Information Technology
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Thousands sign up to work for UberX, other ride-share servicesApr 20, 2014 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Reagan Rucker knew she wanted to join the thousands of local motorists hauling strangers around in their cars the first time she took an UBERx ride as a pas...
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Target expands subscription service tenfoldApr 20, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Target is vastly expanding the goods available to order by subscription as it fends off its biggest non-traditional retail rival, Amazon.com. The nation's sec...
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Why Facebook is getting into the banking gameApr 19, 2014 9:01 am - Who would want to use Facebook as a bank? That's the question that immediately arises from news that the social network intends to get into the electronic money business...
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Cyber cops: Target hackers may take years to findApr 19, 2014 9:01 am - WASHINGTON - Secret Service investigators say they are close to gaining a full understanding of the methods hackers used to breach Target's computer systems last Decembe...
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Aereo CEO speaks on future of company, industryApr 19, 2014 8:47 am - NEW YORK - The future of Aereo, an online service that provides over-the-air TV channels, hinges on a battle with broadcasters that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court ne...
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The rise of big data: A double-edged swordApr 19, 2014 8:42 am - Debates are raging about whether big data still holds the promise that was expected or whether it was just a big bust. The failure of the much-hyped Google Flu Trends to...
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States want Google to crack down on online drug salesApr 19, 2014 8:42 am - Several state attorneys general are pressing Google to make it harder for its users to find counterfeit prescription medicine and illegal drugs online, marking the secon...
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Review: Windows Phone advances with 8.1 updateApr 19, 2014 8:42 am - NEW YORK - Microsoft's new Windows system for smartphones addresses many of the shortcomings in previous versions. Before, voice search lacked the natural language inte...
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Review: Forward to the past with Windows updateApr 19, 2014 8:22 am - NEW YORK - Even as Microsoft prepares for a future dominated by touch-screen devices, it is steering its Windows system to embrace more of the past. The divide between o...
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Technology stock slump fuels concern startup values may followApr 19, 2014 8:14 am - SAN FRANCISCO - The decline in publicly traded technology stocks is fueling concern that Silicon Valley startups will follow with plummeting valuations. In the past mont...