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Published May 12th, 2013 - 7:06AM
Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward.
Published May 11th, 2013 - 6:16PM
Financial data and news company Bloomberg LP says it has corrected a "mistake" in its newsgathering policies and cut off its journalists' special access to client log-in activity on the company's ubiquitous trading information terminals after Goldman Sachs complained about the matter last month.
Published May 10th, 2013 - 12:46PM
Financial data and news company Bloomberg LP says it has corrected a "mistake" in its newsgathering policies and cut off its journalists' special access to client log-in activity on the company's ubiquitous trading information terminals after Goldman Sachs complained about the matter last month.
Published May 10th, 2013 - 11:31AM
A lawyer for a New York man who was charged with fraud after filing a multibillion-dollar lawsuit claiming half ownership of Facebook asked a judge Friday to suspend the criminal case to keep it from interfering with the still-pending lawsuit.
Published May 10th, 2013 - 5:06AM
One of the biggest critics of Michael Dell's plan to take the company he founded private has launched a fresh challenge to that $24.4 billion bid and says the slumping PC maker needs new leadership.
Published May 10th, 2013 - 1:26AM
Josh Knoller, a young professional in New York City, spent years refusing his mother's "Friend Request" on Facebook before, eventually, "caving in." Today they have an agreement: she'll try not to make embarrassing comments, and he can delete them if she does.
Published May 10th, 2013 - 12:36AM
Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic Corp. on Friday reported a near-record net loss of 754 billion yen ($7.5 billion) for the fiscal year through March due to restructuring costs and slumping sales, but predicted a return to the black this year as it prunes unprofitable businesses.
Published May 9th, 2013 - 7:31PM
A worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday - and outmoded U.S. card technology may be partly to blame.
Published May 9th, 2013 - 2:46PM
The Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was hacked sometime between last fall and February, and up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and 1 million driver's license numbers may have been accessed during the data breach of its public website, officials said Thursday.
Published May 9th, 2013 - 2:11PM
AT&T is launching a prepaid cellphone service - Aio Wireless.
Published May 9th, 2013 - 12:11PM
Roger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Inspector Gadget," and inspirational monologues by celebrities - these are among the offerings on 30 channels that will soon require a paid monthly subscription on YouTube.
Published May 9th, 2013 - 11:16AM
The chairman of satellite broadcaster Dish Network Corp., which is trying to buy Sprint Nextel Corp., is daring Sprint's other suitor to raise its bid.
Published May 9th, 2013 - 9:38AM
The satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network fell short of Wall Street expectations for the first quarter and shares slid to a three-week low Thursday.
Published May 9th, 2013 - 8:38AM
A U.K. budget airline will create an artificial volcanic ash cloud over Europe this summer to test ash detection technology. The experiment aims to avoid the kind of chaos that paralyzed air traffic during eruptions three years ago.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 11:41PM
Sony Corp. is back in the black for its fiscal fourth quarter, recording a 93.9 billion yen ($948 million) profit, with big help from a weaker yen that boosts overseas earnings.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 10:31PM
During 26 years at the helm of Chinese tech giant Huawei, founder Ren Zhengfei has never once agreed to be interviewed by a journalist.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 1:46PM
Microsoft says its new chief financial officer is Amy Hood, previously CFO of the Office division.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 12:08PM
Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 11:43AM
Judges on a federal appeals court panel spoke excitedly Wednesday about Google Inc.'s plan to create the world's largest digital library, signaling that the court has a favorable opinion about the value of the project.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 11:33AM
Don't worry, Pinterest fans: Your sprawling virtual pegboards of wedding dresses, handmade jewelry, craft projects and food porn haven't changed dramatically. They're just easier to manage.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 8:53AM
T-Mobile US Inc., the last of the major U.S. carriers to start carrying iPhones, is selling them at a brisk pace, it reported Wednesday.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 7:53AM
AOL Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income jumped 23 percent, helped by an increase in global advertising revenue.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 7:23AM
The Dutch government said Wednesday its main website is being hacked, and also confirmed that a man suspected of participating in another major cyberattack on Swiss-British anti-spam watchdog group Spamhaus has been extradited from Spain to the Netherlands.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 5:14AM
QUESTION: I received nine emails with photos from a relative in Puerto Rico. When I opened the first one, it suddenly disappeared from view. I thought that I had inadvertently deleted it in some way and checked in the "trash" file, but it wasn't there. So I went back to the "inbox" to open the second email, and to my surprise, none of the eight remaining emails were there. But all other emails I had received were still there, and my computer is otherwise working perfectly. What happened?
Published May 7th, 2013 - 3:28PM
The federal government says AT&T will pay $18.25 million to settle charges related to operating services that are designed for use by the deaf and hard-of-hearing who place calls by typing messages over the Internet.
Published May 7th, 2013 - 3:23PM
Federal regulators on Tuesday warned several companies that the quick, easy background checks they are providing online might violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Published May 7th, 2013 - 2:43PM
Syria is experiencing an Internet outage similar to a two-day blackout late last fall, according to companies that monitor online traffic around the world.
Published May 7th, 2013 - 2:13PM
Microsoft is preparing an update to Windows 8 for release later this year. It says the changes are designed to address complaints and confusion with the new operating system.
Published May 7th, 2013 - 1:48PM
Revenue gains at Disney's parks and movie studio led to a 32 percent increase in net income during the January-March quarter. The results, which topped analyst expectations Tuesday, showed that the company's record-setting investments in a new cruise ship and multiple theme park upgrades last year are starting to pay off.
Published May 7th, 2013 - 12:28PM
Microsoft has extended a guarantee that provides Yahoo with financial protection as part of the two companies' Internet search partnership.
Published May 7th, 2013 - 11:09AM
Another space industry heavyweight has signed on to use New Mexico's Spaceport America - Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, Gov. Susana Martinez announced Tuesday.
Published May 7th, 2013 - 10:44AM
The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, April 29, to Sunday, May 5:
Published May 7th, 2013 - 9:49AM
Intel workers secretly taped a "Kick Me" sign to the back of a co-worker as a prank, then kicked the confused man a number of times as employees at the Rio Rancho Intel plant laughed hysterically at the episode, according to a federal lawsuit.
Published May 7th, 2013 - 8:54AM
Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet.
Published May 7th, 2013 - 8:14AM
A New York community group that raised $1.3 million in a six-week online fundraising effort has purchased a laboratory once used by visionary scientist Nikola Tesla.
Published May 7th, 2013 - 6:35AM
Shares of Aruba Networks fell sharply before the opening bell Tuesday after the company nearly halved its third-quarter adjusted profit expectations and cut its outlook for revenue as well, just a week before it reports earnings.
Published May 7th, 2013 - 12:15AM
Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet.
Published May 6th, 2013 - 9:10PM
Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales.
Published May 6th, 2013 - 3:30PM
YouTube is set to announce within a few weeks a series of channels that will require payment, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.
Published May 6th, 2013 - 3:10PM
In less than a year, many of the towering cargo ships loading and unloading goods at California ports won't just tie up at dock - they'll also plug in.
Published May 6th, 2013 - 2:55PM
Congress is considering legislation that would give states the ability to require out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes. If the measure passes, consumers would lose a loophole that has resulted in years of tax-free online shopping. Out-of-state merchants would have to collect statewide sales taxes on Internet, mail-order and other purchases - as well as any county and local sales taxes. Why is this necessary? And what will this mean for your online purchases?
Published May 6th, 2013 - 1:35PM
Disney is not giving up on "Star Wars" video games after all.
Published May 6th, 2013 - 1:30PM
Adobe says it is moving to an online subscription-based model for the software package it sells to designers, Web developers, video editors and other creative professionals.
Published May 6th, 2013 - 11:50AM
Adobe says it is moving to a subscription-based model for the software package it sells to designers, Web developers, video editors and other creative professionals.
Published May 6th, 2013 - 10:30AM
TV-over-the-Internet startup Aereo wants a federal court to declare its service legal across the nation.
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