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Business news : Boeing’s new Dreamliner steps up big jet battle
By Alwyn Scott and Tim Hepher
PARIS (Reuters) – Boeing launched a larger version of its flagship Dreamliner aircraft at the Paris Airshow on Tuesday, sharpening the battle with rival ... Continue Reading →
Tech news : Body-Double: Lifelike Android Demoed at Futuristic Conference
NEW YORK — An extremely humanlike robot made a public appearance today (June 15) here at the Global Futures 2045 International Congress, a futuristic conference focused on the technological ... Continue Reading →
Tech news : Microsoft got more than 6,000 U.S. data requests in second half 2012
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Friday that for the last six months of 2012 it received between 6,000 and 7,000 criminal and national security warrants, subpoenas and ... Continue Reading →
Tech news : Facebook got 9,000-10,000 government data requests in second half 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests for user data from various U.S. government entities in 2012′s second half, involving 18,000 ... Continue Reading →
Tech news : Web companies begin releasing surveillance information after U.S. deal
By Joseph Menn and Gerry Shih
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook and Microsoft have struck agreements with the U.S. government to release limited information about the number ... Continue Reading →
Tech news : Google’s Project Loon explores balloon-powered Internet access
(Reuters) – Google Inc has launched a small network of balloons over the Southern Hemisphere in an experiment it hopes could bring reliable Internet access to the world’s ... Continue Reading →
Business news : Wal-Mart taps Cash as new presiding director, replacing Breyer
(Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) said on Saturday that its board has appointed James Cash Jr. as lead independent director.
Cash, who joined Wal-Mart’s board in 2006, ... Continue Reading →
Business news : Web companies begin releasing surveillance information after U.S. deal
By Joseph Menn and Gerry Shih
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook and Microsoft have struck agreements with the U.S. government to release limited information about the number ... Continue Reading →
Finance Week Ahead: Focus on the Fed
Another volatile trading week has come to an end, with the major U.S. indices in the red overall and the Dow on Friday seeing its fourth straight day of triple-digit swings. Central ... Continue Reading →
Business news : U.S. shale is a boon to manufacturers but not their workers
By James B. Kelleher
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (Reuters) – This city has been down for so long, it’s hard to believe what’s risen up here in the heart of America’s “Rust ... Continue Reading →