Google is preparing to expand Google Fiber to more cities, with the list of potential candidates including 34 cities in eight states. The 34 cities on Google's list include San Antonio; Atlanta; San Jose, Calif.; Phoenix; Portland, Ore., and Salt Lake City, along with ...

Al Jazeera proposed a "Global Day of Action" on behalf of its journalists currently facing charges in Egypt. The news organization is asking that everyone participate in the day of action on Thursday, February 27, to show support for journalists by continuing the ...

If you live in a major metropolitan area, Google's Fiber TV and internet network could become an attractive alternative to the established broadband companies. Yesterday the company said it had approached cities like Nashville, Atlanta and San Jose, among ...

The race for the Internet gigabit space took another leap forward this week with Google Google Fiber's announcement that it has targeted 34 more cities in 9 metro areas for access to Google internet services at the increasingly popular 1Gps speed. Salt Lake ...

COLOURFUL bunting flew high over the crowds that packed Martyrs Square in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on February 17th. But the mood on this anniversary was bittersweet. Three years on from the revolution that ousted the country's eccentric leader, ...

A Christian man carries a charred mannequin wearing a Muslim veil in front of looted Muslim stores, past a convoy of over 100 vehicles of Muslims fleeing Bangui, Central African Republic, Friday Feb. 14, 2014. A convoy of thousands of Muslims heading to ...

Ellie Goulding and Katy Perry were the life and soul of Universal's Brits after-party last night when they took over the entire DJ booth to spin some serious tunes for their fellow showbiz partygoers. Held at London's swanky SoHo House, the star-studded bash ...

Libyans have gone to the polls to elect a panel to draft a new constitution in the latest milestone in the chaotic political transition following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. There was none of the enthusiasm on Thursday that marked Libya's first free ...

Feb. 20--The Triangle is one of nine metropolitan areas where Google is considering expanding its high-speed Internet and TV service known as Google Fiber. Over the next several months, the company expects to do topography and infrastructure studies ...

In case you didn't know, Google has been expanding their horizons and stepping into the world of internet providing for a minute now. Well word comes down today that they are taking their Google Fiber concept even further, adding 34 new markets to their ...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Explosions rocked five polling stations in eastern Libya on Thursday as voters began electing a body to draft a new constitution, another step in the OPEC producer's rocky transition since Muammar Gaddafi fell in 2011. Nobody was ...

By Euan Rocha. TORONTO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's $19 billion bid for fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp sent shares of BlackBerry Ltd higher before the opening bell on Thursday as investors placed bets that the smartphone maker's own ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's $19 billion bid for fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp sent shares of BlackBerry Ltd higher before the opening bell on Thursday as investors placed bets that the smartphone maker's own messaging ...

Facebook Inc.'s US$19-billion purchase of WhatsApp may seem expensive on the surface, but it looks like a steal when you consider the messaging application's massive user base. The acquisition also gives Facebook a huge leg-up in mobile messaging, ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's $19 billion bid for fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp sent shares of BlackBerry Ltd higher before the opening bell on Thursday as investors placed bets that the smartphone maker's own messaging ...

The word you hear over and over discussing this $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook is: ballsy. As in: “I can't believe Mark Zuckerberg is being so ballsy” or “wow, this is ballsy… he's really going for broke.” A couple of years ago here in Forbes, ...

The relationship between Facebook and WhatsApp started in the spring 2012 over coffee at a German bakery. It was consummated on Valentine's Day with chocolate-covered strawberries, after just five days of talks. Facebook, the world's largest online social ...

Witnesses in the Ukrainian capital say at least 22 people have been killed in fresh clashes that erupted between anti-government protesters and police, hours after President Viktor Yanukovych announced a truce with opposition leaders. Some of those killed ...

Australian Peter Greste and two other Al Jazeera journalists will remain in jail after an Egyptian court refused them bail and adjourned their trial until March 5. The journalists are accused of supporting the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood and trying to tarnish ...

BEIRUT -- High-level talks concerning the future of Iran's controversial nuclear program got off to a “good start” during a three-day opening session in Vienna, participants said Thursday, though there were no major breakthroughs. “We had three fruitful and ...