Google unzips homepage for inventive doodle
Google's Doodle for the day turns the front page of the search engine into a rather fun zipper, in honour of the man who invented the more-difficult-than-thought device.
London Calling
Zack Whittaker reports on the latest technology news from the United Kingdom and Europe, served with buttered crumpets and a side of sarcasm.
Zack Whittaker
Zack Whittaker writes for ZDNet, CNET and CBS News. He is based in New York City.
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Netflix's European dilemma: Stick it out, expand, or go home?
Netflix takes another profit bullet for the UK and Ireland, as its international expansion does better than expected, but still lost money. Should it stay or should it go?
Did the U.S. 'blackmail' the EU over passenger data: No deal, no entry?
If the EU did not pass a controversial data sharing deal with the U.S. government, it may have meant non-visa holders may have been turned away from the land of the free.
Aviva mistakenly sacks 1,300 employees by email
UK insurance giant Aviva mistakenly sacks 1,300 of its employees in a rogue email. The email was only meant to go to one employee. Wait, people are still being sacked by email?
UK regulator to probe Sky News over email hacking
British news agency Sky News is to be investigated by the UK's communications regulator after it admitted to hacking into two email accounts to generate a story.
YouTube faces massive music royalty bill in German copyright case
YouTube could face a massive royalties bill after a court case went against the video-sharing site. The ruling also ruled that YouTube alone is responsible for its users' submissions.
Apple wants to turn '3G' into '4G' to solve iPad 3 speed disputes
If you thought Apple had yet to go off the deep end, think again. In a bid to protect itself from legal troubles in Australia, the iPad maker is trying to define '3G' speeds as '4G' speeds.
EU--U.S. passenger data deal a "severe blow to civil liberties"
The EU--U.S. Passenger Name Records Agreement has been passed, despite the agreement's rapporteur recommending that it should not be passed. Another blow to civil liberties.
Web inventor slams UK monitoring plans as 'destruction of human rights'
Tim Berners-Lee, the Web inventor, has come out with a scathing attack on the UK's 'draconian' plans to monitor in real-time UK web and email traffic, and Skype and phone calls.
ACTA suffers major blow following European rejection call
ACTA could be 'dead in the water' after the treaty's rapporteur said in his recommendations to Brussels that the European Parliament should reject the agreement.