Most Asian nations realizing Internet cannot be tamed
It's not just dictators. Governments around the world, many of them popularly elected, have tried for years to control the Internet and social media, dismayed by their potential to incite violence, spread mischief and distribute pornography and dissent.
Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Kill 625,000 Women a Year, Study Finds
Breast cancer and cervical cancer kill 625,000 women every year, according to a new study that shows the diseases are on the rise. To put the death toll in perspective, 625,000 deaths a year is equivalent to six jumbo jets crashing every single day.
Insight: BofA cuts foretell downturn in branch banking
To see why Bank of America Corp can cut 30,000 jobs from its consumer banking business, just stop by one of the 14,000 new automatic teller machines it has installed over the last three years.
HP execs misled investors before August stock crash: lawsuit
Hewlett-Packard Co and top executives misled investors for months before unveiling a series of major decisions, such as the demise of the TouchPad, that hammered its shares, a shareholder alleged in a proposed class-action lawsuit filed this week.
Admitted insider handed 18-month prison term
A former account manager at a semiconductor company who pleaded guilty in the government's campaign against insider trading was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Thursday.
NASA Discovers Planet With Two Suns, Just Like in 'Star Wars'
NASA has discovered a planet orbiting two stars about 200 light years from Earth, it announced on Thursday. The circumbinary planet is the first of its kind to be found, and it is bound to pique people's interest because of its resemblance to the planet Tatooine in the Star Wars movies.
Instant view: RIM reports sharp drop in profit
Research In Motion reported a sharp drop in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by an aging lineup of BlackBerry smartphones that was only refreshed very late in the quarter and tepid sales of its PlayBook tablet computer.
FTC proposes kids' online privacy rule update
A proposed update of the U.S. online privacy rule for children would revise definitions of personal information and beef up parental consent mechanisms to reflect technological changes.
South Korea Still Top World Communications Economy: U.N.
South Korea was the world's most advanced Internet and telecommunications economy in 2010, with high levels of access, usage and skills, while high-speed Web access remained unaffordable in many low-income countries, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Netflix lowers U.S. subscriber forecast; shares fall
Netflix Inc cut its third-quarter forecast by 1 million U.S. subscribers, sending its shares down nearly 19 percent, as the company known for rapid growth expects more fallout from a price increase on its DVD service.
Hackers target Mexico government websites
The websites of several Mexican government ministries, including Defense and Public Security, went offline on Thursday, and a hacker group claimed responsibility.
How to play it: Did Netflix's very bad day create value?
THE ISSUE: Netflix Inc, one of the most closely-watched momentum stocks, dropped nearly 20 percent on Thursday. Is it time to buy 'bargain' shares in the fast-expanding web video service?
Blackberry's UK service would be closed if ordered
BlackBerry said on Thursday it would work with mobile operators to switch off its popular messenger service if they were ordered by authorities to do so during civil unrest, after police singled out the system as a key tool used in last month's riots.
RIM reports sharp drop in profit
Research In Motion reported a sharp drop in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by an aging lineup of BlackBerry smartphones that was only refreshed very late in the quarter and tepid sales of its PlayBook tablet computer.
Wall Street rises 4th day as euro zone fears recede
Investors pushed stocks higher for a fourth day on Thursday as coordinated central bank action encouraged optimism about dealing with the euro zone debt crisis and its threat to the global recovery.
Euro zone progress extends Wall Street advance
Stocks rose for a fourth day on Thursday as coordinated central bank action calmed fears that Europe's financial sector was headed for a credit freeze due to the region's sovereign debt crisis.
BofA cuts foretell a downturn in branch banking
To see why Bank of America Corp can cut 30,000 jobs from its consumer banking business, just stop by one of the 14,000 new automatic teller machines it has installed over the last three years.
Book on Sarah Palin Full of Disgusting Lies, Todd Says
Sarah Palin's husband, Todd Palin, told reporters Thursday that Joe McGinniss's book, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, is full of disgusting lies, innuendos and smears.
EBay pitches merchants as PayPal heads offline
EBay Inc unveiled new PayPal technology to more than a hundred big retailers this week as the e-commerce company tries to take its big online payments business into the physical world.
U.S. proposes kids' online privacy rule update
A proposed update of the U.S. online privacy rule for children would revise definitions of personal information and beef up parental consent mechanisms to reflect technological changes.
Google to launch local shopping service in Japan: Nikkei
Google Inc's Japanese unit will launch an online search service on Friday that will display the prices and availability of products at stores near the shopper's location, the Nikkei business daily reported.
RIM outlook fails to impress, shares slide
Research In Motion reported a sharp drop in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by an aging lineup of BlackBerry smartphones that was only refreshed very late in the quarter and tepid sales of its PlayBook tablet computer, and its shares fell sharply.
Apple settles with Queens stores over knockoffs
Two stores in Queens, New York, accused of peddling unauthorized Apple Inc accessories have agreed to hand over all products in their inventories bearing the word Apple or any of the company's ubiquitous trademarks.
Bulk of Oracle copyright claims vs Google allowed
A U.S. judge will allow the bulk of Oracle Corp's copyright infringement claims against Google Inc over the Java programing language, according to a court ruling on Thursday.
Royal wedding sets Internet record, Guinness says
The royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton this spring was one for the history books -- and the record books, too.
ECB's Stark insists resigning for personal reasons
European Central Bank Executive Board member Juergen Stark stuck to his position that personal reasons were behind his decision to resign from the central bank, but declined on Thursday to give details about the decision.
Report: Florida has the Worst Reptile Problem in the World
Florida has the worst reptile problem in the world. From 1863 through 2010, 137 non-native amphibian and reptile species were introduced to the state.
USPS May Close 252 More Facilities, Cutting 35,000 Jobs
The U.S. Postal Service has named 252 more mail processing facilities that may close because of budget cuts, less than two months after it released an initial list of nearly 3,700 at-risk post offices. Megan Brennan, the agency's chief operating officer, told ABC News that the closures would eliminate 35,000 jobs.
Rogue Trading: UBS Could Take Significant Hit From Kweku Adoboli's Actions
With UBS losing approximately $2 billion from unauthorized trades by a "rogue" trader, the road for recovery for the Swiss bank could be long.
Analysis: Why no killer app for paying bills online?
If you want to manage all of your money and all of your monthly payments in one convenient online place, you're pretty much out of luck.