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CEO Of eBay Confirms 1,000 Job Losses
Internal memo to eBay staff confirms 1,000 jobs or 9 percent of full-time employees, will be axed to ensure firm's “long-term success”
eBay Pays $3m Fine Over Harassment Campaign
E-commerce company eBay pays $3m fine after executives harassed Massachusetts couple, including posting them live insects and a funeral wreath
UK Government, Tech Giants Agree To Tackle Online Fraud
Series of pledges from big name tech firms in agreement with UK government to protect people from online fraud
Biometric Devices Sold On eBay Contained US Military Data
Sensitive US military data has been found on the memory cards within biometric devices sold on eBay, researchers find
Tech Giants Defend Record Against Online Scams
Amazon, eBay, Facebook and Google respond to MPs over their role in facilitating online scams, as fraud activity skyrockets during pandemic
Financial Firms Quit Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Project
As Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe and Mercado Pago exit the project Libra is left without the backing of a major financial company
Second Hand Drives On eBay Still Hold Personal Data
Report reveals worryingly amounts of personal data still held on second hand drives for sale
eBay: Big Data Can Humble A CEO And Change The Future Of Retail
eBay's head of analytics in Europe says big data will change both online and offline retail forever - if you have the right technology and culture
Silicon 360: Gumtree UK CTO – Cloud Was Easier For Us But We Still Had Challenges
Gumtree UK CTO Bas Anneveld tells our Silicon 360 panel why it used the cloud and what challenges it faced to support developers
eBay ‘Downgrading’ Some Users’ Two-Factor Authentication
eBay confirmed it is asking users of an authentication token to switch to 'convenient' text-message login
LinkedIn And eBay Founders Throw £16.5m At AI Ethics Fund
The Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund will explore the development of AI from a non-technical viewpoint
Tales In Tech History: Skype And How It Changed Worldwide Communications
It was not the first VoIP package on the market, but global uptake of Skype changed how the world communicated
eBay Will Smarten Up Shopping With Purchase Of Analytics Firm Expertmaker
Acquisition of Expertmaker will bring machine learning and AI to eBay online auctions by better matching shoppers and sellers
eBay Joins FIDO, Contributes Open-Source Authentication Server
The FIDO Alliance, which is working to deliver stronger forms of authentication for online access, expands such efforts with eBay's help
EBay Changes Mind And (Partially) Fixes Site Security Flaw
JavaScript vulnerability had put users at risk of encountering malware when browsing eBay items
eBay ‘Won’t Fix’ JavaScript Flaw That Exposes Users To Malware, Phishing
Flaw in eBay custom descriptions could allow for the execution of malicious JavaScript, but no fix appears to be on the horizon
Amazon And eBay Face HMRC VAT Crackdown
Retailers warned they could be investigated over lack of tax paid by overseas resellers
Amazon, eBay ‘Liable’ If Ignore VAT Fraud
Campaigners say the government must take action against online VAT fraud worth billions of pounds a year
Half Of Second-Hand Hard Drives Sold on eBay, Amazon Still Contain Personal Data
And even though many have them have had wipe attempts, texts, photos, and emails still persist on hard drives and mobile devices
EBay Enterprise Sell-Off Deal Close
Another private equity group reportedly close to buying eBay Enterprise unit, as PayPal spinoff nears completion
EBay Enterprise Arm ‘Close’ To £650m Sale
Private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners is reportedly nearing a takeover of eBay's GSI Commerce arm
A ‘Buy’ Button Could Be Coming To A Google Search Near You
Reports claim that Google wants its mobile users to buy all the things
PayPal, eBay To Remain Friends After Spin-off
PayPal and eBay will separate later this year, but will remain joined at the hip for at least five years
eBay Confirms Job Losses Amid Shareholder Pressure
Pressure from activist investor Carl Icahn forces eBay management to slash jobs and sell off assets
‘Please Sir, We Want More Mobile Payments’ – UK Shoppers
Oxygen8 study finds rising demand for goods and services supporting the technology
Confirmed: eBay To Split Off PayPal
Split to be completed mid-2015, with American Express executive Dan Schulman becoming PayPal President and CEO
PayPal Moves Closer To Full Bitcoin Acceptance
New agreement follows similar announcement by subsidiary Braintree earlier this month
Experts Condemn eBay After XSS Attack Puts Users At Risk
Security experts have condemned the online security at eBay after another attack exposes user data
eBay Working On Plan To Accept Bitcoin – Report
Bitcoins could be about to accepted by Braintree, an eBay-owned PayPal subsidiary