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In what AT&T has considered a surprise move, the U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit to block AT&T’s acquisition of competitor T-Mobile. The company is now proposing a solution that it hopes would make the deal more favorable to government.

Google has recently warned account users of a potential man-in-the-middle attack due to an unauthorized “google.com” SSL certificate issued by DigiNotar. Google, Mozilla and Microsoft have since updated their respective web browsers to fend off possible attacks, but it seems Apple has yet to patch Safari.

This piece of news might be considered  important by observers of patent and copyright law. In a landmark decision, a U.S. District Court judge has reversed an earlier order for SAP to pay Oracle $1.3 billion for copyright infringement relating to illegal software downloads done by SAP subsidiary TomorrowNow.

When AT&T announced plans to acquire T-Mobile, industry observers believed that the resulting company might end up being too big for the industry’s good, and might stifle competition. The DoJ has since filed an antitrust lawsuit, which seems to have caught AT&T off-guard.

You might have heard that the U.S. Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit blocking AT&T’s proposed T-Mobile acquisition. But even before that news broke, AT&T was trying to sweeten the deal by proposing 5,000 new jobs in the U.S.

The much-anticipated major opposition to the AT&T and T-Mobile merger has finally happened. The U.S. government is suing to block the $39 billion acquisition deal, saying the move will “substantially lessen competition” in the mobile industry.

It’s not exactly as exciting and sexy as a James Bond adventure, but espionage has rather taken the form of eavesdropping on Internet conversations. In Libya, ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi is said to have been listening in for the past few years with the help from a few friends.

Google has issued warnings against possible man-in-the-middle attacks resulting from a breach in digital SSL certificate issuer DigiNotar’s system. The company says that web browsers need to be patched to prevent user account and identity theft.

Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO brought as much surprise to Apple fans, tech industry observers and investors alike. But even as the technology icon’s official biography is almost ready to be published, the book will still be able to include details of his resignation in the book.

The tech industry has had several iconic individuals leaving their posts lately. While not as Earth-shaking as Steve Jobs resigning — or was it “reigning?” — as Apple CEO, Rob “CmdrTaco” Malda’s resignation from Slashdot signals both the end of an era and that the world will still will go [...]