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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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Top Stocks Of John Paulsons Recovery Fund Up 27
John Paulson made billions on the implosion of the housing market in 2007, and is now setting up to profit from its recovery. In fact, his Paulson Recovery Fund has already returned 27% year to date, buoyed by a nascent housing recovery. Some of the larger positions in Paulson's $1.9 billion Recovery Fund include housing and mortgage-related companies MGIC Investment Corporation ...
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Hot Clothing Retailer Ralph Lauren Not Hot Enough
, Chaps and Club Monaco. The company operates 388 stores itself, including 116 Ralph Lauren stores, 59 Club Monaco stores and 213 Polo factory stores and has international licensing partners to operate stores overseas. Ralph Lauren Beat in the Fiscal Fourth Quarter of 2013 On May 23, Ralph Lauren reported fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2013 results. and beat the Zacks Consensus once ...
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21 Jump Street
The artistic bankruptcy of mining old television shows for big-budget movies is so firmly entrenched at this point that one of the best jokes in 21 Jump Streetyes, another movie mined from an old television showdirectly references it. Were reviving a cancelled undercover polic ... ...
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Getting the most out of your HDTV
Whether you bought a new TV last week, last month, or last year, chances are it can look better than it does. All it takes is a few simple tweaks, a menu setting adjustment or two, and unleash its full potential. OK, "unleash its full potential" is a little over the top, but seriously, it's easy and worth it to get the most out of your ...
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To Connect With Customers One Company Thinks It Has All The Answers
Intercom is gearing up to take its marketing and customer connection tools to mobile after raising $6 million in an A-round of financing. The Social+Capital Partnership led the round, which will largely go to building out the company's mobile strength. Intercom's latest round of capital comes from The Social+Capital Partnership, with participation from Freestyle Capital and David ...
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Supreme Courts Final Decisions Also A Verdict On SG Verrilli
Solicitor General Donald Verrilli The U.S. Supreme Court will release its most significant and divisive decisions -- on affirmative action, gay rights and the Voting Rights Act -- possibly tomorrow and almost certainly by the end of this month. Two of the three will likely be defeats for U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who has endured a rough year before the high court including rare ...
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Octopus Pants - A Win for Ralph Lauren
ARDMORE, PA - JUNE 16: Billy Horschel of the United States hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the final round of the 113th U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club on June 16, 2013 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) If you're not a golfer, you may not understand the title. But it is important. Sunday was the final, of four days, ...
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Elon Musk Apologizes To Customers For Teslas First Recall
Elon Musk announced the recall himself on the company blog -- and apologized for the inconvenience to customers. (Now think for a second: when was the last time an auto company CEO apologized for a recall on the day it happened? Or without being under duress?) The company disclosed that a bracket keeping the left hand back seat in place might come loose, according to details ...