It is using Internet social networks in an effort to… 20/11/2012
‘Flipped’ classrooms improve learning What if the traditional ways of using classroom teaching and homework were swapped around? Where children learn the basics of a subject at home allowing… 16/11/2012
Turning e-skills into jobs Imagine being able to work from just about anywhere… Welcome to Sofia, a city where wifi is free and accessible in many public places across town… 24/10/2012
Google tries to reassure after results shock The pain continued for Google on Friday after its shares went into freefall in the previous session and a number brokerages cut their price targets. The… 19/10/2012
SFR looks set for Numericable merger Is French media and telecoms conglomerate Vivendi going to merge its mobile phone operator SFR with cable company Numericable? The rumour boosted Vivendi’s… 15/10/2012
YouTube announces 60 new channels at MIPCOM Stars from television and the other sectors of the entertainment world came to Cannes for one of the world’s most important TV markets. MIPCOM is an event… 11/10/2012
Facebook hits 1 billion globally, claims 600 million mobile users Social media giant Facebook has hit the symbolic target of one billion users the company announced on Thursday. It also claimed 600 million mobile users in… 04/10/2012
Large-scale exercise prepares EU for cyber attacks For the first time, banks and internet companies were part of an exercise preparing EU institutions in case of a cyber attack. Four hundred experts from… 04/10/2012
Interpol global drug bust You risk your life if you buy fake drugs online. The International Criminal Police Organisation Interpol has just completed a week-long global bust… 04/10/2012
Tech lobbying powerhouse set to open doors in WashingtonGoogle, Amazon.com, eBay, Facebook and other Internet companies have formed a lobbying group called The Internet Association to tackle regulatory and… 20/09/2012
Facebook shares dive on insider sales Facebook’s shares sunk to a record low on Thursday; they were down close to half of the $38 price investors paid when the stock first went on sale three… 16/08/2012
Deal or no deal? Groupon under pressure Shares of Groupon slumped over 20 percent on Tuesday after its quarterly revenue came in lower than expected and it gave a cautious profit outlook. The… 14/08/2012
USA: Order a television and get a rifle insteadWashington DC resident Seth Horvitz and his pregnant wife, Seeta, eagerly expected to enjoy their new high-definition television when it arrived. They… 10/08/2012
Facebook faces unfriendly growth numbers There was a not very friendly investor reaction to Facebook’s drastic slowdown in revenue growth. The social networking website also offered no financial… 27/07/2012
Tate and Google team up for new art project “This Exquisite Forest” is an online collaborative art project, presented by the Tate Modern gallery and Google, which enables people to create short… 26/07/2012
Microsoft could face more EU anti-trust fines Microsoft could face more EU fines for failing to comply with an anti-trust settlement to give Windows users a choice of web browsers. The European… 17/07/2012
Yahoo gets ‘geek’ boss from Google Yahoo has poached one of Google’s top engineers as its latest chief executive to try to restore it as an Internet powerhouse. Marissa Mayer will be Yahoo’s… 17/07/2012
EU parliament rejects ACTA The EU parliament has overwhelmingly rejected the global anti-piracy agreement, ACTA. MEPs ditched the controversial deal fearing it threatened civil… 04/07/2012
MEPs get ready to act on ACTA The European Parliament is gearing up for a crunch vote on ACTA, the controversial global anti-piracy deal. Many MEPs are expected to reject the treaty on… 03/07/2012
Google checks the specs Looking for the next big thing in computing, Google says a consumer version of its electronic eyewear will be on sale in less than two years. The computer… 28/06/2012
Website nurtures and connects DIY gardeners Born and raised in the Tuscan countryside, Gianni Gaggiani has retained his links with nature. He became a graphic designer but has created a gardening… 27/06/2012
Facebook’s question – how young is too young?Facebook is reportedly developing technology that would allow children younger than 13 to use the social networking site under parental supervision. No… 05/06/2012
Opera Software – Facebook’s next acquisition? The Norwegian internet browser company Opera Software’s share price was boosted by a rumour that Facebook is keen to buy it to gain greater access to mobile… 29/05/2012
Zuckerberg – code, people and riches Around half the Internet users on Earth are signed onto Facebook. That meant more than 900 million by the beginning of April this year. Social networking, for… 18/05/2012
Should Europe sign up to ACTA or not? On this week’s I-talk, euronews talks to euro MP David Martin about ACTA – the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. It could fundamentally change the way… 16/05/2012
Facebook share sale guide price set Facebook has announced the price range for its shares when they go on sale to the public for the first time. They will cost between $28 and $35 each (21-26… 04/05/2012
Cyber crime and the threat of virtual terrorism Crime in the cyber world is booming. It is said to be even more lucrative than the global drugs trade. While authorities struggle to tackle that they are… 02/05/2012
Protecting your internet purchases Thanks to ISEG and ISPI. In this edition of U talk Vittoria Pischedda from Lyon, France asks: “I bought a computer online from a German website but it… 27/04/2012
Facebook weaker before share sale Less than a month before Facebook’s initial public offering of shares on the Nasdaq, its quarterly results disappointed investors on Tuesday. Revenue was… 24/04/2012
Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on imagining worlds For one week the French city of Lyon became the worldwide capital of the web. Major players from around the globe came, along with the inventor of the web… 24/04/2012
Wired to the world Tartu in Estonia is the country’s second largest city and is also Europe’s most online and technologically connected city. Here, you can set up a limited… 18/04/2012
Europe Weekly: strikes, flights and websites In this week’s Europe Weekly we report on the four day strike that paralysed Brussels’ transport network following the death of a worker. We also take a… 13/04/2012
Google stock split to keep founders in control Google is changing the structure of its shares to ensure that the company’s founders – Larry Page and Sergey Brin – maintain control. Each current share… 13/04/2012
