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Epsilon security breach: 5 signs it's only the tip of the iceberg
This week millions of e-mail addresses were reported stolen from Epsilon, a firm that supplies e-mail marketing to BestBuy, Disney, and many others. Here are five more emerging targets for precision attacks:
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In Pictures: Best of Monitor Photography 2010 National
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In Pictures: Thanksgiving traditions
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The Reformed Broker
Six autumn outliers: What surprises could we see this fall?Six predictions for possible (but unlikely) events that might hit the economy in the coming months.
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Fifty years ago, humanity first searched for alien life in the universe
Astronomer Frank Drake, the man behind that project, received top honors at a banquet gala Saturday at the SETIcon convention here about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Perseid meteor shower: August 2010 marks more than just a show
Researchers will be gathering data during the Perseid meteor shower. August 2010 is part of a renaissance for meteor science in the US after nearly two decades of neglect.
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Meteor shower August 2010: how you can get the best view
Meteor shower August 2010 peak comes early Friday. Emanating from the constellation Perseid, the meteor shower could yield sightings in some locations of up to 75 meteors an hour.
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Life on Mars? Prime spot for Martian fossils identified.
Life on Mars: A new study has identified a spot that could be a good place to search for fossilized remains of life on Mars.
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Google stops routing Chinese users to Hong Kong after Beijing objects
Google said Tuesday it will stop automatically routing users to its Hong Kong site after the Chinese government objected.
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Japanese asteroid probe returns to Earth after a journey of roughly 1.25 billion miles
A Japanese asteroid probe returned to Earth and sent a capsule plunging through the atmosphere over the Australian outback Sunday,
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Japanese space probe makes fiery return to Earth
A Japanese space probe ended a seven-year journey to a nearby asteroid on Sunday, plunging through the atmosphere over the Australian outback.
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The New Economy
Does your state have Google mojo?Here are the Top 10 states with the most Google business mojo per capita.
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FTC clears Google purchase of mobile ad service AdMob
Google's $750 million purchase of Admob strengthens the firm's dominance of web advertising.
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The New Economy
Now that Google China says 'no' to censoring, who wins: Google or China?Google China announced Monday that it will stop censoring search results. For both Google and China, the risks are big.
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Google ends Internet censorship, dares China to make next move
Google's decision to stop Internet censorship of search results in China puts a global spotlight on China, online free speech activists say.
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What a Google China exit would mean
Google's struggles with censorship in China carry lessons for others who would do business there, and for proponents of an open Internet.
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Duluth one-ups Google, Kansas, in bid for super-fast Internet
Duluth, Minnesota, pledges to rename its first-born children as part of a YouTube stunt to capture Google's broadband network. But it'll face competition from Google, Kansas (a.k.a. Topeka).
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In quest for jobs, more Americans join ranks of day laborers
Dogged by persistent unemployment, US-born jobless swell ranks of immigrant day laborers.
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Google broadband: company to build 'ultra high-speed' network
Google announced plans Wednesday to built a high-speed fiber-optics network. The move is limited to small communities for now, but could eventually bring Internet prices down and transform the broadband industry.
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Want to rile Google and China? Create a fake YouTube.
As the Google-China face-off spirals and even entangles President Obama, one Chinese computer whiz adds to the fray by creating a fake version of YouTube. That simultaneously violates Google’s intellectual property and China’s strict censorship.
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Horizons
Nexus One: Who's it for?The Google Nexus One "superphone" is a formidable entrant to the smart phone market, but what should potential buyers look for? Three questions to ask before you sign up for one.
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Horizons
With Nexus One release, another Google business is bornThe Nexus One, released Tuesday, is dubbed a "superphone" by Google, and while revolutionary, what's really new is the way Google's selling it.
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Horizons
Google borrows from Apple with Jan. 5 Android eventBy scheduling a press gathering the same day as the start of CES, Google is setting the Nexus One up for the same kind of coup that Apple scored with the iPhone in 2007.
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Googled: The End of the World as We Know It
A look at the meteoric rise of Google.
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The New Economy
Big bird's birthday: Part of Google's charm campaign?For big bird's birthday, Google has morphed added the Sesame Street icon's feet into the 'l' in its search logo. But is Big Bird an unwitting part of Google's charm offensive?
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Horizons
Surf's up: Google Wave arrives for chosen fewGoogle is making some waves with the beta launch of its latest communication tool.
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Facebook buys social media aggregator FriendFeed
FriendFeed co-founder Bret Taylor says the two services will eventually merge, though FriendFeed will operate separately for now.
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Video-compress tech could help lower YouTube costs
Google is buying a provider of digital video compression technology, giving the search leader a way to cut costs for its popular video-sharing site YouTube.
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