Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia to trial new jet tracking system AFP News - 6 hours agoAustralia on Sunday said it was trialling a "world first" system with Malaysia and Indonesia that increases the tracking of aircraft over remote oceans, allowing authorities to quickly react to abnormal situations such as the disappearance of MH370. … More »
- Japan's NTT Comm in talks to buy German e-shelter: source Reuters - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
By Yoshiyasu Shida TOKYO (Reuters) - NTT Communications Corp is in talks to acquire German data center provider e-shelter for about 100 billion yen ($836 million), according to a source familiar with the matter. An acquisition of e-shelter by Nippon … More »
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- Google's Blogger reverses porn policy after user backlash Associated Press - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — Apparently Google bloggers like to post porn. A lot. … More »
- Google submits plans to expand Silicon Valley headquarters Reuters - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Google Inc submitted plans on Friday for a vastly expanded headquarters at the Silicon Valley city where the tech giant is based, presenting a bucolic vision of movable structures to be built under curving and translucent canopies. The submission … More »
- Uber discloses data breach, theft of license numbers AFP News - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Global ride-sharing startup Uber said Friday a data breach last year may have allowed a hacker to gain access to the license numbers of some 50,000 of its drivers. Uber said in a statement it identified "a one-time access of an Uber database by an … More »
- 'House of Cards' dealt Netflix a winning hand Associated Press - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Even if it never wins another award, "House of Cards" already ranks among the most influential series in television history. … More »
- Obama pitches privacy bill, Democrats say it falls short Associated Press - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid "rapid growth" in the collection of data on Americans, the White House on Friday proposed legislation that calls on businesses to do more to help consumers protect their personal information. … More »
- Google unveils 'campus' plan with modular buildings AFP News - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Google unveiled a plan Friday for a new headquarters campus that includes waterways, public gardens, covered bikeways and modular building structures. The redesign for Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, by Danish architect Bjarke … More »
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- White House drafts privacy bill, consumers push for more Associated Press - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Amid "rapid growth" in the collection of data on Americans, the White House is proposing legislation that calls on businesses to do more to help consumers protect their personal information. ... … More »
- Iran blocks website for reporting on reformist ex-president AFP News - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Iran blocked a website Friday for publishing reports about and pictures of former reformist president Mohammad Khatami despite a judicial ban, state-run IRNA news agency said Friday. Jamaran.ir is close to Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the Islamic … More »
- News Guide: What the FCC's 'net neutrality' vote means Associated Press - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet activists scored a major victory after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to rules that would ban service providers from creating Internet fast lanes. … More »
- Cook says Apple Watch will replace car keys: Telegraph Reuters - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
(Reuters) - Apple Watch will replace your car keys and its battery will last the whole day, Apple Inc's Chief Executive Tim Cook told the Telegraph in an interview. The watch is designed to replace car keys and the clumsy, large fobs that are now … More »
- Sacked Sanofi boss joins PureTech board Reuters - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Chris Viehbacher, sacked as chief executive of French drugs firm Sanofi last year, is to join the board of PureTech, a privately owned healthcare science and technology R&D company. Boston-based PureTech's co-founder and senior partner Robert … More »
- XLR-One: Meet the 3D-printed robot companion that talks, tutors your child and DJs parties IB Times - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
A graphic designer and florist has created a customised 3D-printed personal robot companion that has a huge range of abilities - from entertaining users by talking and dancing, to being a party DJ or a home security patrol guard - but without a … More »
- Europe's big telecoms roar back to health, worrying rivals Reuters - Sat, Feb 28, 2015
By Leila Abboud, Harro Ten Wolde and Julia Fioretti PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's big telecom firms are back to rude financial health after years of poor results and regulatory pressure, drawing crowds of new investors and protests from rivals who … More »
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