Google’s market cap passes Microsoft’s but is still less than half of Apple’s

Google briefly became the world's second-largest technology company by market value today. But it's still less than half Apple's capitalization at $627 billion.

Bitcoin value spikes after hacker demands ransom in the currency

In many hacking cases, there are unexpected parties who are affected. In the case of Mitt Romney's tax returns being held ransom for $1 million Bitcoins, the hacker probably didn't expect to improve the market for Bitcoins overall, but that's exactly what happened.

Facebook: U.S. users in the smallest regional group (not good for profits)

Facebook posted quarterly earnings today and dumped a load of data into analysts’ laps.

User numbers hit a new high, with 955 million worldwide visiting the site at least once a month. And earning are slightly above estimates, coming in …