Business Stories from October 4, 2014 (Change date)
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Hong Kong officials resume work as protests thinOct 05, 2014 9:54 pm - HONG KONG - Hong Kong's civil servants returned to work and schools were reopening Monday as a massive pro-democracy protest that has occupied much of the city center fo...
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The kids aren't into PayPal as Apple rules mobile-pay buzzOct 04, 2014 11:08 pm - Mobile payments are having a heyday. Apple Pay has been splashed across the news and 20-somethings are paying for taxis with their smartphones. Yet one stalwart risks be...
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Apple's encryption to slow, not stop, snooping by cops, spiesOct 04, 2014 11:08 pm - WASHINGTON - While the newest Apple and Google smartphones will automatically encrypt data stored on them, that won't keep U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies...
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Apptitude: "Zombies, Run!" for your healthDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - If the zombie apocalypse descended tomorrow and your life suddenly depended on fleeing, would you be able to outrun the undead? The app "Zombies, Run!" promises to motiv...
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Londoners accidentally pay for free Wi-Fi with a firstborn childOct 05, 2014 7:39 am - A good Wi-Fi network is hard to find, but six Londoners were willing to pay the ultimate price - based on the Terms and Conditions they agreed to, anyway. In an experime...
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Pop culture paints poor picture of women and technologyOct 05, 2014 7:43 am - There has been plenty of recent discussion about women and the Internet, from what law enforcement can do to make it safe for women to live, work and write online to eco...
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A decade after welcoming wind, states reconsiderOct 05, 2014 7:39 am - CALUMET, Okla. - A decade ago, states offered wind-energy developers an open-armed embrace, envisioning a bright future for an industry that would offer cheap electricit...
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Reviews: Stream-box gaming is a mixed bagOct 05, 2014 7:43 am - ATLANTA - As gaming consoles such as the Xbox and the PlayStation diversify into video, social media and other non-gaming apps, it seems only fair that streaming TV devi...
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Review: Pay by phone or just keep using plastic?Oct 05, 2014 7:38 am - NEW YORK - PayPal, Apple and others are betting on billions in mobile payments. But so far, trying to use my phone to pay at restaurants and retailers has been frustrati...
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Geithner due in court to explain 'loan sharky' AIG rateOct 05, 2014 7:38 am - Federal regulators cut a "loan sharky" interest rate on an $85 billion bailout loan to American International Group Inc. because it contributed to a debt service problem...
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