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Facebook's IPO Disaster Raises Speculation About Zuckerberg's Future Talk has turned to whether a seasoned business person could better lead Facebook, while 28-year-old Zuckerberg, with his gray t-shirts and hoodies, could focus on the technology.
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Shamoon Malware Cripples Windows PCs to Cover Tracks Security companies, including Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab and U.S. antivirus vendor Symantec, have not yet figured out what kind of data Shamoon is looking for, then stealing.
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Cloud Company Ending 'Lifetime' Hosting Promise As consolation, Joyent is offering customers the free use of one of the company's SmartMachines for one year.
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Smartphones Can Distract Diners, Prompting Restaurants to Act It's something you see more and more when eating out -- people staring at and tapping on their phones instead of chatting with each other.
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Apple Warns Customers to be Cautious of SMS After 'Flaw' Cited While SMS is a relatively mature technology, in recent years it has attracted the interest of security researchers as an attack vector for smartphones.
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Apple, Samsung Ready Closing Arguments in Patent Case Samsung argues Apple should pay $421.8 million to Samsung for infringing on its patents, while Apple is seeking $2.75 billion from Samsung in the case.
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Antivirus Suites Struggle to Block Exploit-based Attacks Many antivirus suites still can't completely protect against malware attacks against two recent and serious Microsoft vulnerabilities, researchers find.
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Website Founder Known for Spilling Secrets Speaks Out Again The man behind WikiLeaks still has plenty to say about the U.S. government and President Barack Obama, from his refuge in the Ecuador embassy.
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Google Boosts Pwnium Bug Bounty $2 million in rewards are offered to the finders of major vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser and other applications at annual hacking events.
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Cloud Service OnLive Sold The company will continue to operate its OnLive Game and Desktop services during the transition.
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AT&T Campaigns Against Texting-While-Driving 'It Can Wait' launches in September to warn teens and others about the dangers of distracted driving, especially involving mobile devices.
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Google Maps Expands Transit Info The new version of Google Maps for Android includes public transport information for almost 500 cities around the world.
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Obama Campaign Dominates Social Media The incumbent's online campaign far exceeds that of GOP challenger Mitt Romney, posting nearly four times the content and staying active on more platforms, a study reveals.
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Motorola Mobility Files New Patent Claim Against Apple With U.S. ITC Google-owned Motorola Mobility has filed yet another claim against Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission, this time asserting that devices including...
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From Embassy Refuge, Assange Calls for End to WikiLeaks 'Witch Hunt' The WikiLeaks founder speaks from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, calling on governments to stop persecution of political whistle-blowers.
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U.S. Judge Rejects Settlement in Facebook Sponsored Stories Case A U.S. District Court judge has rejected a proposed settlement in a lawsuit that alleges Facebook violated users' rights by using their names and recommendations...
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