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• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, March 16

  Facebook accused of stealing data center plan...States object to Radio Shack sale of personal data...EU to probe e-commerce companies...and more tech news.

• PayPal cited for 'reckless disregard' of US sanctions

  PayPal has reached a $7.7 million settlement with the U.S. Treasury for ignoring U.S. sanctions and allowing money transfers to accounts linked to Iran, Cuba, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

• EU law makers to discuss whether Facebook qualifies as critical infrastructure

  European legislators are about to reopen a debate on whether Facebook and Twitter should be subject to the same rules as power grids and payment services for protecting critical IT infrastructure and the data it carries.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, March 3

  Google will sell wireless service... PayPal buys Paydiant for mobile payments... Look out, GoPro: here comes Xiaomi... and more tech news.

• In six months, the White House has replaced its top IT leaders

  Steven Spielberg's biopic, Lincoln, included a famous line President Lincoln may or not have said: "I am the President of the United States, clothed with immense power." That description might apply today to D.J. Patil.

• Many PayPal lookalike phishing websites taken offline

  PayPal has worked to shut down a handful of phishing websites that sought to steal people's login credentials by appearing to be the company's real website, according to a security company.

• eBay, cutting 7 per cent of workforce, looks to spin-off Enterprise unit

  eBay will cut roughly 7 per cent of its total workforce, or 2400 workers, and is considering a sale or IPO of its Enterprise unit.

• Firefox pleads for cash with in-browser fundraiser

  Mozilla has been running a fundraiser from within its Firefox browser, a program that will run through the end of the year.

• Open authentication spec from FIDO Alliance moves beyond passwords

  An open industry alliance of 150 members that includes many of the world's biggest vendors -- but notably, not Apple -- released specifications Tuesday that promise to secure online communications without using passwords.

• A guide to the top mobile payments options

  The launch of Apple Pay last month jump-started the mobile payments business, with several companies pushing hard to become your preferred payment method in stores. Even more competitors are on the horizon, promising to bring a lot more security and convenience compared to today's plastic payment cards.

• iOS 8 app crash rate falls 25 per cent since release

  In the six weeks since its release, iOS 8's app crash rate has declined more than 25 per cent as app developers have adjusted to new APIs and issued updates, an app performance management developer said today.

• EBay spins off PayPal into separate company

  EBay's board of directors has approved a plan to separate the company's eBay and PayPal businesses into independent publicly traded companies next year.

• PayPal subsidiary Braintree to process Bitcoin payments

  Online payments platform Braintree will start processing Bitcoin transactions, allowing merchants to accept payments in the crypto-currency.

• Amazon introduces mobile card reader to compete with Square, PayPal

  Amazon.com has introduced a card reader coupled with smartphone and tablet apps that aim to provide small businesses with a way to accept payments on these devices.

• Bendigo Bank says it beats PayPal on trust

  Banks can win against the fast-growing PayPal because they are more trusted by customers, according to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank managing director, Mike Hirst.