How gas mains and water pipes could be the key to faster broadband, and how tablets and 4G are helping local government to work smarter. Plus: using supply chain technology to stamp out conflict minerals
Einhorn raised Apple stake by nearly 50%
Greenlight was one of few hedge funds to increase stake in world’s most valuable company during fourth quarter, while others sold down their stakes
Court ruling ‘bad news’ for internet companies
Companies which receive complaints about defamatory or offensive content on their websites may have to spend more to deal with them in a timely manner
Balsillie sheds BlackBerry stake
Jim Balsillie, former co-chief, was one of the handset maker’s two largest shareholders, holding nearly 27m shares for a stake of about 5.1 per cent
Cyber skulduggery threatens us all
Online crime is growing at an alarming rate and mingling with industrial espionage and the defence sector of computer warfare, says Misha Glenny
Nasa reveals colourful face of Mercury
The surface of the sun’s nearest planet bears a wide variety of terrains, according to views from the US space agency‘s Messenger spacecraft