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Probes into the massive data breach will likely focus on the lack of encryption to protect critical customer information.

Apple’s big developers conference is less than 10 days away, and it looks like the Beats acquisition will be announced there.

Apple is expanding beyond Cupertino to occupy a seven-building complex in Sunnyvale.

How will Google's plan to lease Wi-Fi hardware to small businesses affect consumers and advertisers beyond free Internet access?

A "well-placed" source told TechCrunch that Apple's alleged deal with Beats Electronics will go through.

Security experts think that for the time being, attacks like the one against eBay will continue to occur.

Shares of Sears fell 2.4 percent on Thursday.

The updated app includes a revamped user interface with a new icon to reflect the design changes.

North America’s largest automaker had a terrible year in 2004. This year is already worse.

The bank’s investment in the Motor City will fund blight removal, home loans, job training and small business loans, among other things.

The company made $60 million in profit and nearly $1 billion in revenue last year.

If the deal is approved, AT&T will move "very fast" to bundle DirecTV channels, wireless service and broadband connections.

There's one clause in the fine print that could completely kill the telecom giant’s proposed $48.5 billion buy of DirecTV.

Launched in June 2011, Twitch allows users to upload and watch for free video games being played in real time.

A recall including over 2.5 Gree dehumidifiers was re-released by the CPSC this week after causing $4.5 million in fire damage.

Members were unhappy that Brock Pierce, a controversial actor and former Disney child star, was named as a director.

Google has added support for Maps public transit directions in new cities throughout the U.K. and Brazil.

Other major retailers are also struggling with similarly grim results.

China's anti-corruption probes are going after foreign companies that are marking up prices.

Google and other search engines do not have the resources to manage an onslaught of takedown requests.

The EU's ruling that Google must respond to requests to remove "irrelevant" information could close doors that the Internet opened for everyone.

Häagen-Dazs expects to dish out more than 200,000 scoops during Free Cone Day.

A weak yen helped lift Japanese stocks while Asian stocks climbed despite Chinese data narrowly missing expectations.

Facebook currently runs an office in Hong Kong that oversees the company’s dealings with advertisers locally and in mainland China.

French manufacturer Parrot plans to release a consumer-grade drone that packs a wireless camera, allowing VR headset wearers a birds-eye view.

The former Treasury Department official joins the Chinese Internet giant as the company begins its IPO process.

Beats by Dre is a billion-dollar company--according to Apple. Here are alternatives to their bass-heavy, "premium" headphones.

Vurb, a contextual search engine that just won the Disrupt Cup at TechCrunch NYC, wants to change the way you surf the Web.

Apple could use Jimmy Iovine’s strong contacts in the music industry for potential negotiations with music labels.