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Google Makes Statement About Russian Anti-Gay Law
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With the Winter Games underway in Sochi, Google Inc. quietly but vibrantly added its voice Thursday to the chorus of U.S. companies speaking out against Russia’s law restricting...
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Loss Of Bitcoin Exchange Website Threatens The Online Currency
TOKYO (AP) — The website of major bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is offline Tuesday amid reports it suffered a debilitating theft, a new setback for efforts to gain legitimacy for the virtual currency. The...
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Boeing Creates Spy-Like Smartphone That Will Erase Data If Tampered With
SEATTLE (CBS Seattle) – A new spy-like smartphone created by Boeing will erase all data and deactivate if tampered with. Codenamed “Black,” the aerospace and defense company filed documents with the...
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CEO Of Bitcoin Exchange Found Dead In Singapore
SINGAPORE (AP) — An American CEO of a virtual currency exchange has been found dead in her home in Singapore. A police spokesman said Thursday there was no suspicion of “foul play” in the death of...
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AP Exclusive: Man Denies He’s Bitcoin Creator
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto denied Thursday that he is the creator of bitcoin. Newsweek published a 4,500-word cover story claiming Nakamoto is the person who wrote the computer...
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Judge Rules For Samsung In Dispute With Apple
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge in California on Thursday denied Apple’s request to permanently ban Samsung from selling 23 older-model smartphones and tablets that a jury found infringed on...
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600,000 Scan Satellite Images For Clues About Jet
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — About 600,000 people have scanned satellite images from DigitalGlobe Inc. for clues to the fate of a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner, the company said Tuesday. Users of the...
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Missing Bitcoins Found In Electronic Wallet
TOKYO (AP) – Bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox said it found 200,000 bitcoins, which were previously thought stolen, in disused electronic wallets. Another 650,000 bitcoins remain unaccounted for. The...
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5 Features An Amazon Phone Might Offer
NEW YORK (AP) — A report this week in The Wall Street Journal that Amazon is planning to release a smartphone has prompted industry analysts and technology blogs to muse about what the device might...
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Boeing-Built Military Jets May Soon Launch Satellites Into Space
Seattle (CBS SEATTLE) – A new set of Boeing-built fighter jets may soon launch U.S. military satellites into orbit. The U.S. military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) gave Boeing a...
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Expert: Hackers Can Manipulate, Monitor Largest US Traffic Control Systems
Seattle (CBS SEATTLE) – Wireless vehicle detection systems installed throughout 40 U.S. cities to control and direct traffic are so poorly secured that hackers can manipulate the sensors to cause...
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Nintendo Posts $457 Million Loss Thanks To Slow Sales Of Wii U
SEATTLE (CBS Seattle) – It’s another sign Nintendo needs to rethink its strategy to compete with the newest generation of gaming consoles. The company has lost money for the last 3 fiscal years,...
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Google Taking Requests To Censor Results In Europe
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is starting to accept requests from Europeans who want to purge unflattering information that pops up about them in Web links retrieved by the world’s dominant search...
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Microsoft Fights U.S. Warrant For Customer Data Stored Overseas
SEATTLE (CBS Seattle) – Microsoft is fighting a legal battle against the U.S. government that goes to the heart of online privacy, reports CNet. At issue is a federal government warrant demanding...
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Did Nokia Acquisition Hurt Microsoft Quarterly Earnings?
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft is reporting fourth-quarter earnings that took a hit from the Nokia devices business that it bought in April. Net income in the three months through June 30 fell 7...
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Anthropologist: Space Colonies Should Have At Least 40,000 People
PORTLAND (CBS Seattle) – Thinking about colonizing another planet? Bring about 40,000 friends with you to maximize your chances of success, reports Space.com. An Oregon anthropologist pegs that number...
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Study: Alien Planets Could Host Life For Up To 10 Trillion Years
SEATTLE (CBS Seattle) – Future humans looking for a new home might want to focus on systems with double-planets. Such a planet might have the potential to host life for up to 10 trillion years,...
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Boeing ‘Recreates Outer Space’ To Fix Missile Defense System
SEATTLE (CBS Seattle) – What do you do when you can’t get to outer space? Bring outer space to Earth. That’s what Boeing engineers did to fix problems with a $40 billion missile defense program....
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Amazon To Buy Twitch Interactive For $970 Million
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is buying video game streaming platform Twitch Interactive for $970 million in cash as it seeks to expand its presence in gaming. As video gaming grows into an online spectator...
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Google Building Fleet Of Package-Delivering Drones
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s secretive research laboratory is trying to build a fleet of drones designed to bypass earthbound traffic so packages can be delivered to people more quickly. The...
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