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Chinese Internet Sites Hit By Anonymous Attack

Chinese Internet Sites Hit By Anonymous Attack

The hacking group named Anonymous has claimed that it has defaced nearly 500 Chinese websites. Sites that were affected in the large-scale defacement included websites belonging to the government, official agencies, and trade groups. A message which appeared on the hacked websites stated the attack had the purpose of protesting against the Chinese government, and [...]

James Murdoch Leaves Chairman Post At BSkyB

James Murdoch Leaves Chairman Post At BSkyB

James Murdoch has left his position as the chairman of the UK broadcaster BSkyB  (Public, LON:BSY). He will keep his place on the company’s board. The move comes as part of attempts to distance BSkyB from the News of the World’s phone-hacking scandal at newspaper – a paper formerly owned by the Murdoch family. The [...]

Technology Giant Apple Set To Pay Dividend And Repurchase Shares

Technology Giant Apple Set To Pay Dividend And Repurchase Shares

The US-based technology giant Apple (Public, NASDAQ:AAPL) has announced that it is set to begin using its cash to pay out a dividend to its shareholders. The company is also planning to buy some of its shares back. Apple has stated that, from July of this year, it will pay out a quarterly dividend to [...]

Former News International Chief Executive Arrested In Hacking Investigation

Former News International Chief Executive Arrested In Hacking Investigation

Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International (Public, NASDAQ:NWSA) and former editor of both the Sun and News of the World, was arrested this week on suspicion of conspiring to pervert the course of justice. Five men were also detained along with Mrs Brooks, as the investigation into the phone hacking scandal at [...]

James Murdoch Leaves Executive Chairman Post At News International

James Murdoch Leaves Executive Chairman Post At News International

James Murdoch has resigned from his position as the executive chairman of News International, the UK-based newspaper company which produces The Times and The Sun newspapers. Mr Murdoch will continue in his role as the deputy chief operating officer of News International’s parent company, News Corporation (News Corp) (Public, NASDAQ:NWSA). News Corp is headed by [...]

Amazon Sets Up In India Through New Site

Amazon Sets Up In India Through New Site Junglee.com

The Internet-based retail giant Amazon (Public, NASDAQ:AMZN) has finally entered India, through the launch of a new shopping website named Junglee.com. The US firm is now considering making a full entry into the country’s e-commerce market. The e-commerce business in India is set to explode, according to many analysts, as public revenues and consumer demand [...]

News International Announces Launch Date For The Sun On Sunday

News International Announces Launch Date For The Sun On Sunday

The Sun on Sunday is due to be published for the first time next weekend, News International has announced. According to reports, an email that was sent to all employees of the organisation said that Rupert Murdoch, boss of News International’s parent company News Corp (Public, NASDAQ:NWSA), will “be staying in London to oversee the [...]

Nottinghamshire Couple Win £45m EuroMillions Jackpot

Nottinghamshire Couple Win £45m EuroMillions Jackpot

A young couple from Nottinghamshire in the UK has recently won a jackpot of £45m playing EuroMillions – a Europe-based lottery. Cassey Carrington and Matt Topham, both 22-years-old, played the lottery on the Internet and won £45,160,170.50 in a rollover draw on Tuesday this week. Reports from the BBC state that Miss Carrington, who had [...]

Facebook Reveals Plans For Stock Market Flotation

Facebook Reveals Plans For Stock Market Flotation

The US-based social networking website Facebook has revealed that it is planning to float on the stock market, with a valuation that is expected to be around $100 billion. The business is set join a number of other large American technology companies on the market. Facebook has said that it is seeking to raise around [...]

Former Boss Of RBS Fred Goodwin Loses His Knighthood

Former Boss Of RBS Fred Goodwin Loses His Knighthood

Fred Goodwin, the former boss of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) (Public, LON:RBS), has been stripped of his knighthood – his honour was taken away after a controversial spell in charge of the bank, which included contributing to the near-collapse of RBS during 2008. Goodwin was given his knighthood in 2004. Previously, only convicted [...]