Industry

EU orders member states to implement cookie law, or else

The European Commission has taken the first legal steps to force 20 EU countries to protect consumers' privacy

Baidu strikes deal to pay record companies for music

The Chinese search giant signed an agreement to distribute music from major record companies

Survey: Wireless networks are near capacity

More than one-third of base stations in North America face capacity constraints, Credit Suisse said

Hacker collective Anonymous to launch social networking site

AnonPlus will be open to anyone who wants to join, the group says

Google acquires G.co domain for its shortened URLs

Google will use the G.co domain to create "shortcut" URLs for its sites

IBM quarter driven by software, systems

New hardware and software releases fueled IBM's growth this year

Telecom carriers oppose proposed subsidy cuts

A Republican proposal would transfer $1 billion from the Universal Service Fund to the U.S. Treasury

Microsoft struggles to get Hyper-V drivers in Linux kernel

2 years later, Hyper-V drivers are still in Linux staging area

The Grill: Frank Wander

Create a relaxed environment and watch IT people excel, says Guardian's CIO.

CFOs playing bigger role in IT decisions, survey says