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Canada, Spain Find Google Violated Privacy Laws, Collected Loads of Personal Data, Medical Records

Google gets another ticket from a government accusing its fleet of Street View vehicles of speeding past privacy laws.READ»

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South Korea's Power Structure Hacked, Digital Trail Leads to China

South Korean intelligence claims China-based hackers stole confidential material from the country's diplomatic and security services throughout 2010. If a new report is correct, hackers inside the People's Republic of China gained access to personal computers and PDAs belonging to much of South Korea's power structure.READ»

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Italian Furniture Designer Patricia Urquiola's Work Goes Beyond Just Furniture

With a blend of artistry and commercial savvy, Patricia Urquiola enthralls tony Italian furniture makers—as well as BMW, H&M, and high-end hotel chains such as Mandarin Oriental. It’s a beautiful business.READ»

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Obama's World-Beating Business Plan: Keep Kids in School Longer

Will extending the school year save innovation in America?READ»

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Google's 600 Gigabyte Privacy Fiasco, by the Numbers

Google inadvertently collected about 600 gigabytes of personal data. Here's what that amount means to you.READ»

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Silicon Wars: The Middle East Takes on Asia

Abu Dhabi is investing a whole lot of cash into a new chip manufacturing facility. Is this a sign of things to come?READ»

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California and China to Collaborate on Railroads...Again.

China has blatantly expressed interest, Governor Schwarzenegger has visited the country, and now the bidding process has opened.READ»

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Hyundai Goes Electric

Watch out, Toyota, Nissan, and Mitsubishi. Fellow Asian car company Hyundai is gunning for the growing electric vehicle market with an EV of its own.READ»

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Global Report: U.S. Losing Its Competitive Edge

Debt and dwindling faith in public institutions help torpedo America's ranking in an annual World Economic Forum Report. But hey, at least we're still ahead of Germany.READ»

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How TED Connects the Idea-Hungry Elite

Inside the World's most exclusive and most accessible club.READ»

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Bank of America and Visa to Test Smartphone-as-Credit-Card System

Wallets. Who needs 'em? Bank of America is teaming up with Visa for a smartphone-as-credit-card pilot test in New York next month.READ»

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U.S. Talking to North Korea - On Twitter

Can international diplomacy be conducted 140 characters at a time? These early attempts don't look too promising.READ»

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Droolworthy Possibilities for Verizon's 1 Gigabit Network

Verizon announced that one of its FiOS business customers was able to eke out nearly gigabit speeds. That may sound like nerd-speak, but it's the future, and it's going to change the way you do everything from watching movies to buying computers. Here's how.READ»

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Korean Police Raid Google Offices Over Privacy Concerns

Police in South Korea storm Google headquarters in Seoul just as Google launches controversial Street View program in Germany.READ»

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South Korea Braces for Sidewalk Smoking Ban

Seoul's no smoking rule goes into effect on August 28th, will it work?READ»

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I Can't Get With That: Renaming the Kia Soul

Kia's marketing of the Soul has been nothing short of brilliant. Are they going to dump the car name just as it's getting famous?READ»

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Jeannie Cho Lee Is the Asian Wine Market's Own Julia Child

Gary V.'s got nothing on Jeannie C.READ»

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Samsung Champions the Environment, Disses the Elderly

Samsung's CSR program needs to brush up on its elderly appeal.READ»

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Japan Focuses on the Tech for Its 2022 World Cup Bid

Some people (Sepp Blatter, raise your hand) are not particularly enamored of the idea of soccer embracing technology, but one country is focusing on this for its bid for the 2022 World Cup. Japan, which hosted the tournament alongside ...READ»

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iPhony 4: Did Steve Jobs Mislead the Public About Delaying Korean Launch?

At Friday's iPhone 4 presser, aka Antennagate, Steve Jobs was tasked with bringing Apple's credibility back up to snuff after angering customers over the phone's nagging reception issues. And just as many cell phone companies such ...READ»

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A Dancing, Shifting Architecture Installation Opens in Queens

A profile of SO-IL, the lean, mean firm behind the P.S.1 courtyard installation, this summer's hottest architecture project.READ»

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Russia Hires Cisco to Build a Silicon Forest, Easier Said Than Done

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev wrapped up his whirlwind tour of Silicon Valley yesterday, and while it’s fun to imagine Steve Jobs giving him the five-cent tour of One Infinite Loop or Ev Williams and Biz Stone teaching him how ...READ»

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Did North Korea Test Hydrogen Bomb Technology?

North Korea may have lost control of their World Cup game against Portugal (7-0!), but the nation's also lost control of something much more deadly: Waste products from its attempts to build a hydrogen bomb have been detected in South ...READ»