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Facebook gives regulators info on facial recognition

SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook is providing European regulators with information about its use of facial recognition technology, in response to concerns about the company’s roll-out of the technology’s availability outside of the United States. http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/technologyNews share: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share [...]

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Analysis: Crunching Big Data more than a byte-sized bet

BANGALORE (Reuters) – Download a full-length movie on your computer and you’ll need about 700 megabytes of space. Now multiply that digital mass by 2.7 trillion. http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/technologyNews share: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share [...]

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EBay seeks acquisitions to speed impulse buys

LONDON (Reuters) – EBay is hunting for acquisitions to speed up its development of image recognition and augmented reality features as the online retailer and auctioneer seeks to capitalize on the potential of mobile phones to help consumers make impulse purchases. http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/technologyNews share: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share [...]

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Apple, Google cloud can help curb online piracy: U.S.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Services developed by Apple Inc and Google for people to store photos, music and data online may do more to combat online piracy than regulation can, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/technologyNews share: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share [...]

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FBI director says to boost focus on cyber threats

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI plans to sharpen its focus on the increased threat of cyber attacks over the next two years, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday, in the wake of a recent attack on Google’s email system. http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/technologyNews share: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on [...]

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Videogame publishers in surprise move back Nintendo

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The world’s biggest video game publishers, in a surprise move after years of rocky relations with Nintendo, threw their weight behind the Japanese company’s new Wii U console this week. http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/technologyNews share: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on [...]

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Sony sees brisk sales of new games device

By Isabel Reynolds LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sony Corp expects its new PlayStation Vita handheld games device to sell faster than its predecessor, despite the explosive growth of mobile gaming on smartphones and tablets. http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/technologyNews share: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on [...]

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U.S. urges code of conduct for Internet commerce

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Companies using the Internet to do business should adhere to a code of conduct to reduce hacking and online theft, the Commerce Department said in a report issued on Wednesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/technologyNews share: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on Linkedin [...]

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Hacking crisis costs EMC reputation in security

BOSTON (Reuters) – A recent cyber breach at EMC Corp’s RSA security division and a related attack at defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp have damaged RSA’s once-stellar reputation, according to industry experts. http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/technologyNews share: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share [...]

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Apple’s Jobs shows off "spaceship" headquarters plan

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc plans to build a circular “spaceship” building in hometown Cupertino that will hold 12,000 employees — and be the best office building in the world, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said. http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/technologyNews share: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up [...]