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Uber Inc. CEO Travis Kalanick has been indicted in South Korea for operating an illegal taxi service, a charge that carries a jail sentence of up to two years The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office told Yonhap News that it had charged Kalanick …
Uber apologizes for surge pricing during Sydney terror attack
Uber Inc. has apologized for implementing surge pricing during the Sydney terror attack December 15th. The company was unfairly attacked by the mainstream media and the uninformed on social media when its algorithms automatically increased the cost of booking a car due to an increase …
Sony backflips: The Interview will now show in a limited theatrical release, VOD
Sony Corp. has announced that it will allow showings of The Interview in a limited theatrical release, after previously cravenly giving in to threats following its much publicized hacking by North Korea. At the time of writing screenings of the comedy have been confirmed in …
Bitcoin 2015: here’s the early bull and bear predictions
Where will Bitcoin head in 2015? It’s December and that means it’s prediction time, and so far with pre-Christmas predictions there’s a split of opinion between those predicting a bull or bear market for the cryptocurrency. Bulls At the head of the bullish …
Google reveals first working autonomous self-driving vehicle prototype
Google has revealed the first “real build” prototype working version of its autonomous self-driving vehicle. The new car, part of Google’s self driving car project, is the first fully functional self-driving car designed from the ground up by the company. The vehicle …
Sony threatens to sue Twitter over dissemination of hacked emails
Sony Corp. has threatened to sue Twitter Inc. if the company doesn’t remove accounts that are disseminating leaked emails obtained from its well publicized hacking by North Korea. Sony lawyer David Boies is reported to have written to Twitter’s general counsel Vijaya Gadde, saying that if “stolen information …
Uber faces more woe in Taiwan, Chinese city of Chongqing
Another day, another woeful tale for Uber Inc., with news out of Taiwan and China that the rideshare service is once again in trouble with authorities. The Taiwan Government said Monday that Uber is not licensed to provide transport and is instead …
Elemental Technologies raises $14.5 million Series D in round led by Telstra
Online video solutions and distribution company Elemental Technologies Inc., has raised $14.5 million in series D financing in a round led by Telstra Corporation Ltd. Other investors in the round included Sky PLC, General Catalyst Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Voyager Capital. …
Crowdfunded comic Bitcoin: The Hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto goes on sale
The English-language version of the world’s first comic about cryptocurrency Bitcoin: The Hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto has gone on sale following a successful crowdfunding effort that attracted a number of noted contributors. The comic book, first announced at CoinSummit London in July, deals with …
Microsoft dumps third party Snapchat apps from Windows Phone Store
Microsoft Corp. has removed all third party Snapchat apps from the Windows Phone Store after Snapchat Inc. previously announced that it was cracking down on them to increase security. The removal of apps, including the popular 6snap according to Windows Central, leaves …