Sony chief says time needed to study proposal
TOKYO (AP) -- Sony Corp. needs more time to study a key proposal from a U.S. hedge fund to spin off a part of its entertainment unit as a way to propel its fledgling revival, the chief executive told shareholders Thursday....
AP buys stake in live video service Bambuser
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Associated Press said Thursday that it has bought a minority stake in the live video service Bambuser, boosting its ability to acquire and distribute video collected by people who have witnessed news events....
France threatens Google with privacy fines
PARIS (AP) -- France is giving Google three months to be more upfront about the data it collects from users - or be fined....
Dotcom 'in tears' after Megaupload files deleted
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was "in tears" after a European company deleted all the data it was hosting from his shuttered file-sharing site....
Social network gaffes plague Japanese politicians
TOKYO (AP) -- On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion....
Leading 3-D printer firms to merge in $403M deal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Stratasys, a leading maker of 3-D printers, is buying another 3-D printer manufacturer, MakerBot, for $403 million in stock....
Review: Google Reader's end hatches better service
NEW YORK (AP) -- On July 1, we say goodbye to Google Reader, a handy tool for bringing headlines and articles from your favorite websites into a single place....
Microsoft changes Xbox One policies after outcry
NEW YORK (AP) -- Microsoft rolled back a much-criticized requirement that its upcoming Xbox One gaming console be regularly connected to the Internet and made clear that there will be no limitations on sharing games....
Red Hat's 1Q net up on higher subscription revenue
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Red Hat Inc., the company behind the Linux open-source operating system, said Wednesday that net income in its fiscal first-quarter grew 8 percent as subscription revenue increased....
Feds in Calif. bust international gambling ring
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- U.S. authorities unsealed an indictment Wednesday charging 18 people with involvement in an illegal gambling ring they say spanned from California to Peru and used violence against customers with outstanding debts....
