DuckDuckGo, a search site that does not track its users, announced traffic has nearly doubled

Boris Johnson has gone on record to say that his bumbling self-deprecatory persona is a “cunning device” he uses to get people to trust him.

Warren Buffett has advised Apple boss Tim Cook to "ignore" David Einhorn, the hedge-fund manager who has been pressing for the technology firm to return some of its giant $137bn cash pile to shareholders.

The American media and TV giant Comcast has announced plans to take full ownership of NBC Universal, picking up General Electric's entire 49 per cent stake in the business for $16.7bn.

Microsoft was tonight thought to be mulling a possible investment of between $1bn and $3bn (£1.9bn) to help take Dell private, as speculation swirls regarding a potential $25bn leveraged buyout of the PC manufacturer.

Arsenal manager has been under pressure

The financial media giant founded by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is slashing up to 100 jobs at its financial television channel in London as production shifts across the Atlantic, The Independent has learned.

The London television company at the centre of a scandal which is under investigation by Ofcom was allegedly paying a global television network to broadcast a flagship news programme on which it featured commercial clients, such as the dictators of Kazakhstan and Egypt.

Press corps in Kuala Lumpur all knew FBC had close links to the Malaysian government with special access

Corporation suspends relations with leading film-maker accused of conflict of interests over 'palm oil' programmes

Good to see that old loyalties endure. Who should be seen popping into the food hall at Marks & Spencer's High Street Kensington branch yesterday but former executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose? We couldn't tell whether his combo of dazzling white shirt and denims was from one of the myriad collections he launched at M&S but he was certainly dressed for the hot weather.

The crisis at the International Monetary Fund continues to play havoc, with officials forced to change their plans at short notice. "We're sorry to inform you that we are postponing the International Monetary Fund's event for bloggers set for the Loews Regency Hotel in New York City on 7 June," says a missive from the authority, which explains that John Lipsky, who had been intending to host the bash, now has other commitments in his role as acting managing director. But is it Mr Lipsky's schedule that's the problem, or does the IMF simply wish to avoid hotels at all costs these days?

CNBC was keen to catch up with John Dowd, attorney to Raj Rajaratnam, after last week's guilty verdict in the Galleon insider trading case. And though the business channel's viewers didn't get the benefit of Mr Dowd's views for long, a clip of what he did say is now being passed round online. "Do you have comment for CNBC?," the cameraman asks. To which Mr Dowd replies "Get the fuck out of here. That's what I've got for CNBC."