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Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Gets Extradition to US, Claims 'I'm Not Leaving'

New Zealand signs Kim Dotcom's extradition order to send him to the US, where he faces federal criminal charges.

By Kate Irwin
Kim Dotcom wears a black zip-up sweater and is speaking at a conference in 2014. He has a buzz cut and is holding his hands up expressively.

Kim Dotcom Requests Barack Obama Appear in Court

Obama is visiting New Zealand this week and Dotcom saw an opportunity to get him in court.

By Matthew Humphries
Barack Obama talking

Kim Dotcom Sues New Zealand for $6.8B

Without the raid and assets seizure Dotcom believes Megaupload would be worth $10 billion today, and he wants his fortune back.

By Matthew Humphries
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Kim Dotcom: Megaupload is Coming Back on Jan. 20

The previous Megaupload topped out at around 150 million registered users and 50 million daily visitors. Can Kim Dotcom regain his old site's popularity?

By David Murphy
Kim Dotcom

Kim Dotcom Planning New Open-Source File-Sharing Service

In a Slashdot Q&A, Dotcom claims that Mega isn't what it used to be—nor is it secure anymore.

By David Murphy
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Megaupload's Kim Dotcom Is Broke

Dotcom's lawyers recently stepped down, leaving the German native to represent himself at Thursday's bail hearing.

By Stephanie Mlot
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Popcorn Time Downloads Yanked (by Kim Dotcom's Mega)

Popcorn Time, the Netflix of pirated movies, had its link downloads removed by provider Mega.

By Chloe Albanesius
Popcorn Time

Google Goes to the Galapagos; Samsung Sells 10M+ GS4s; Microsoft Ads Pan iPad, Siri

Topping tech headlines Thursday, Google Maps will launch panoramic Street View imagery of the Galapagos Islands later this year, Samsung has sold more than 10 million Galaxy S 4 smartphones in 26 days, and Microsoft released two video advertisements that poke fun at Apple's iPad and Siri virtual assistant.

By Stephanie Mlot
Galapagos Street View

Kim Dotcom Claims He Invented Two-Step Authentication

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom this week publicly announced that he in fact invented two-step authentication, and wants help from those U.S. companies using it.

By Stephanie Mlot
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Minecraft Creator Places Second in Time 100 Poll

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson is the second most influential person in the world, according to Time magazine voters.

By Stephanie Mlot
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Dotcom's Mega: Privacy and Security Woes

Earlier this month the perpetually flamboyant (and occasionally imprisoned) Kim Dotcom launched an encrypted file storage system called Mega. Highlighting the legal issues which shut down his previous company, Megaupload, Dotcom touted the new service as private, encrypted, and super-secure. It's clear, however, that Mega had some pretty unusual ideas about what that means.

By Max Eddy
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Mega Unveiled; Schmidt Talks North Korea; FCC Wants 'Gigabit Cities'

Kim Dotcom's Mega made its debut, Eric Schmidt offered more details about his trip to North Korea, and the FCC is eyeing "gigabit cities."

By Chloe Albanesius
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Kim Dotcom and Mega Returns

Another cloud storage service opens (or re-opens) and will again cost too much and not solve the real backup problem we all face.

By John C. Dvorak
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Kim Dotcom's Mega Launches Saturday With 50GB of Free Storage

Kim Dotcom this week provided "early-access users" a sneak peek at his new file-sharing service, Mega, which will launch tomorrow with 50GB of free storage for everyone.

By Stephanie Mlot
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