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Chinese manufacturing activity contracted in March to its weakest rate in eight months, data showed Monday, the latest indication of slowing growth in the world’s number two economy. The data is the latest in a string of weak indicators out of Beijing…
When it comes to trade policy, we’ve learned over and over that leaks are no substitute for transparency. Leaks can…
EFF has long argued that law enforcement agencies must get a warrant when they ask Internet companies for the content…
If you do any kind of shopping online, then you’re probably already familiar with the concept of a metasearch engine—a…
It’s another troubling example in a frustrating trend: despite repeated and pointed calls for answers, the NSA is still relying…
Today, President Obama is meeting with prominent American tech companies to discuss the ongoing NSA spying controversy. This comes just…
TED turns 30 years old with a mind-sizzling mix of intrigue, wonder and passion in the renowned gathering’s new home in Canada. A conference born in California in 1984 that grew into a global forum for heady “ideas worth spreading” ended Friday after…
A new window air conditioning unit looks to add Nest-like smart home functionality to an appliance that, to this point, hasn’t been all that smart. It’s called the Quirky+GE Aros, and it’s a Wi-Fi-capable, smartphone-compatible 8,000 BTU system…
In a single year, the public learned more information about the NSA and its global surveillance dragnet than we learned…
“Twitter and so on, we will root them out. The international community can say this or that – I don’t…
From putting shoes on poor children’s feet to providing Internet from balloons in the sky, Internet Age companies are catching on to the power of mixing business with social good. TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie championed the idea at a prestigious TED…
This week, EFF joined over 5,600 individuals in a letter (PDF) pressing the Senate for meaningful patent reform—reform that goes beyond the…
Last month, the implosion of Mt. Gox—formerly one of the biggest bitcoin exchanges—made headlines. The company filed for bankruptcy protection shortly after it had announced that it lost 750,000 customer bitcoins, with another 100,000 bitcoins of…
Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry said Friday it is selling most of its Canadian real estate holdings, and will lease back some space after the sale. A buyer was not identified, but the Waterloo, Canada-based company said the deal includes three…
New York, NY, March 21, 2014 –(PR.com)– TransGuardian CEO, Jim Moseley, COO, Madlene Moseley, and New York staff Tito Gomez,…
Asia’s richest man Li Ka-shing announced Friday that a Singapore state investment fund had agreed to buy just under 25 percent of his flagship retail chain, in a deal worth more than US$5.6 billion. Singapore’s Temasek will purchase 24.95 percent of…
Asian markets rose Friday as bargain-hunters moved in after the previous session’s heavy losses, with investors taking a lead from Wall Street and a positive batch of US data. The dollar held on to its recent gains after the head of the Federal Reserve…
Sri Lanka’s economy grew a weaker-than-expected 7.3 percent last year, the country’s central bank said Friday as it kept interest rates at multi-year lows as it looks to boost private investment and lending. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said last year…
Failed Bitcoin exchange MtGox says it has found 200,000 coins worth $116 million in an old “digital wallet”, after it collapsed in February admitting it had lost half a billion dollars in a possible theft. The Tokyo-based digital currency exchange filed…