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A report from Synergy Research Group said Amazon has trumped other cloud players like Microsoft, IBM and Google when it comes to generating money from cloud computing.

The New York Times cited reports that have suggested that Level 3 Communications, which controls most of the fiber optic cables that connect everyone to the Internet, may have greenlighted the NSA to tap data from Yahoo and Google. Both companies have announced that they will now start encrypting their data.

California-based private messaging app Wickr had redesigned and is in the middle of a USD7.4 million fundraising, according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today.

WePopp, a social planning app based in Paris, France, announced that it has secured EUR 130,000 from a small group of France-based angel investors. The newly injected funds will then be used to lure in more users to its system.

Although Nissan had set a timeframe of its release of self-driving cars to the public, a report by US News argued that Google might be launching its version of the self-driving car earlier.

Micro-blogging site Twitter reportedly enabled Perfect Forward Security (PFS) across its mobile site, website and API feeds.

Dealogic data showed a big increase in the acquisition activity of big tech companies in Israel, pushing the Middle Eastern country to become a global player in the innovative tech arena.

This week, Google rolled out an iPad-focused update to its Gmail for mobile apps, which can be downloaded for free in the Apple iTunes Store.

Judge Denny Chin of the US Circuit Court in New York ruled that the scanning can be classified as fair use since it was "highly transformative." Chin also said that the scanning was not detrimental to the marketing for the author's work.

Google announced that it will invest USD607 million to upgrade its seawater-cooled facility in Finland and convert it into a bigger data center.

Leaked images sparked rumors that Apple was developing a new tablet to compete with Apple's iPad mini.

Atlantic Grid had moved to connecting power for delivery to New Jersey state.

Google has not yet unveiled the Nexus 5 smartphone, resulting to new speculations about the new smartphone release

A Telegraph report revealed the hidden features of Android smartphones.

Google, SAP and Cisco had been in discussions to possible acquire struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry, said a Reuters report.