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Google Maps Street View has provided a man in Portland, Ore., with what may be the last photograph of his deceased grandmother.

The all-cash deal for payment service company Braintree could give PayPal an edge over its rivals in a growing sector.

Google quietly introduces Hummingbird, a new search-engine algorithm developed largely in response to the rise in voice searches from mobile devices.

The hackers stole confidential data including social security numbers of many prominent U.S. citizens.

A teenager in London was arrested in the DDoS cyber attack on Spamhaus, called the world's biggest ever.

The U.S. market for online grocery shopping will triple over the coming decade and supermarkets must prepare.

The Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project finds that 15 percent of American Adults are still offline.

For the first time in two years, BitTorrent and uTorrent are now included in the Autocomplete and Instant functions of Google searches.

A new California law will give minors a clean slate as adults by letting them erase their embarrassing online history.

Disney's CEO doubts Netflix's ability to compete.

Pandora Media Inc, one of the largest online radio services, fell as much as 12 percent Monday after Apple announced that more than 11 million people are using iTunes Radio.

In a blog post, the senior director of litigation at LinkedIn says accusations directed at the network are completely false.

Atlantis, the underground black market seen as a competitor to Silk Road, has been shut down for “security reasons.”

Real estate investors may enjoy a new approach to investing, with real estate crowdfunding platforms.

Surprisingly, it's not an activist or an influential VIP blogger, but a teenage boy.

Total revenues from app store purchases are expected to reach $26 billion, a 31 percent increase from $18 billion last year.

Even before the iPhone 5S can reach consumers, hackers have offered a bounty to get around the device’s latest security feature.

Two federal courts will decide the outcome of LinkedIn's bid to disclose how many national security data requests it gets from Washington.

Google Translate has begun a moon shot project to develop a voice-enabled translation app that could someday eliminate language barriers.

"Single black lab ISO 'temporary' friend for tomorrow night. Photos available upon request. Cats need not apply."

Sony is working on a new Google TV device similar to the Chromecast with bulkier design, more features and a higher price.

In less than an hour, a Google Street View car hit three different vehicles, fleeing the scene twice before police arrested the driver.

H33t.com is back up at H33t.edu, and the reason the file-sharing site went down has been revealed -- a copyright claim over Robin Thicke's new album "Blurred Lines."

The latest leak reveals yet another surveillance program, this one called “Follow the Money.”

Check out these incredible images from the Galapagos Islands.

Chromebooks featuring energy-efficient processors from Intel are on the way from HP, Asus and Toshiba.

FTC is evaluating whether the new language in Facebook's privacy policy violates a 2011 agreement to notify users of changes.

China-based Alibaba, the world’s largest online marketplace, is now listing privately owned aircraft for auction.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer claims that the website's user-count has climbed significantly since she joined in July last year.