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All rights reservedSat, 27 Jul 2013 00:26:52 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/internet/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/famed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-003721970.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6U.lIlIvC1G58s94WmZrlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T042652Z_3_CBRE96Q01QF00_RTROPTP_2_HACKER-DEATH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Barnaby Jack, 35, is pictured in this handout photo" align="left" title="Barnaby Jack, 35, is pictured in this handout photo" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. The New Zealand-born Jack, 35, was found dead on Thursday evening by &quot;a loved one&quot; at an apartment in San Francisco&#039;s Nob Hill neighborhood, according to a police spokesman. He would not say what caused Jack&#039;s death but said police had ruled out foul play. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/famed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-003721970.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 00:26:52 -0400Reutersfamed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-003721970<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/famed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-003721970.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6U.lIlIvC1G58s94WmZrlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T042652Z_3_CBRE96Q01QF00_RTROPTP_2_HACKER-DEATH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Barnaby Jack, 35, is pictured in this handout photo" align="left" title="Barnaby Jack, 35, is pictured in this handout photo" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. The New Zealand-born Jack, 35, was found dead on Thursday evening by &quot;a loved one&quot; at an apartment in San Francisco&#039;s Nob Hill neighborhood, according to a police spokesman. He would not say what caused Jack&#039;s death but said police had ruled out foul play. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/access-apple-developer-partially-restored-004145920.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/snRUBeOjq6vq.0jUqc_19g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T004145Z_1_CBRE96Q01XU00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" align="left" title="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Aman Shah (Reuters) - Apple Inc has partially restored its main website for developers, eight days after shuttering it in response to a cyber attack that prompted a harried upgrade to prevent future breaches. Apple&#039;s developer site, which the company uses to communicate with its community of close to 6 million software developers, was back online on Friday, though some sections, including the forums and the member center, were still offline. The company had blocked access to the site after an intrusion last week and it is still not clear what data, if any, was compromised by the attack. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/access-apple-developer-partially-restored-004145920.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 20:41:45 -0400Reutersaccess-apple-developer-partially-restored-004145920<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/access-apple-developer-partially-restored-004145920.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/snRUBeOjq6vq.0jUqc_19g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T004145Z_1_CBRE96Q01XU00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" align="left" title="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Aman Shah (Reuters) - Apple Inc has partially restored its main website for developers, eight days after shuttering it in response to a cyber attack that prompted a harried upgrade to prevent future breaches. Apple&#039;s developer site, which the company uses to communicate with its community of close to 6 million software developers, was back online on Friday, though some sections, including the forums and the member center, were still offline. The company had blocked access to the site after an intrusion last week and it is still not clear what data, if any, was compromised by the attack. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After spending 15 years bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's vision to the big screen in New Zealand, "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson celebrated the last shot of the final film in "The Hobbit" trilogy, "There and Back Again," by cuddling with his cat, Mr. Smudge. "1.14am. Back with Mr. Smudge," Jackson wrote on his Facebook page on Friday morning. "A long day. A great day. ...http://news.yahoo.com/peter-jackson-celebrates-end-hobbit-filming-cat-mr-234237981.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 19:42:37 -0400Reuterspeter-jackson-celebrates-end-hobbit-filming-cat-mr-234237981<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-folds-u-gambling-bet-shares-plummet-010601711.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ZDmxLFml2KN3Imti1AcLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T201306Z_1_CBRE96O1K6100_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ZYNGA-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" align="left" title="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Zynga Inc shares fell as much as 18.6 percent on Friday morning, after the maker of &quot;FarmVille&quot; said it would abandon plans for real-money gaming in the United States, prompting at least three brokerages to cut their price targets on the stock. Many investors own the stock only because they believe in the potential of real-money gambling, said Macquarie (USA) Equities Research analysts Ben Schachter, John Merrick and Tom White. Macquarie cut its target for the stock to $2.75 from $3.00. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-folds-u-gambling-bet-shares-plummet-010601711.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 11:48:02 -0400Reuterszynga-folds-u-gambling-bet-shares-plummet-010601711<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-folds-u-gambling-bet-shares-plummet-010601711.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ZDmxLFml2KN3Imti1AcLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T201306Z_1_CBRE96O1K6100_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ZYNGA-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" align="left" title="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Zynga Inc shares fell as much as 18.6 percent on Friday morning, after the maker of &quot;FarmVille&quot; said it would abandon plans for real-money gaming in the United States, prompting at least three brokerages to cut their price targets on the stock. Many investors own the stock only because they believe in the potential of real-money gambling, said Macquarie (USA) Equities Research analysts Ben Schachter, John Merrick and Tom White. Macquarie cut its target for the stock to $2.75 from $3.00. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-reports-231-million-revenue-201306957.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ZDmxLFml2KN3Imti1AcLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T201306Z_1_CBRE96O1K6100_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ZYNGA-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" align="left" title="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc will largely abandon its long-running efforts to build a real-money gaming business in the United States, a prospect investors once believed to be the struggling company&#039;s sole lifeline. The surprise announcement came as the company behind once-popular games such as &quot;Farmville&quot; and &quot;Words with Friends&quot; reported it lost 40 percent of its monthly active users in the second quarter, as it bleeds mobile gamers to aggressive rivals. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-reports-231-million-revenue-201306957.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 17:55:36 -0400Reuterszynga-reports-231-million-revenue-201306957<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-reports-231-million-revenue-201306957.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ZDmxLFml2KN3Imti1AcLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T201306Z_1_CBRE96O1K6100_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ZYNGA-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" align="left" title="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc will largely abandon its long-running efforts to build a real-money gaming business in the United States, a prospect investors once believed to be the struggling company&#039;s sole lifeline. The surprise announcement came as the company behind once-popular games such as &quot;Farmville&quot; and &quot;Words with Friends&quot; reported it lost 40 percent of its monthly active users in the second quarter, as it bleeds mobile gamers to aggressive rivals. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-shares-soar-users-mobile-ads-climb-005612612.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aj0dlwH3KxobEioWS4Py6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T190336Z_3_CBRE96N1K5900_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-FACEBOOK-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" align="left" title="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" border="0" /></a>By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares opened 28 percent higher on Thursday after the company reported a huge jump in mobile advertising revenue, and analysts pointed to further growth from new advertising on Instagram and 15-second videos. While still short of their IPO price of $38, the shares hit $34 -- a price not seen since their second day of trading in May last year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-shares-soar-users-mobile-ads-climb-005612612.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 15:03:36 -0400Reutersfacebook-shares-soar-users-mobile-ads-climb-005612612<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-shares-soar-users-mobile-ads-climb-005612612.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aj0dlwH3KxobEioWS4Py6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T190336Z_3_CBRE96N1K5900_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-FACEBOOK-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" align="left" title="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" border="0" /></a>By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares opened 28 percent higher on Thursday after the company reported a huge jump in mobile advertising revenue, and analysts pointed to further growth from new advertising on Instagram and 15-second videos. While still short of their IPO price of $38, the shares hit $34 -- a price not seen since their second day of trading in May last year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Paul Carsten and Lee Chyen Yee BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Revenues from Baidu Inc's mobile services surpassed 10 percent of its quarterly total for the first time in the April-June period, dispelling fears that China's largest Internet search was losing market share to rivals. Baidu has invested in location-based services, apps and online videos to make money off smartphone users as it looks to diversify its revenue stream and fend off increasingly stiff competition in the search market from rivals like Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd. ...http://news.yahoo.com/mobile-boosts-baidus-second-quarter-revenues-buy-outs-104200183.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 07:12:38 -0400Reutersmobile-boosts-baidus-second-quarter-revenues-buy-outs-104200183<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-wows-wall-street-mobile-ads-growth-093502156.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2lBHAjPPzgdct3acw7Rg8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T093502Z_1_CBRE96O0QMJ00_RTROPTP_2_US-FACEBOOK-RESULTS-RESEARCH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The loading screen of the Facebook application on a mobile phone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012." align="left" title="The loading screen of the Facebook application on a mobile phone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012." border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Facebook Inc&#039;s stellar results allayed fears that the company may face difficulty in making money from mobile ads and prompted several Wall Street brokerages to raise their target price on the stock. Facebook, whose shares were set to open up 17 percent, posted a jump in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, with mobile ad revenues making up 41 percent of the total ad revenue. &quot;Facebook has discovered the formula to begin significantly extracting value from its 1.16 billion global users,&quot; said JMP Securities analyst Ronald Josey. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-wows-wall-street-mobile-ads-growth-093502156.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 05:35:02 -0400Reutersfacebook-wows-wall-street-mobile-ads-growth-093502156<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-wows-wall-street-mobile-ads-growth-093502156.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2lBHAjPPzgdct3acw7Rg8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T093502Z_1_CBRE96O0QMJ00_RTROPTP_2_US-FACEBOOK-RESULTS-RESEARCH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The loading screen of the Facebook application on a mobile phone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012." align="left" title="The loading screen of the Facebook application on a mobile phone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012." border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Facebook Inc&#039;s stellar results allayed fears that the company may face difficulty in making money from mobile ads and prompted several Wall Street brokerages to raise their target price on the stock. Facebook, whose shares were set to open up 17 percent, posted a jump in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, with mobile ad revenues making up 41 percent of the total ad revenue. &quot;Facebook has discovered the formula to begin significantly extracting value from its 1.16 billion global users,&quot; said JMP Securities analyst Ronald Josey. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-offers-fund-wireless-hotspots-san-francisco-233923182.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kyfcia56waLGzEnwyThZpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T233923Z_1_CBRE96N1TPT00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-GOOGLE-SANFRANCISCO-WIRELESS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" align="left" title="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is offering $600,000 to set up free wireless Internet hotspots in 31 public spaces in San Francisco, but city officials said they need to review annual maintenance costs before it could be approved. Google has previously funded public wireless projects in its home city of Mountain View, California, in New York Chelsea&#039;s neighborhood and around Boston&#039;s South Station. The search giant is based 30 miles away from San Francisco but employs hundreds of workers who commute from the city. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/google-offers-fund-wireless-hotspots-san-francisco-233923182.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 19:39:23 -0400Reutersgoogle-offers-fund-wireless-hotspots-san-francisco-233923182<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-offers-fund-wireless-hotspots-san-francisco-233923182.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kyfcia56waLGzEnwyThZpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T233923Z_1_CBRE96N1TPT00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-GOOGLE-SANFRANCISCO-WIRELESS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" align="left" title="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is offering $600,000 to set up free wireless Internet hotspots in 31 public spaces in San Francisco, but city officials said they need to review annual maintenance costs before it could be approved. Google has previously funded public wireless projects in its home city of Mountain View, California, in New York Chelsea&#039;s neighborhood and around Boston&#039;s South Station. The search giant is based 30 miles away from San Francisco but employs hundreds of workers who commute from the city. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-users-talk-tv-five-times-more-twitter-225407614.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gpgdKG_W7Fbb9QipTg3hfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T225407Z_1_CBRE96N1RMO00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-SOCIALMEDIA-TV-FACEBOOKVSTWITTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company&#039;s IPO launch," align="left" title="The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company&#039;s IPO launch," border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Facebook users are 5 times more engaged on TV topics than those on Twitter, GetGlue and Viggle combined, Trendrr announced on Tuesday. The user engagement data results come from a Trendrr study using Facebook&#039;s data. The analysis of second-screen Facebook activity was conducted during one week in May. Trendrr chose the time frame for its manageable sample size while there was still regularly scheduled programming on TV, an individual with knowledge of the study told TheWrap. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-users-talk-tv-five-times-more-twitter-225407614.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:54:07 -0400Reutersfacebook-users-talk-tv-five-times-more-twitter-225407614<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-users-talk-tv-five-times-more-twitter-225407614.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gpgdKG_W7Fbb9QipTg3hfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T225407Z_1_CBRE96N1RMO00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-SOCIALMEDIA-TV-FACEBOOKVSTWITTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company&#039;s IPO launch," align="left" title="The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company&#039;s IPO launch," border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Facebook users are 5 times more engaged on TV topics than those on Twitter, GetGlue and Viggle combined, Trendrr announced on Tuesday. The user engagement data results come from a Trendrr study using Facebook&#039;s data. The analysis of second-screen Facebook activity was conducted during one week in May. Trendrr chose the time frame for its manageable sample size while there was still regularly scheduled programming on TV, an individual with knowledge of the study told TheWrap. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-second-quarter-revenue-grows-201232224.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KQto7K1Y..Z4s_MWqsgXEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T215254Z_1_CBRE96N1K5900_RTROPTP_2_FACEBOOK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" align="left" title="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" border="0" /></a>By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc delivered strong evidence it can thrive on smartphones and tablets on Wednesday, reporting a much better-than-anticipated surge in mobile advertising revenue in the second quarter that ignited a 20 percent share rally. The world&#039;s No. 1 social network, which is battling increasingly aggressive upstarts like WhatsApp for users&#039; time, grew mobile advertising revenue 76 percent to $656 million from the previous quarter. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-second-quarter-revenue-grows-201232224.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 17:52:54 -0400Reutersfacebook-second-quarter-revenue-grows-201232224<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-second-quarter-revenue-grows-201232224.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KQto7K1Y..Z4s_MWqsgXEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T215254Z_1_CBRE96N1K5900_RTROPTP_2_FACEBOOK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" align="left" title="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" border="0" /></a>By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc delivered strong evidence it can thrive on smartphones and tablets on Wednesday, reporting a much better-than-anticipated surge in mobile advertising revenue in the second quarter that ignited a 20 percent share rally. The world&#039;s No. 1 social network, which is battling increasingly aggressive upstarts like WhatsApp for users&#039; time, grew mobile advertising revenue 76 percent to $656 million from the previous quarter. ...</p><br clear="all"/>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Baidu Inc forecast third-quarter revenue well beyond investors' expectations, dispelling fears that growing competition in its home Chinese market was sapping market share and propelling its stock 11 percent higher. The company, China's largest Internet search engine, foresees revenue of $1.422 billion to $1.46 billion this quarter, surpassing the $1.35 billion expected by Wall Street. ...http://news.yahoo.com/baidus-third-quarter-outlook-reassures-amid-rising-competition-205929398.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 16:59:29 -0400Reutersbaidus-third-quarter-outlook-reassures-amid-rising-competition-205929398<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/steven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q3sEqNX8qrE.sjTa3H1TvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T004209Z_1_CBRE96N01YC00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-STEVENSODERBERGH-SPIKELEEKICKSTARTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" align="left" title="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Spike Lee thanked Steven Soderbergh in a recent interview for doing the right thing by supporting independent filmmaking. The &quot;Old Boy&quot; director, who is trying to raise $1.25 million on Kickstarter for his newest joint, told NextMovie that Soderbergh was one of three backers who have pledged $10,000 to the project, which has racked up just under $105,000 total. The generous donation earns Soderbergh the top prize: A dinner and basketball date with Lee. &quot;I&#039;m taking him to dinner and we&#039;re going to the game together,&quot; Lee said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/steven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 20:42:09 -0400Reuterssteven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/steven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q3sEqNX8qrE.sjTa3H1TvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T004209Z_1_CBRE96N01YC00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-STEVENSODERBERGH-SPIKELEEKICKSTARTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" align="left" title="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Spike Lee thanked Steven Soderbergh in a recent interview for doing the right thing by supporting independent filmmaking. The &quot;Old Boy&quot; director, who is trying to raise $1.25 million on Kickstarter for his newest joint, told NextMovie that Soderbergh was one of three backers who have pledged $10,000 to the project, which has racked up just under $105,000 total. The generous donation earns Soderbergh the top prize: A dinner and basketball date with Lee. &quot;I&#039;m taking him to dinner and we&#039;re going to the game together,&quot; Lee said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Disney Animation veterans Aaron Blaise and Chuck Williams have been working outside the studio system for three years, but are turning to Kickstarter to get back in with "Art Story," an animated feature that sends a young boy and his grandfather on the adventure of lifetime when they get stuck in famous paintings. ...http://news.yahoo.com/disney-vets-turn-kickstarter-unique-animated-art-story-230910101.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 19:09:10 -0400Reutersdisney-vets-turn-kickstarter-unique-animated-art-story-230910101By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Geraldo Rivera, who tweeted a nearly naked photo of himself early Sunday morning to the shock and horror of thousands, if not millions, offered an explanation for his actions on his syndicated daily radio show on Monday. To summarize: he was drunk, lonely and into himself. Television personality Eric Bolling and former governor Eliot Spitzer were Rivera's call-in guests, and Bolling quickly set about finding out what happened. "Of all the people that should know better, it should be you," Bolling said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/geraldo-rivera-tries-explain-nearly-nude-selfie-just-230753492.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 19:07:53 -0400Reutersgeraldo-rivera-tries-explain-nearly-nude-selfie-just-230753492By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - When Paramount announced Monday that Amy Powell would run its new TV division, it sent a message to the rest of Hollywood: Embrace digital or die. The move resonates most in the context of another recent promotion - Kevin Tsujihara taking over as the head of Warner Bros. Tsujihara, like Powell, was in charge of a less sexy, less moneyed part of a major media company. In Powell's case, digital and microbduget films; Tsujihara was focused on business development and online content before taking over WB's home entertainment division. ...http://news.yahoo.com/hollywood-studios-message-executives-embrace-digital-die-002947691.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 20:29:47 -0400Reutershollywood-studios-message-executives-embrace-digital-die-002947691By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Facebook has responded to Kirk Cameron's allegations that it was deliberately trying to stop users from accessing the trailer and website for his upcoming film "Unstoppable." Cameron's film was marked as "spam" on both the social networking site and YouTube, thus preventing anyone from posting a link to it or its trailer. After Cameron mobilized his followers to protest, the ban was lifted. Facebook responded today, telling TheWrap in a statement that the ban was a mistake from its automated systems. ...http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-responds-kirk-cameron-movie-trailer-ban-232530997.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:25:30 -0400Reutersfacebook-responds-kirk-cameron-movie-trailer-ban-232530997By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Writers Guild of America is changing the rules for its annual awards, giving new media shows more equal footing with broadcast and cable TV rivals, and adding a new Quiz & Audience Participation writing award. The union made the announcement Monday. "Whether you're watching content on a TV screen, online on a laptop, or with a hand-held device, outstanding writing and great storytelling deserve the same recognition," said WGAW President Christopher Keyser and WGAE President Michael Winship in a statement. ...http://news.yahoo.com/writers-guild-awards-rule-changes-media-due-232410059.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:24:10 -0400Reuterswriters-guild-awards-rule-changes-media-due-232410059By Mary Milliken (Reuters) - Nate Silver, the statistician who earned star status by correctly predicting the 2012 U.S. presidential election in all 50 states, said on Monday he is moving his popular FiveThirtyEight blog to sports media company ESPN from the New York Times. Disney-owned ESPN said it is buying the URL www.fivethirtyeight.com and the trade name for an undisclosed sum. The relaunched site will encompass not only sports, but also politics and elections, economics and weather among other subjects. Content will be shared with ABC News, also owned by Disney. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-statistician-silver-moves-popular-espn-ny-times-214457754.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 17:44:57 -0400Reutersu-statistician-silver-moves-popular-espn-ny-times-214457754<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apples-developer-website-attacked-cant-rule-stolen-data-052111791.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PWKcHTM_Q7CBQPHVxB_kXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T202027Z_2_CBRE96L0EVG00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-APPLE-ATTACK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="DATE IMPORTED: May 17, 2013 Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013." align="left" title="DATE IMPORTED: May 17, 2013 Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013." border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A website that Apple Inc uses to communicate with its community of some 6 million software developers remained shuttered on Monday, four days after a cyber attack that prompted a harried upgrade to prevent future breaches. It was not immediately clear what data, if any, was been compromised by the attack. Apple said in a notice released late on Sunday that names, mailing addresses and emails may have been accessed by unknown attackers. It added that &quot;sensitive personal information&quot; was encrypted and could not be accessed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apples-developer-website-attacked-cant-rule-stolen-data-052111791.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 16:20:27 -0400Reutersapples-developer-website-attacked-cant-rule-stolen-data-052111791<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apples-developer-website-attacked-cant-rule-stolen-data-052111791.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PWKcHTM_Q7CBQPHVxB_kXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T202027Z_2_CBRE96L0EVG00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-APPLE-ATTACK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="DATE IMPORTED: May 17, 2013 Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013." align="left" title="DATE IMPORTED: May 17, 2013 Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013." border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A website that Apple Inc uses to communicate with its community of some 6 million software developers remained shuttered on Monday, four days after a cyber attack that prompted a harried upgrade to prevent future breaches. It was not immediately clear what data, if any, was been compromised by the attack. Apple said in a notice released late on Sunday that names, mailing addresses and emails may have been accessed by unknown attackers. It added that &quot;sensitive personal information&quot; was encrypted and could not be accessed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - In a property market where decent rentals can be in short supply, mobile apps could give apartment hunters an advantage in a competitive search. Lovely, an iPhone app, notifies apartment hunters when a listing is posted that matches their desired neighborhood and price point. It also lets potential renters attach information about their income, credit score and desired move-in date. Blake Pierson, the CEO of the San-Francisco-based company Lovely, said the app gives users a chance to stand out in a competitive rental market. ...http://news.yahoo.com/apps-simplify-apartment-search-help-renters-woo-landlords-200234086.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 16:02:34 -0400Reutersapps-simplify-apartment-search-help-renters-woo-landlords-200234086<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/modern-etiquette-mobile-manners-cellphone-users-193720074.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/msScdIy_jYMBKq1T1e_l9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T193720Z_1_CBRE96L1IJH00_RTROPTP_2_BRAZIL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Brazilian punks use their mobile phones during a May Day demonstration on Labour Day in downtown Sao Paulo" align="left" title="Brazilian punks use their mobile phones during a May Day demonstration on Labour Day in downtown Sao Paulo" border="0" /></a>By Pamela Eyring WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cellphones are ubiquitous and research shows that although most users think they have good mobile manners, many people report being irritated or annoyed by the use of the phones in public places. Clearly there&#039;s a lack of understanding of what is and isn&#039;t acceptable in terms of cellphone etiquette. Following is a list of do&#039;s and don&#039;ts: - Do respect those who are with you. When you&#039;re engaged face-to-face with others, either in a meeting or a conversation, give them your complete and undivided attention. Avoid texting or taking calls. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/modern-etiquette-mobile-manners-cellphone-users-193720074.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 15:37:20 -0400Reutersmodern-etiquette-mobile-manners-cellphone-users-193720074<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/modern-etiquette-mobile-manners-cellphone-users-193720074.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/msScdIy_jYMBKq1T1e_l9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T193720Z_1_CBRE96L1IJH00_RTROPTP_2_BRAZIL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Brazilian punks use their mobile phones during a May Day demonstration on Labour Day in downtown Sao Paulo" align="left" title="Brazilian punks use their mobile phones during a May Day demonstration on Labour Day in downtown Sao Paulo" border="0" /></a>By Pamela Eyring WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cellphones are ubiquitous and research shows that although most users think they have good mobile manners, many people report being irritated or annoyed by the use of the phones in public places. Clearly there&#039;s a lack of understanding of what is and isn&#039;t acceptable in terms of cellphone etiquette. Following is a list of do&#039;s and don&#039;ts: - Do respect those who are with you. When you&#039;re engaged face-to-face with others, either in a meeting or a conversation, give them your complete and undivided attention. Avoid texting or taking calls. ...</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday ruled in favor of Google, Amazon and J.C. Penney by upholding an earlier court decision that major portions of two patents claimed by Eolas Technologies Inc were invalid. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC upheld without comment a decision by a Texas federal court, which had declared invalid claims in each of the two major patents by Texas-based Eolas. Eolas had said in its 2009 complaint that its patents covered major aspects of the Internet, such as Web pages and interactive content. ...http://news.yahoo.com/patent-company-eolas-loses-patents-sites-appeal-181838432.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 14:18:38 -0400Reuterspatent-company-eolas-loses-patents-sites-appeal-181838432By Sebastian Salek LONDON (Reuters) - FCA said on Monday it will not pursue a second retrial of four former directors of healthcare software company iSoft, dealing a blow in its financial crime-fighting credentials. A judge threw out the case against the four men early in July following errors in the handling of a key piece of evidence. Their first trial ended in a hung jury last August. Former iSoft chairman Patrick Cryne and ex-directors Stephen Graham, Timothy Whiston and John Whelan were accused of conspiring to bury bad news and hoodwink investors between 2003 and 2006. ...http://news.yahoo.com/uk-abandons-case-against-isoft-directors-173732215.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 13:37:32 -0400Reutersuk-abandons-case-against-isoft-directors-173732215<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uks-cameron-urges-google-yahoo-act-child-pornography-183640660.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WLU1AHCAJXHyXTaXOb1HBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T183640Z_1_CBRE96K1FPS00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in Londo" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in Londo" border="0" /></a>By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron challenged the Internet search engine providers Google, Yahoo and Bing on Sunday to block images of child abuse, calling for more action against online pornography. In a television interview, Cameron said search engines must block results for searches using blacklisted keywords to stop Internet users accessing illegal images. Evidence in two recent high-profile child murders in Britain has shown that the killers accessed online child pornography. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uks-cameron-urges-google-yahoo-act-child-pornography-183640660.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 14:36:40 -0400Reutersuks-cameron-urges-google-yahoo-act-child-pornography-183640660<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uks-cameron-urges-google-yahoo-act-child-pornography-183640660.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WLU1AHCAJXHyXTaXOb1HBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T183640Z_1_CBRE96K1FPS00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in Londo" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in Londo" border="0" /></a>By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron challenged the Internet search engine providers Google, Yahoo and Bing on Sunday to block images of child abuse, calling for more action against online pornography. In a television interview, Cameron said search engines must block results for searches using blacklisted keywords to stop Internet users accessing illegal images. Evidence in two recent high-profile child murders in Britain has shown that the killers accessed online child pornography. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MaW3wolB4ug0GmoQwMx8_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T123604Z_1_CBRE96K0Z0900_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-MOBILE-HACKING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A United Nations group that advises nations on cybersecurity plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could potentially enable hackers to remotely attack at least half a billion phones. The bug, discovered by German firm, allows hackers to remotely gain control of and also clone certain mobile SIM cards. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 13:40:35 -0400Reutersu-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-warns-mobile-cybersecurity-bugs-bid-prevent-123604059.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MaW3wolB4ug0GmoQwMx8_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T123604Z_1_CBRE96K0Z0900_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-MOBILE-HACKING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" align="left" title="The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - A United Nations group that advises nations on cybersecurity plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could potentially enable hackers to remotely attack at least half a billion phones. The bug, discovered by German firm, allows hackers to remotely gain control of and also clone certain mobile SIM cards. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-reporter-quits-controversy-over-alibaba-founders-152556964.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OiIpvGoGUumwoT7x60PEUQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T152556Z_1_CBRE96K16VL00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-CHINA-ALIBABA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jack Ma, chairman of China&#039;s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group attends a corporate event at the company&#039;s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province" align="left" title="Jack Ma, chairman of China&#039;s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group attends a corporate event at the company&#039;s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province" border="0" /></a>By Pete Sweeney SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Hong Kong journalist has quit in a controversy over disputed remarks that Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, is reported to have made in support of Beijing&#039;s violent crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters in 1989. The controversy comes ahead of the anticipated listing of Alibaba, expected to value the firm at $60-$100 billion, which in turn has put a critical spotlight on Ma, the wider Chinese Internet industry and its approach to freedom of speech. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-reporter-quits-controversy-over-alibaba-founders-152556964.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 11:25:56 -0400Reutershong-kong-reporter-quits-controversy-over-alibaba-founders-152556964<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-reporter-quits-controversy-over-alibaba-founders-152556964.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OiIpvGoGUumwoT7x60PEUQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T152556Z_1_CBRE96K16VL00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-CHINA-ALIBABA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jack Ma, chairman of China&#039;s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group attends a corporate event at the company&#039;s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province" align="left" title="Jack Ma, chairman of China&#039;s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group attends a corporate event at the company&#039;s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province" border="0" /></a>By Pete Sweeney SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Hong Kong journalist has quit in a controversy over disputed remarks that Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, is reported to have made in support of Beijing&#039;s violent crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters in 1989. The controversy comes ahead of the anticipated listing of Alibaba, expected to value the firm at $60-$100 billion, which in turn has put a critical spotlight on Ma, the wider Chinese Internet industry and its approach to freedom of speech. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-vs-ibm-big-blue-meets-match-battle-120745431.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FhwoFLwOPKYSWivFHspVCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T120745Z_1_CBRE96K0XP600_RTROPTP_2_AMAZON-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden" align="left" title="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden" border="0" /></a>By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The tech industry maxim that &quot;no one ever got fired for buying IBM&quot; is a testament to how Big Blue has been the gold standard in computing services for decades. But IBM faces an unlikely challenger in Amazon.com Inc, the e-commerce retail giant that is becoming a force in the booming business of cloud computing, even winning backing from America&#039;s top spy agency. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-vs-ibm-big-blue-meets-match-battle-120745431.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 08:07:45 -0400Reutersamazon-vs-ibm-big-blue-meets-match-battle-120745431<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-vs-ibm-big-blue-meets-match-battle-120745431.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FhwoFLwOPKYSWivFHspVCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T120745Z_1_CBRE96K0XP600_RTROPTP_2_AMAZON-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden" align="left" title="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden" border="0" /></a>By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The tech industry maxim that &quot;no one ever got fired for buying IBM&quot; is a testament to how Big Blue has been the gold standard in computing services for decades. But IBM faces an unlikely challenger in Amazon.com Inc, the e-commerce retail giant that is becoming a force in the booming business of cloud computing, even winning backing from America&#039;s top spy agency. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/moscow-crowd-greets-returning-opposition-leader-085545396.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c13nwVN773p0Lef7rNG75Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T152404Z_3_CBRE96J0OT800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-NAVALNY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny addresses his supporters after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow" align="left" title="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny addresses his supporters after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow" border="0" /></a>By Gabriela Baczynska and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told cheering supporters on Saturday he wants to contest and win an election to become Moscow mayor after being freed on bail while he fights a five-year jail sentence. Hundreds of people, some waving white roses, gave one of President Vladimir Putin&#039;s biggest critics a hero&#039;s welcome when he arrived in Moscow on the overnight train from Kirov, the industrial city where he was convicted of theft on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/moscow-crowd-greets-returning-opposition-leader-085545396.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 11:35:54 -0400Reutersmoscow-crowd-greets-returning-opposition-leader-085545396<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/moscow-crowd-greets-returning-opposition-leader-085545396.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c13nwVN773p0Lef7rNG75Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T152404Z_3_CBRE96J0OT800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-NAVALNY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny addresses his supporters after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow" align="left" title="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny addresses his supporters after arriving from Kirov at a railway station in Moscow" border="0" /></a>By Gabriela Baczynska and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told cheering supporters on Saturday he wants to contest and win an election to become Moscow mayor after being freed on bail while he fights a five-year jail sentence. Hundreds of people, some waving white roses, gave one of President Vladimir Putin&#039;s biggest critics a hero&#039;s welcome when he arrived in Moscow on the overnight train from Kirov, the industrial city where he was convicted of theft on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>