News Headlines - 05 February 2014

▽Anti-nuclear stance was important driver in rise of SNP - FT.com

An independent Scotland would take a sharply different view of its defence needs to that of the UK – not least when it comes to nuclear weapons. Opposition to the stationing of nuclear missile submarines on the Clyde was an important driver of the rise of the Scottish National party in the 1960s and 1970s and it remains implacably opposed to such “immoral and obscene” weapons. After independence, it would seek their “speediest safe removal”.

▽War on Anonymous: British Spies Attacked Hackers, Snowden Docs Show | Re/code

A secret British spy unit created to mount cyber attacks on Britain’s enemies has waged war on the hacktivists of Anonymous and LulzSec, according to documents taken from the National Security Agency by Edward Snowden and obtained by NBC News.

▽Google Reaches Settlement in EU Antitrust probe

Google Inc. won over the antitrust cops following a simple mantra: Don't fight, negotiate. The U.S.-based company reached a settlement with European Union antitrust regulators to address concerns that Google is abusing its dominance in online search, wriggling out of billions of dollars in potential fines, and delivering a blow to competitors like Microsoft Corp. that had sought a tougher response.

▽Twitter's Loss Exceeds Estimates as User Growth Slows - Businessweek

Twitter Inc. posted slowing user growth and a net loss that was wider than analysts’ estimates in its first earnings report as a public company, sending shares down as much as 15 percent in extended trading.

▽Hoffman police seize hundreds of bags of heroin | The Times

Police investigating the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman arrested four people and seized hundreds of bags of heroin in an evening raid on three apartments in Greenwich Village.