Internet hyperlinks do not infringe copyright
A link to a website which publishes photos without authorisation of the author does not in itself constitute a copyright infringement, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on Thursday. The...
Nokia to cut thousands of jobs following Alcatel deal
Telecom network equipment maker Nokia is planning to cut thousands of jobs globally, including 1,400 in Germany and 1,300 in its native Finland, as part of a cost-cutting program following the...
WhatsApp strengthens encryption in wake of iPhone case
Facebook on Tuesday announced it had bolstered the default encryption settings for the more than one billion users of its popular WhatsApp messaging service so that all messages will now be...
Facebook Free Basics banned in Egypt for a lack of spying
In another blow for Mark Zuckerberg’s free internet service, Facebook Free Basics has been banned in Egypt. The Egyptian government made the decision after Facebook refused to allow it to use the...
Elon Musk’s Tesla Is NOT As Green As Once Believed
A leading tech investment firm is asserting that Tesla’s all-electric, all-green brand is at risk of taking a massive hit once its environmentally conscious customer base realizes its electric...
India’s HCL Tech to buy Geometric Ltd in all-stock deal
India’s Geometric Ltd said it will sell its IT services business to HCL Technologies Ltd in an all-stock deal valued at 12.37 billion Indian rupees, as HCL looks to strengthen its engineering...
Meet the bughunters: the hackers in India protecting your Facebook profile
Nobody thought Anand Prakash would end up a multi-millionaire. Raised in a small town of Bhadra in western India, Prakash preferred to spend his free time playing computer games in cybercafes rather...
BMW Drivers Are Out of Excuses as App Says When It’s Time to Go
BMW drivers will need to find other excuses besides traffic to justify lateness as the German automaker starts a smartphone service that tells car owners the best time to leave. Real-time departure...
