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Internet security firm Palo Alto Networks has identified a new campaign of cyber-treachery originating from the borders of Nigeria , the notorious source of a billion countless malicious emails attempting to trick people into giving up their money over the years.

Facebook is on a roll. The world's largest online social network posted sharply higher earnings on Wednesday as revenue from mobile advertising continued to grow, and more people used it, more often.

AT&T on Wednesday posted lower net income for the latest quarter due to cheaper cellphone plans it introduced as a response to aggressive pricing from smaller competitor T-Mobile.

Adele's 1-year-old son, Angelo Adkins, won five figures in a privacy case against a photo agency that published photos of the lad's "milestone moments," according to multiple reports.

In this photo taken Wednesday, July 16, 2014, Gerry Kelly, founder of clothing brand Sonas Denim and a Bubblews user, poses near his home in San Francisco.

Two men will appear in court accused of eating two goldfish alive, after being charged under the Animal Welfare Act A man who downed two goldfish as part of a Neknomination dare before regurgitating them has been fined by magistrates.

After evaluating each claim of each sub-class in the suit, Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal has allowed two claims of the "Android Application Disclosure Subclass," which includes all persons and entities in the U.S. that acquired an Android-powered device between Aug. 19, 2004 and the present, and downloaded at least one Android application through ... (more)

KEEPING SCORE: Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 11 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,044 as of 8:21 a.m. Eastern time.

Mexico's "circus wars" are heating up, with a growing movement to ban circus animals meeting rising anger from circus workers.

Cyber thieves got into more than 1,000 StubHub customers' accounts and fraudulently bought tickets for events through the online ticket reseller, a law enforcement official and the company said Tuesday.

According to Facebook: Greenville County Pet Rescue , this beauty is running out of time at the high-kill upstate shelter.

You can run from NSA surveillance -- but you can't hide. One way or another, the U.S. government will be able to snoop on your personal conversations.

The latest evidence of Apple's mounting momentum emerged Tuesday with the release of the company's fiscal third-quarter report.

Microsoft said Tuesday that Nokia's devices and services business, which Microsoft acquired April 25, lost a stunning $692 million between that date and June 30, the end of the company's most recent quarter.

Email encryption startup Virtru has launched a version of its service for businesses using Google Apps, a market segment that the company thinks is showing increased interest in secure communications.

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO - Apple, once a can't-miss stock, is finding it tough to persuade portfolio managers to come back into the fold.

Both iPhone 6 screens will be larger than the 4.0-inch panels on Apple's existing iPhone 5S and 5C models.

RUSH:I wouldn't worry about this Jay Carney thing. PR at Apple has always been an invisible thing.

"That would prevent the abuse of our political system by excessive amounts of money if there is no other way to deal with the Citizen's United decision."

Yahoo is paying more than $300 million for the San Francisco-based startup, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because the talks were private.