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Facebook acquires legal ammunition in form of 750 IBM patents
Facebook has acquired 750 patents from IBM, in a deal that has not yet been announced publicly by the companies, Bloomberg Businessweek reported today. The move will help rectify a problem exposed by...Hackers Targeted U.S. Government Satellites
Illustration of Landsat-7 satellite. Courtesy of NASA Hackers interfered with the operation of two U.S. government satellites in 2007 and 2008, according to a report to be released next month from a congressional...EU regulators scrutinize Facebook’s facial recognition feature
Facebook's integration of face recognition technology into its photo tagging feature has EU regulators concerned over possible privacy violations . The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, which advises national data protection agencies,...Etc: The FTC is reportedly launching an antitrust investigation into Google’s dominance of the search market in the US.
The FTC is reportedly launching an antitrust investigation into Google's dominance of the search market in the US. Read More: BusinessWeek Read the comments on this postEtc: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been denied bail and will remain in jail at least until a December 14 extradition hearing.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been denied bail and will remain in jail at least until a December 14 extradition hearing. Read More: Bloomberg Businessweek Read the comments on this postExclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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