France’s inquiry into Google’s tax affairs is coming to an end and the results may be announced within the next six months, Technology minister Fleur Pellerin said yesterday.

Thailand is welcoming Twitter’s new policy to censor tweets in specific nations where the content might break laws.

Rumours of another killer wave sparked mass panic today in the town hardest hit by the Indonesian tsunami, while the death toll rose to 531, with more than 270 missing.