Since November 11, 2011, with the introduction of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, American spy agencies have been pushing laws to encourage corporations to share more customer information.
In statements, general manager of Overstock's Cryptocurrencies Group Judd Bagley framed Overstock's first investment in a bitcoin industry firm as a vote of confidence in the decentralized ledger-based technologies Peernova is currently building.
Google's Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group was working on a project that would increase battery life on mobile devices by 5 to 10 times before Google killed it, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The contract between "Big Five" book publisher HarperCollins and Amazon is about to expire, and HarperCollins is refusing to sign an agreement with the new terms that Amazon is asking, a source with knowledge of the situation tells Business Insider.
Rakuten.com is similar to Amazon in that it serves as a platform for multiple merchants, all of whom will be able to accept Bitcoin now thanks to the partnership with Bitnet.
Apple is making it a little bit easier to switch to an iPhone: with a change to its trade-in program today, customers will now be able to hand over old Android, BlackBerry, and Windows phones to receive a discount toward a new iPhone.
Scan the crowded wearables market, and you'll find a wild buffet of options. There are gizmos that wean you off cigarettes and monitor your sun exposure.
According to recent press releases, chocolate conglomerate Hershey's is making a commitment to simplify its ingredients. This reportedly includes a move towards non-genetically modified ingredients for some prod
Three U.S. Federal Trade Commission members said on Wednesday they regretted the inadvertent release of part of an agency report about its probe of Google Inc as the company continues to face antitrust scrutiny from European authorities.
The new deal provoked fears of job cuts as 3G Capital axed jobs following its acquisition of Heinz, replacing 11 of the 12 top bosses and cutting more than 3,000 jobs.
Earlier this year, the world was brought to its knees when it was cruelly teased with the promise of tasty Mexican treats being delivered via quadcopter.
Google may have gotten a pass in the US a few years ago from the Federal Trade Commission, which decided not to sue the search giant for alleged anticompetitive practices, but the company may not be so lucky in Europe.
The American company that produced the world's first genetically modified crop has admitted for the first time that its "hubris" in promoting the technology contributed to a consumer backlash against genetically modified food.
The money that will be generated by the welterweight title unification fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao -- already expected to be a slam dunk to break every revenue record in combat sports history -- is growing by the day and cou
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver announced a newly planned addition to the International Space Station that will use the orbiting laboratory to test expandable space habitat technology.