Image copyright Reuters Image caption LA’s airport was one target for the Apophis hacker group An American man accused of deluging schools and Los Angeles’s airport with hoax bomb threats has been arrested. Timothy Dalton Vaughn is suspected of being part of the Apophis Squad hacker group that was allegedly behind the pranking spree. One …
Image copyright Getty Images The final version of a controversial new EU copyright law has been agreed after three days of talks in France. Google has been particularly vocal about the proposed law, which it says could “change the web as we know it”. Article 13 of the EU Copyright Directive states services such as …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Marcus Hutchins faces 10 charges in total but denies any wrongdoing British cyber-security expert Marcus Hutchins – who has been accused of writing virus code – has lost a legal bid to suppress some evidence prosecutors want to use against him. The evidence is comments he made in an …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The UK-Swiss agreement signed in Bern on 11 February also applies to neighbouring Liechtenstein As a European Union member, the UK is automatically part of about 40 trade agreements which the EU has with more than 70 countries. If the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29 …
Image copyright Butlers in the buff Image caption Butlers in the Buff was set up in 2001 and now operates in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia A company providing semi-naked men to serve drinks and food at parties has successfully stopped another firm using its trademark. Bristol-based Butlers in the Buff (BITB) settled out …
Image copyright EPA Image caption Long Island City, where Amazon is planning expansion, is one of the fastest growing areas in New York Amazon has said it will not build a new headquarters in New York City, citing fierce opposition from state and local politicians. The dramatic turnabout comes just months after the firm named …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon has publicly criticised Bitcoin in the past US investment bank JP Morgan has created a crypto-currency to help settle payments between clients in its wholesale payments business. JPM Coin is the first digital currency to be backed by a major US bank. The crypto-currency, …
Image copyright Getty Images The price of a getting a death certificate will nearly triple from this weekend in England and Wales. Families registering a death will be charged £11 from Saturday for each certificate, up from £4. Costs for birth and marriage certificates are changing as well, but pricier death certificates will have the …
Image copyright Stef blok Image caption Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok (L) poses with an invasive Brexit monster The Dutch government sees Brexit not as the elephant in the room but as a giant Muppet-style monster lying on a desk. That is the picture tweeted by Foreign Minister Stef Blok, with the warning: “make sure …
Image copyright Getty Images The number of homes repossessed in the UK fell to its lowest level since 1980 last year, industry figures show. There were 4,580 homes repossessed by mortgage lenders from owners who were unable to keep up with repayments on their home loans. Low mortgage rates and a less aggressive attitude from …