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Sarah McBride

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Sarah McBride

The comedian’s appeal stretched across generations and genres.

Comic legend Robin Williams dies at 63

Tributes have poured in at the news of legendary comic actor Robin Williams’s death by apparent suicide at his home in California on Monday.

Facebook announces $19bn WhatsApp deal

Facebook will pay $19-billion in cash and stock for the purchase of popular messaging start-up WhatsApp.

Media companies including the New York Times, Twitter and the Huffington Post lost control of some of their websites. (Reuters)

Syrian group linked to hacking NY Times, Twitter, Huff Post

Hacker group the Syrian Electronic Army has claimed credit for the Twitter and Huffington Post hacks in a series of Twitter messages.

Google’s response to the violence highlights the struggle faced by the company to balance free speech with legal and ethical concerns.
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Google blocks Muhammad film clip in Egypt and Libya

YouTube says it will not remove a film mocking the Prophet Muhammad entirely from the site, but it has blocked access to the clip in Egypt and Libya.

Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages.

Samsung promises to fight after losing against Apple

Apple scored a sweeping legal victory over Samsung on Friday as a US jury found Samsung had copied critical features of the popular iPhone and iPad.

‘Steve Jobs was the Leonardo da Vinci of our age’

From San Francisco to Seoul to Sydney, fans paid tribute to Steve Jobs after he resigned as CEO, calling him an icon for the technology industry.

British govt lawyers look to block BSkyB bid

Closing paper a ‘collective decision’, says Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch said on Saturday the decision to close the embattled <i>News of the World</i> tabloid was "a collective decision".