“Seduced by the perceived anonymity of virtual currency and the Dark Web,” a federal agent fraudulently obtained bitcoin, says the assistant attorney general of the US. Bitcoin A federal agent involved in the investigation of online illegal-drug marketplace Silk Road has pleaded guilty to money laundering and obstruction of justice in connection with the case. …

Facebook’s new logo (right) is lighter and more rounded. Facebook Facebook has reimagined its logo. But you might need to squint to see the change. In both an aesthetic and practical move, the social network has adjusted its familiar logo for the first time in a decade with some subtle differences: thinner lettering, a rounded “a,” and more space around …

Apple’s new warranty will replace your battery once it loses 20 percent of its capacity Apple Inc. Is your laptop’s life span just not what it used to be? Is your iPhone not making it through the day? You might be in luck. Apple has added a new feature to its AppleCare+ warranty service, an added cost for people who …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said the company will continue to develop its standalone apps. James Martin/CNET Facebook’s new — though likely not very new for you — image uploading tools will let you spice up pictures on the fly. The improved photo uploader for Facebook’s iPhone app, which is now available to most iOS users, features overlaid text in …

The split gets an official July 17 date. eBay PayPal’s split from eBay will come to a close, and its new life as a separate company will happen, on July 20. So who will invest in PayPal? All of eBay’s shareholders. The company said investors will receive one share of PayPal (tentatively under the symbol “PYPL”) for every share of …

Getty Images Sexually explicit images shared without the subject’s consent will soon start vanishing from Google’s search results. The new policy, which will go into effect in the coming weeks, is intended to combat a practice known as “revenge porn,” a dark side of the ease with which information can be shared across the wide-open terrain of the Internet and …

Fitbit, the first wearable tech company to go public, saw its shares soar during its first day of trading as a public company, a sign that fitness-and-health tracking gadgets are more than just a passing fad. The shares, trading under the symbol “FIT,” closed Thursday at $29.68 on the New York Stock Exchange, giving Fitbit a market value of nearly …

The next version of the Apple Watch could have a lot more going for it, according to a new report. Prices for the Apple Watch range from $349 for the basic Sport version to $17,000 for the top-of-the-line gold edition. Sarah Tew/CNET New features being considered for the second generation of the Apple Watch — which wouldn’t arrive until 2016 …