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FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines

WASHINGTON The FBI appeared to go beyond the scope of existing legal guidance in seeking certain kinds of internet records from Twitter as recently as last year, legal experts said, citing two warrantless surveillance orders the social media company published on Friday.

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Bosch, Cisco, BNY Mellon, others launch new blockchain consortium

NEW YORK Cisco Systems Inc , Bosch Ltd and several other companies, have set up a consortium to work on how blockchain can be used to secure and improve "internet of things" applications, as sectors beyond finance seek to benefit from bitcoin’s underlying technology.

Jan 27 2017

Toshiba chair ready to resign over Westinghouse writedowns: Nikkei

TOKYO Toshiba Corp Chairman Shigenori Shiga is ready to step down to take responsibility for the huge writedowns looming over the Japanese group's U.S. nuclear power unit Westinghouse Electric Co LLC, the Nikkei business daily reported.

Japan, Nuclear Power Jan 27 2017

Russian security service says hackers attacked major banks in 2016: Ifax

MOSCOW Russia's major commercial banks came under cyber attacks in November last year, the country's Federal Security Service said on Friday, Interfax news agency reported.

Cybersecurity, World Jan 27 2017

Facebook CEO, facing wave of criticism, stops attempt to force Hawaii land sale

Facing mounting criticism from islanders and local lawmakers, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday revealed he was dropping his legal gambit to force the sale of land tracts on his seafront property on the island of Kauai that are claimed by native Hawaiians.

U.S., Facebook Jan 27 2017

With supplies tight, memory chipmakers head into ultra-super-cycle

SEOUL The global memory chip industry is heading into what's been dubbed an ultra-super-cycle, as the challenge of making chips smaller yet more efficient has created supply bottlenecks, while there is soaring demand for data storage - from smartphones and artificial intelligence to autonomous driving and the Internet of Things.

Jan 27 2017