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Google and Microsoft call lawsuit truce over patents

Google and Microsoft have agreed to bury the hatchet and end their long-running patent feud, dropping up to 20 legal cases in the United States and

USA

Edward Snowden signs up to Twitter

Fugitive US intelligence worker Edward Snowden has signed up to Twitter from exile in Russia. His first tweet, “Can you hear me now?” was re-tweeted

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Economy

Bitcoin becomes official US commodity

Bitcoin is to be classed as a commodity in the United States along with gold and oil, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It decision

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Anti-Uber protest brings central Brussels to a standstill

The Belgian capital of Brussels came to a standstill on Wednesday as some 300 taxi drivers protested against ride-hailing service Uber. Taxi drivers

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And also...Trippy homeopathy in Germany, condemned to read in Iran, and a bloody pillow fight in the US

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And also...a one-man protest at Hungary's treatment of refugees, Russia starts school with Chuck Berry, and Pope Francis goes shopping

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USA

Google ends it search for new logo

Web giant Google has unveiled a new logo to reflect its ‘presence across many different platforms’. Visitors to Google’s homepage were greeted with

Economy

Facebook claims a billion users a day

A billion people. That’s how many users social networking site Facebook claimed accessed its site on Monday. To put it into context that is one in

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Russia

Russia blocks Wikipedia over banned charas cannabis information

Update: The Russian authorities say that Wikipedia has edited the page and therefore restrictions on the site will be lifted A Russian government

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And also... Drunk soldiers, Cold War spies, Beautiful watermelons and more

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Hackers 'post online' stolen AshleyMadison dating site details

Hackers are said to have released online the personal details of more than a million users of a Canadian dating website promoting infidelity. The

Russia

Bringing the trolls out of the dark: Russian 'troll' awarded 1 rouble damages

Lyudmila Savchuk, received one rouble in damages after suing an alleged online 'propaganda' factory in order to 'bring them out of the shadows'.

USA

Google makes alpha bet on new company structure

It's a Googlution at the world's biggest hi-tech company as investors say goodbye to Google, and hello to Alphabet

India

India porn crackdown

The government in India has blocked hundreds of adult websites. An official said the crackdown is to prevent pornography becoming what he called a

United Kingdom

David Cameron moves to protect children from online porn

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USA

Edward Snowden will not be pardoned, White House insists