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Reuters in San Francisco

Headphone maker and music streamer Beats said to acquired by Apple in highly-priced move that mystifies technology industry watchers

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Two major secure e-mail service providers, one of them believed to have been used by Edward Snowden, have taken the extraordinary step of shutting down service rather than run the risk of the US government accessing customers' data.

The San Francisco Giants played small-ball to perfection and blanked the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Thursday to make a bold move in pursuit of their second World Series title in three years.

Pablo Sandoval blasted a record-tying three home runs to power the San Francisco Giants to a surprising 8-3 win over the Detroit Tigers and ace Justin Verlander in the opening game of the World Series.

The San Francisco Giants routed the St Louis Cardinals 9-0 in Game Seven of the National League to complete a stunning comeback and advance to the World Series against the Detroit Tigers.