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....
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....
LA to give every student an iPad; $30M order
NEW YORK (AP) -- Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks....
Japan formally OKs new nuclear safety requirements
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants on Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster in a move critics charged was too hasty....