Technology stories from The Associated Press
US cable: China leaders ordered hacking on Google
BEIJING -- Sources told American diplomats that hacking attacks against Google were ordered by China's top ruling body and a senior leader demanded action after finding search results critical of him, leaked U.S. government cables show. (Updated 10:45 p.m. PT)
WikiLeaks loses major source of revenue
BERLIN -- WikiLeaks has lost a major source of revenue after the online payment service provider PayPal cut off its account used to collect donations, saying the website is engaged in illegal activity. (Updated 5:33 p.m. PT)
Report: Groupon spurns Google's takeover attempt
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s attempt to buy local-coupon site Groupon Inc. appears to have failed for now, according to published reports. (Updated 3:46 p.m. PT)
Google buys Internet video security firm Widevine
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google has agreed to buy a company whose software is used to protect Internet video from piracy and make it play more smoothly. (Updated 3:14 p.m. PT)
Could WikiLeaks survive without Julian Assange?
LONDON -- Its founder is a wanted man, its systems are under attack, it is condemned from the capitals of the world. (Updated 4:07 a.m. PT)
Cyber attack hits India's investigative agency
NEW DELHI -- India's federal investigative agency says its website has been temporarily shut down by a cyber attack blamed on a Pakistani group. (Updated 2:37 a.m. PT)
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