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Irish tax on online gambling faces further delay

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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland's stalled plan to tax online gambling will be further delayed into 2015, the country's finance minister said, offering bookmakers such as Paddy Power a longer grace period before the charge is levied. Ireland first announced plans to bring online operators into the tax net in 2011 by seeking to extend a one percent tax on bets placed in shops to wagers made online or over the telephone from customers based in Ireland. …

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Alleged UK hacking of Belgian telecoms firm was far-reaching-reports

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hacking of computers at Belgian telecoms firm Belgacom, alleged to have been carried out by a British spy agency, was more far-reaching than previously thought and went undetected for more than two years, according to reports published on Saturday. News of the intrusion into Belgacom's networks first broke late last year when Belgium asked Britain, its NATO and European Union partner, to respond to allegations that its intelligence service was responsible

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Exclusive: Iran hackers may target U.S. energy, defense firms, FBI warns

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By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned U.S. businesses to be on the alert for a sophisticated Iranian hacking operation whose targets include defense contractors, energy firms and educational institutions, according to a confidential agency document. The operation is the same as one flagged last week by cyber security firm Cylance Inc as targeting critical infrastructure organizations worldwide, cyber security experts said.

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India police detain man said to be behind pro-Islamic State Twitter posts

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By Sanjeev Miglani and Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police on Saturday arrested a company executive suspected of operating a pro-Islamic State Twitter account that pumped out a stream of updates on the violent group’s military campaign from his base in Bengaluru. Mehdi Masroor Biswas’s arrest at home came days after Britain’s Channel Four identified him as the man behind “Shami Witness”, the Twitter handle followed by thousands of people including most foreign fighters for the Islamic State.

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Facebook dumps Microsoft Web search results

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By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc has stopped including results from Microsoft Corp's Bing search engine on its social networking site. The move, confirmed by a company spokesperson, comes as Facebook has revamped its own search offerings, introducing a tool on Monday that allows users to quickly find past comments and other information posted by their friends on Facebook. The decision may reflect the increasing importance that Facebook sees in Web search technology, a market dominated by rival Google Inc

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Facebook dumps Microsoft Web search results

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By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc has stopped including results from Microsoft Corp's Bing search engine on its social networking site. The move, confirmed by a company spokesperson, comes as Facebook has revamped its own search offerings, introducing a tool on Monday that allows users to quickly find past comments and other information posted by their friends on Facebook

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WTO talks on duty-free trade in IT goods collapse

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By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – Talks on cutting trade tariffs on hundreds of information technology products collapsed on Friday, delaying and potentially scuppering a deal estimated to be worth $1 trillion to global trade. “We are disappointed not to be celebrating a deal this week. We missed a big opportunity,” U.S

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All calm amid political storm at ‘Interview’ premiere

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By Piya Sinha-Roy Los Angeles (Reuters) – All was calm on Thursday at the Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures' parody film “The Interview”, which had been in the spotlight for sparking tension with North Korea and potentially prompting a major cyber hack on the company. Stars Seth Rogen and James Franco posed on a small red carpet restricted to photographers as Sony reined in media access after the film made headlines following a devastating security breach that leaked films, data and emails

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All calm amid political storm at ‘Interview’ premiere

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By Piya Sinha-Roy Los Angeles (Reuters) – All was calm on Thursday at the Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures' parody film “The Interview”, which had been in the spotlight for sparking tension with North Korea and potentially prompting a major cyber hack on the company. Stars Seth Rogen and James Franco posed on a small red carpet restricted to photographers as Sony reined in media access after the film made headlines following a devastating security breach that leaked films, data and emails. ..

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