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Google spending $7mn to fight child pornography
LONDON - Internet giant Google said it is spending $5 million to wipe images of child abuse off the Internet and another $2 million to create tools to find the images and eradicate them. "We're in the business of making information widely available, but there's certain 'information' that should never be created or found," wrote Jacqueline Fuller, director of Google Giving, in a blog post. ...
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Yahoo follows Facebook and Microsoft in publishing US govt sought snoop data
Internet corporation Yahoo has followed the league of technological companies in publishing reports about 'snoop data' requests made by the US government. According to the Guardian, Yahoo has revealed that it had received 12,000-13,000 requests, inclusive of criminal, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and other requests by the government between 1 December 2012 and 31 May ...
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General Motors recalls 231000 SUVs over fire risk
US General Motors Co. is set to recall about 231,000 older SUVs over fire risks and has urged owners to park them outside garages until they are repaired, a media report said. The Detroit-based automaker agreed to recall 193,000 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, Isuzu Ascender and 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL in the US, reported ...
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Why Doesnt Snowden Tell Us North Koreas Game Plan
Computer whiz Edward Snowden's revelations of the NSA's broadbrush program for sweeping up internet and phone messages by the millions raises a perplexing question: If the NSA and CIA and others know so much, why do we have so much trouble seeing through North Korea? Take North Korea's offer to talk to the U.S. after spurning talks with South Korea. The excitement generated by ...
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What Should Reform Conservatives Say And Do About Jobs
our reform conservative agendas . I'll let Ross respond for himself if he wants to but I'll say a few words for myself. I want to highlight that I think his point is very fair and very ...
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The Evil Dead [DVD]
In the spring of 1982, a low-budget horror film made by a bunch of college buddies from Michigan State University, shot in the fall of 1979 on 16mm for about $50,000, debuted to unexpectedly rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival. After being hailed as a masterpiece by author Stephen King, the freshman work of a 23-year-old writer/director named Sam Raimi went on to theaters and has since becom ... ...
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Time For ECB To Agree A New Plan For Cyprus
March , developments in Cyprus have received little attention of late. The situation there, however, remains extremely serious and still has the potential to destabilize the euro area. Last week, the Cypriot President, Nicos Anastasiades sent a ...
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Want To Gain Momentum Follow The Path Of The Most Successful Entrepreneurs
I am not sure Sisyphusian is a word, but it should be. If you remember your mythology, Sisyphus, as punishment, was made to roll a huge boulder up a steep hill. But before he could reach the top, the massive stone would always roll back down, forcing him to begin again. If you are building your own company, you can relate. It sounds like how you spend a good part of your days. It is awfully ...
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Microsoft Samsung HP join to stop Windows piracy
IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard and Samsung Electronics will now ensure that their PCs in China are installed with licensed Windows and Office software as part of new agreements signed with Microsoft meant to fight ...
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Fed May Keep Options Open on Easing
Federal Reserve policymakers will likely announce on Wednesday that they will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion, while keeping their options open to scale back the program later this year if the U.S. labor market continues to improve. Economic data since the 19 officials met in May has been mixed. Employment growth was steady and consumers kept spending despite the drag of tax ...
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Bond investors bracing for Bernanke
During the week ended June 12, investors pulled a record $14.45 billion out of bond funds and $8.5 billion out of equity funds, according to EPFR, a global fund flows and allocations data ...

