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Virtual reality company Oculus started shipping its highly awaited Rift headsets from Monday, about two years after the company was acquired by social media giant Facebook Inc.

In one of the more bizarre twists in the Bitcoin phenomenon, this week one user of the virtual currency handed out tips worth thousands of dollars to total strangers.

Bitcoin’s largest exchange revealed plans to halt trading for about 12 hours to allow a “cool down” after an incredible 61% meltdown in the value of the virtual currency.

After a12-hour trading halt, the Bitcoin exchange suffered another powerful cyber attack and the virtual currency suffered another steep tumble.

Digital currencies such as Bitcoin and customer-reward points are now legal forms of payment in the state of California.

Another drop in China's currency sent global stocks lower on Wednesday as the move raised worries about weakness in the world's second-largest economy.

Three years on, a much-watched deal to settle a sales tax collection dispute between Texas and Amazon.com appears to have benefited both sides, according to an analysis published Sunday by The Austin American-Statesman.

Michigan voters would be asked to approve a 1 percentage point hike in the 6 percent state sales tax as part of an estimated $1.6 billion road and school funding deal announced Thursday by Gov. Rick Snyder and legislative leaders.

Amazon.com is fighting an effort by the FTC to change the e-commerce giant’s policies on inadvertent purchases made through mobile applications.

A federal judge in New York granted class certification on Friday to a group of consumers who sued Apple Inc for conspiring with five major publishers to fix e-book prices in violation of antitrust law.

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy Friday, losing nearly half-a-billion dollars worth of bitcoins, in a major blow to the crypto currency. 

The Bitcoin Foundation, an organization devoted to protecting and promoting the digital currency, reportedly provided information this week that aided a probe into Mt. Gox.

Google has offered further concessions to address regulatory concerns about its search technology, effectively settling a three-year EU investigation and avoiding a fine of up to $5 billion.

Google has reportedly made new concessions to antitrust regulators in Europe in an effort to settle a three-year probe.

The criminal charges highlight a concerted effort by law enforcement to crack down on those who use Bitcoin to facilitate shady activities.

Apple agreed to provide full refunds to customers to settle an FTC complaint that it billed consumers for 'millions of dollars' incurred by children in kids' apps.

The digital currency lost ground after federal authorities raised an Internet drug market and seized $3.6 million of Bitcoin.

McAfee warned the launch of health-care exchanges will likely inspire phishing attacks aimed at stealing personal information.

Prosecutors charged eight individuals with participating in a sophisticated campaign of cyber attacks on the global financial system that caused $45 million in losses.

The USPS was late to the game in adopting modern technology but the wait was worth it.