With the Feds taking down Megaupload here’s some other file-sharing sites that could be next

The ripples following the takedown of Megaupload by the US government is still rippling through the tech industry with many wondering who could possibly be next. Considering the fact that the US government feels that it doesn't have ... continue

Uploaded.to is now blocking US users in response to the MegaUpload takedown

Backlash to the Department of Justice's takedown of MegaUpload and the arrest of its owner and its employees comes in many different ways it would seem. Not unexpectedly Anonymous has been launching DoS attacks against companies that ... continue

AT&T Requests Dismissal of Sprint and Cellular South Lawsuits

Mobile and wireless behemoth AT&T has urged the federal court in Washington to dismiss lawsuits brought against it by rivals Sprint Nextel and Cellular South. Both firms are arguing AT&T's proposed USD39 billion purchase of T-Mobile from ... continue

Finally someone with balls is fighting the AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile. Surprise, it’s the DoJ.

Typically when businesses move to acquire another company it is pretty smooth sailing, even if the deal has to be approved by various US agencies. Even when IBM sold off its laptop business to the Chinese company ... continue

Google Pharmacy Ad Probe: Larry Page Knew of Illegal Ads

Justice Department investigators probing into illegal online pharmacy ads served via the Google Adwords system revealed this week that company Chief Executive Officer Larry Page knew of the ads for years but did nothing to remove them. Settling ... continue

Never mind the poker sites, the US government seizes 82 domains

This is getting a little more than heavy handed to say the least but much of the news in the last couple of days has been centered around the seizure of poker sites and their assets by ... continue

[UPDATED] Is Google lying or misleading over FISMA certification of Google Apps for Government?

When it comes to supplying software solutions to the U.S. governmental agencies they all have to be certified under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). Most of us wouldn't have any interest in this but this ... continue

Wow, Twitter must be beta testing a spine

The title of this posts was inspired by an excellent post over at Threat Level by Ryan Singel but is says exactly what my thoughts were when I first read a few days ago that Twitter went ... continue

Google, Apple, Adobe sued by the Feds, and then settled

There has always been rumors of an agreement between some of the biggest tech companies that they wouldn't go around trying to hire top talent away from each other. Well it turns out that this wasn't just ... continue

Apple could face government watchdogs

Steve Jobs probably isn't a very happy camper right around now. Word is that the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are negotiating with each other about which one of them is going ... continue

Consumer Group To Call For Google Break Up

A California consumer group will this week call on the United States Justice Department to launch an antitrust action against Google, with the intent that the search giant should be broken up. Consumer Watchdog will formally announce its ... continue

Poor Google, trying to convince everyone it’s no danger to anyone

If there is one powerhouse on the web today it has to be Google. Sure the little upstarts like Facebook and Twitter might be grabbing all the headlines but unfortunately Google is getting a ... continue