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New government panel in China to review all foreign M&A activity

The Chinese Cabinet has announced that it will constitute a panel to look into foreign acquisitions of local companies.

China to vet inward M&A deals for national security

China will launch a state-level investment review body to check that merger and acquisition deals struck by foreign firms in one of the world's fastest-growing economies do not endanger national security, China's State Council, the cabinet, said on Saturday.

Julian Assange has four 'love children' worldwide: Wikileaks defector

Court says Assange tried to avoid the Swedish authorities, orders extradition

A book authored by a WikiLeaks defector claims that the founder of the whistleblower website, Julian Assange, has four 'love children' across the world. An excerpt of the tell-all book was leaked to gossip website Gawker.

Anti-computer hacking bill coming in Congress

Strengthening cybersecurity is the goal of legislation being introduced in Congress after reports of hack attacks on computer networks at Nasdaq OMX Group and at oil and gas companies.

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China Raises Interest Rates, Very Loose Policy Risks Exponential Food Inflation

This is a world obsessed with demand...[and] many central banks' policy settings are very, very loose...making for serious inflationary pressures, UBS said. The outlook for food prices is that they could rise exponentially from here if we were to see another shock. There's no buffer right now.

Will sexual assault charges cloud WikiLeaks' Nobel run? Or will Assange pull an Al Gore?

Accused of some of the highly stigmatized felonies, will Assange or WikiLeaks still be considered for Nobel Prize? However, Al Gore, who won the 2007 Peace award, did have a similar sexual assualt taint.

Cellphone security threats rise sharply: McAfee

Cellphone security threats rose sharply last year as a proliferation of Internet-enabled mobile devices like smartphones and tablets provided new opportunities for cybercriminals, security software maker McAfee said.

Tunisia takes steps to halt security breakdown

Tunisia suspended activities of the former ruling party Sunday, saying it acted to prevent a breakdown in security after some of the worst unrest since the president was ousted in a revolt last month.

10,000 UK police jobs to vanish within two years

At least 10,190 uniformed police officers across England and Wales will lose their jobs by 2013 due to the coalition government’s severe budget cuts, according to a study by the opposition Labour Party

US says dependence on China for rare earth is economic, national security risk

A report by an American think thank says that U.S. dependence on China for rare earths is extremely problematic and poses both economic and national security risks.

Microsoft’s “Patch Tuesday” to Have 12 Security bulletins, Three Critical

Microsoft to Release 12 Security Patches Next Week, Three Critical

Microsoft said it would release 12 security patches and software updates to fix 22 bugs in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, Visual Studio, and IIS.

Israeli official sees cyber alternative to ugly war

Cyberwarfare of the kind waged against Iran last year offers advanced nations an alternative to ugly military force with its moral costs, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday.

Will mice in new scanner replace body scanners at airports soon?

Move over TSA body scanners, very soon the mice will be seen lurking through passengers' luggage at airports, if the detector created by Israeli scientists passes through testing stage.

Norway MP nominates WikiLeaks for Noble, hails contribution to Tunisian Revolution

Norway MP nominates WikiLeaks for Nobel, hails contribution to Tunisian Revolution

Norway MP, Snorre Valen nominates Julian Assange's whistleblower website WikiLeaks for Noble Prize and hails it for contribution to Tunisian Revolution and the following Arab protests.

TSA workers carry out security checks at Denver International Airport, the day before the Thanksgiving holiday in Denver.

TSA Rolls Out Less Invasive Scanning System

New scanning software from TSA eliminates passenger-specific images and puts in auto-detection technology instead.

Patdown search at Denver International Airport

TSA tests less-intrusive body scanners

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has began testing privacy-enhancing software that eliminates passenger-specific images and replaces them with the generic image of a person.

Image of a passenger appears on the screen as Transportation Safety Administration employees demonstrate new body scanner software in Arlington, Virginia

U.S. pilots new airport scans after privacy concerns

U.S. aviation security authorities on Tuesday unveiled a new pilot program aimed at quelling an uproar about full-body scanners used to screen air travelers -- the new software will no longer produce an image of the actual person.

Management Tip of the Day: Tips for reacting to a crisis

BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - A few simple crisis-management steps can prevent a disruption to your company's service from becoming a disaster rather than merely an irritant, according to Harvard Business Review.

Gold Price Ends Jan. 6% Lower on Global Gold Index, Rallies vs. Falling Dollar

The Gold Price ticked higher for Dollar investors Tuesday morning in London, but slipped against other currencies as world stock markets rose and government bonds edged back.

‘WIKILEAKS: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy’ – the media deal, Assange’s real father & Cablegate

Authored by award-winning journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding, the book titled WIKILEAKS: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy was published on Monday by Guardian Books.

Gold marks slight loss for day and month

Gold fell on Monday, notching its first monthly decline in six months, as strong U.S. factory and spending data coupled with fading worries about the euro zone debt crisis put a damper on the metal's rally.

Gold Cuts Friday Surge, Physical Gold-Buying Not Influenced by Futures & ETF Sell-Off

[Gold] buying continued on fears the unrest in Egypt will spread across the Middle East, says Richcomm Global Services in Dubai. But Asia's gold market is less sensitive to what happened in Middle East compared to New York, said a Hong Kong dealer in a note this morning.

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