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Cabs vs Uber in Canada

Cab drivers’ condemnation of the Uber app is unabated in Canada’s biggest city, Toronto. Facing off against Uber supporters, hundreds of angry taxi

My Europe Series

The right to be forgotten on the internet

This week on Utalk we answer a question from Sandra in Paris: “Eighteen months after the ratification of the right to be forgotten online by the

World News

Facebook gets professional with Facebook at Work

Facebook has come a long way from being just a place to link up with friends or meet a partner. Now the social media giant says it is going to muscle

Economy

Yahoo! shelves plans to spin off stake in Alibaba

Yahoo! says it has shelved plans to spin off its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, for tax reasons. Instead it intends to create a separate

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World News

Police raid home of rumoured Bitcoin founder

Australian police have raided the home and office of a man rumoured to be the creator of the virtual currency Bitcoin. Federal police searched Craig

Europe News

EU seeks to reform digital copyright laws

Politicians have paid lip service to creating a single market in digital services for years. Now, the European Commission says it wants to let

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan moves to snoop on its citizens' internet traffic

Business Line

Business Line: the demise of Black Friday and Cyber Monday

The holiday season is on and that means it’s time to think about presents. In the US the gift shopping traditionally kicks off after Thanksgiving

World News

Zuckerberg to give away 99% of his Facebook shares to good causes

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have promised to give away 99% of their shares in the company to good causes as they

USA

Mark Zuckerberg announces birth of baby girl and plan to donate 99% of his Facebook shares

Economy

Cyber Monday clicks leave Black Friday in bits

Retailers are certain that Cyber Monday will prove a bigger hit than its cousin Black Friday. Shopping trends now show that more and more people

Hungary

Nicholas Negroponte: 'internet is like roads and street lighting'

World News

'Anonymous' hackers' group declares 'war' on ISIL

The hackers’ collective known as “Anonymous” has apparently responded to the attacks on Paris by declaring war on ISIL in a video posted on YouTube

France

Global solidarity: the world lights up in the colours of the French flag

Sydney Opera House lights takes on the colours of the Tricolour in solidarity with France: >> MT: sydmichael</a>: What a great tribute. <a

World News

And also... Islamic State, address Moscow; 'Double-decker car' driver wanted by Spanish police, Mum for hire

Every Friday, journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond, which did not reach the

Economy

Russia 'warns Twitter it must store user data locally'

Russia has reportedly warned Twitter that it must store Russian users’ data in Russia. A new law that came into effect in September requires internet

Economy

Alibaba sales break Singles' Day record in China

China’s e-commerce market leader Alibaba says online sales during Singles’ Day have exceeded last year’s total of $9.3 billion (8.6 billion euros)

Belgium

Facebook given 48 hours to quit tracking Internet users in Belgium

Facebook has been given 48 hours by a Belgian court to stop tracking Internet users who don’t have profiles with the social media company, or face

Business Series

Facebook tops a billion users a day

Facebook shares rose by around five percent after the company’s quarterly results beat estimates. The social media network now has 1.1 billion users

My Europe Series

People power: how crowdfunding works

The power and potential of crowdfunding is under the spotlight in this edition of Utalk. Emmanuelle in Paris asked: “How do you launch a crowdfunding