Pavel Durov, the 29-year-old founder of VKontakte, Russia’s biggest social network, has finally left the company less than a month after pretending to resign as part of an apparent April Fool’s joke.…
Heartbleed an ‘existential threat to Internet’ – experts
Over a week since the Heartbleed bug was revealed to the world millions of web users are still at risk of serious identity thefts. This week it was announced that up to…
Turkey’s hackers to continue disruption despite lifting of Twitter ban
Turkey’s hacking community will continue its quest of online disruption despite the country’s constitutional court lifting a controversial ban on Twitter. The embargo was deemed unlawful on April 3 but a block…
Paraplegic to kick off World Cup with groundbreaking robotics
The first kick of this year’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil will be performed by a paraplegic teenager, thanks to a robotic exoskeleton that translates brainwaves to actions. The revolutionary device was…
Red Herring CEO Alex Vieux tells Europe: Go West
Alex Vieux, founder and CEO of Red Herring, has urged European entrepreneurs to seek investment and clients outside the continent – while praising the resilience of the European tech industry. Vieux, speaking…
Revolutionary E-Governance helps Moldova beat corruption as Russia threat looms
Moldova, a tiny state bordering Ukraine, is crippled by corruption and emigration. Some have even suggested that its weaknesses leave it exposed to a possible annexation by Russia, as Vladimir Putin consolidates…
How Berlin became an online privacy haven
After NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked millions of secrets that blew the lid off American spying activities, Germany’s most famous news magazine Der Spiegel defended him, blazoning “Asyl Für Snowden” (Asylum for…
Could Vodafone’s Ono acquisition trigger European telco spending spree?
Vodafone’s $10 billion purchase of Spanish cable operator Ono cements the British telecoms company’s pursuance of a ‘united communications’ model. And the British firm may have fired the starting gun on a…
Internet’s founding father proposes digital Magna Carta
This week the Internet turned 25 years old. In this post-Snowden and not-so-net-neutral era, some might argue the World Wide Web’s fate no longer rests in the world’s hands. But with 60…
Ukraine’s Startups bullish despite political strife
Ukraine has stumbled from a revolution to a standoff with big neighbor Russia. But the country’s tech sector is looking up thanks to a hotbed of talent, and a willingness of that…