IBT Staff Reporter

Online social game company Zynga plans to raise $1.5 billion to $2 billion in an initial public offering and could file paperwork with U.S. regulators as soon as Wednesday, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

The first draft of a law against animal abuse, aiming to protect animals from being hurt or killed in a cruel manner, was completed by a group of experts and was due to be raised for legislation in April, local media reported earlier this year.

In New York City, a coordinated pedestrian information network, wayfinding, is expected to feature a neighborhood map, notations of landmarks and subway stations, marking a critical first step in making New York City's world-class streets easier to navigate and even more accessible for New Yorkers and visitors alike, according to DOT.

Baidu Inc, China's top search engine, wants to be one of the first companies to list on Shanghai's international board when it is launched, a business daily quoted the firm's chief financial officer as saying.

Roger Federer will attempt to advance to the semifinals of the Wimbledon Championships against French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Centre Court on Wednesday.

As the rumors swirl surrounding the iPhone 5's release date, it is worth asking whether one should buy an Android superphone or wait for the elusive iPhone 5. After all, most of the iPhone 5's rumored features are already available in a spate of Android devices.

The movie is a sci-fi romance about aliens invading human minds.

Roger Federer will attempt to advance to the semifinals of the Wimbledon Championships against French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Centre Court on Wednesday.

Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, putting Wall Street on track for a third day of gains as optimism grew that Greece's parliament would pass an austerity plan critical to avoiding a debt default.

Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, putting Wall Street on track for a third day of gains as optimism grew that Greece's parliament would pass an austerity plan critical to avoiding a debt default.

Has judgment day come too late for the ailing Khmer Rouge engineers of the Cambodian Genocide, now on trial at a UN-backed tribunal in Phnom Penh?

Hewlett-Packard Co, the world's No.1 PC maker, is investing heavily in China and plans to develop cloud-computing products here to sell globally, Chief Executive Leo Apotheker said.

Sony Corp's second-in-command, Kazuo Hirai, will relinquish day-to-day control of the company's videogames unit in September, making way for a Welsh-born Sony veteran just months after hackers launched a massive attack against the electronics giant.

Japanese mobile social gaming firm Gree will aim for 500 million to a billion users worldwide, rivaling Facebook, the company's founder and chief executive said on Wednesday.

Cease and Desist orders against usage of unauthorized songs by politicians need to be looked into

A class action suit against Facebook was dismissed over the ‘Friend Finder’ feature in the social networking site allegin violation of the users’ rights to control the use of their names.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - People tend to lose a little more weight with online help than with traditional weight loss programs, a Japanese study said -- but combining the Internet with in-person contact appears to be the most effective in keeping extra kilograms at bay.

China's People's Liberation Army has developed its first online military game, called The Glorious Mission, to train soldiers in combat skills and technological awareness, the China Daily reported.

Guillermo del Torro has revived the project with Marvel Studios for ABC

Stock index futures pointed to gains for Wall Street for the third session in a row on Wednesday, ahead of a Greek parliamentary vote on austerity measures which is expected to be passed in order to avert a default for the highly indebted country.

The accounting troubles and short-selling attacks hitting China-based companies are creating fertile ground for the rumor mill to flourish, with some shares hammered by chatter rather than actual evidence.

This isn't the first time Facebook has hired an infamous hacker: In fact, there are several teenaged hackers who got rewarded for their cyber-crime instead of being imprisoned.

Stocks rose for a second day on Tuesday on optimism that a solution to Greece's debt crisis was near, although low volume indicated underlying nervousness in the market.

Greece's parliament holds a crucial vote on Wednesday on whether to submit the country to unpopular austerity measures demanded as the price for funds to prevent the euro zone's first sovereign default.

Hani Kahn, a 20-year-old American Muslim woman, was fired when she refused to remove her hijab for religious reasons, while working as a stockroom employee at preppy clothing retailer Hollister.

According to the latest report issued by Symantec on comparing the security level of iOS and Android operating system, iOS is less vulnerable than Android.

Securities regulators are poised on Wednesday to propose rules for how swap dealers interact with their customers, in a move designed to manage risk and protect clients from abusive practices.

A worker of the Italian Consulate and his wife have been accused of holding a Brazilian woman as a slave in their San Francisco home. They promised of a better life to the women but instead kept her as an indentured servant.

A video on a Chinese male cheerleader has hit the web and instantly became an Internet sensation. The identity of the person is yet to be announced, but some assumes him to be a student from Shandong University of Science and Technology.