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Google subsidiary wins NASA lease to overhaul Moffett Field

Google will manage the federal airfield and restore a former airship hangar

Ransomware like Cryptolocker uses Bitcoin, other virtual currencies for payment

Google’s promises to EU not good enough for US consumer group

Google's rivals in the EU have not ruled out legal action against competition authorities

US DOJ closes Samsung standards-essential patent probe

The DOJ closed its investigation of whether Samsung was abusing patents to block competitors imports when an import restriction was vetoed

Judge rebukes Apple for invoking nationalist bias but denies Samsung a retrial

Apple's remarks in a patent trial suggested an 'American-versus-non-American theme' to the jury, Judge Koh said

Trial for alleged Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht set for November

Ulbricht will plead not guilty to charges including narcotics conspiracy and computer hacking

Nokia and HTC bury hatchet in patent disputes

The two have been battling since 2012 and several HTC phones have been banned from sale in Europe

Apple locked iPhone code blocks Italian murder probe

Police have been stymied in attempts to obtain code to unlock the iPhone of a woman murdered last July

German court finds domain registrar liable for torrent site’s copyright infringement

If left unchallenged this ruling will endanger the entire business model of registering domain names, the registrar said

Cisco reaches agreement with Innovatio over Wi-Fi patents

Cisco said it settled to protect its customers who were targeted by the patent firm