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Minnesota Twins need time machine to beat Atlanta Braves... on Twitter
The Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves engaged in a Twitter flame war Wednesday. In an effort to best the Braves, the Twins pulled out an old ...
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Now that hes done everything else Paul Allen comes out with an album
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is releasing an album, "Everywhere at Once." Techie, thought leader, philanthropist and billionaire business tycoon Paul Allen can now add recording artist to his resume. Allen tweeted Wednesday that he will be coming out with an album in August, with some big-name artists paired up with him. The co-founder of Microsoft has always loved playing guitar ...
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Jose Canseco accused of sex assault in Vegas former baseball slugger airs info on Twitter
LAS VEGAS - Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco Jr. has been accused of sexual assault in Las Vegas, in an investigation that the former baseball slugger made public with postings on a social media website claiming that a woman falsely accused him of rape. No arrest was made and police said no charges were immediately filed against the 48-year-old former Oakland Athletics rookie of the year ...
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Developers pitch ideas for 78 acres of Livermore Valley Open Campus
The Livermore Valley Open Campus has 110 acres total for future development to bridge scientific research and technology with businesses. Nineteen entities responded to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratorys call for ideas on how to develop 78 acres of land at the lab. The land is part of the LLNL and Sandia National Laboratories' Livermore Valley Open Campus project to facilitate ...
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Workdays Q1 loss grows to $33 million
David Duffield, left, and Aneel Bhusri, CEOs of Workday Inc. Payroll and personnel software company Workday Inc. lost $33 million in the first quarter ended April, and its accumulated deficit rose to $434.9 million. Pleasanton-based Workday (NYSE: WDAY), led by CEOs Aneel Bhusri and David Duffield, lost $20.3 million in the first quarter a year ago. Revenue rose to $91.6 million in the most ...
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Hewlett-Packards Q2 profit falls by $516 million
Hewlett-Packard boss Meg Whitman. Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. reported a second quarter profit of $1.1 billion, down $516 million, or 32 percent from the same quarter a year earlier. Palo Alto-based HP (NYSE: HPQ), led by CEO Meg Whitman, earned $1.6 billion in the second quarter a year ago. Both quarters ended April 30 of their respective years. That works out to diluted ...
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Okla. victims find pets photos through social media
Clean-up volunteers are turning to Facebook and other social media sites to reunite the victims of the Moore, Okla., tornado with everything from sentimental wedding and baby pictures to family pets. NBC's Janet Shamlian ...
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Facebook posts Suit filed over vets detention
RICHMOND, Va. -- A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists.Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute filed suit in Richmond over the weeklong detention last August of ...
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Yahoo Tumblr And Social Media Stuck In Neutral
It's worth noting that the biggest social media story of the year so far has nothing to do with innovation but rather the sale of an existing platform, Tumblr, to an entrenched tech ...
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Twitter Just Launched Two-Factor Authentication To Foil Hackers. Turn It On.
After a series of nasty hacks of high-profile accounts, Twitter just turned on a feature that's becoming the new normal in Web application security: two-factor authentication. As the video above shows, Twitter users can now sign up to have a unique code sent to their phone by text message whenever they log in from a new computer. That ensures that any hacker who tries to steal your ...
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Social media reaction to firing of Sarah Spear
Sarah Spear The firing of Sarah Spear, (the now former) Arch Grants executive director, struck a nerve with our audience and has led to a lively discussion on social media today. Spear was dismissed last week, one day after the business plan competition awarded its second round of grants to 20 startups. The timing and the circumstances of how she was let go, plus that fact that she is ...
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NFL Player Jokes About Tim Tebows Virginity on Twitter
New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow passes against the Carolina Panthers in the fourth quarter of their pre-season NFL football game in East Rutherford, New Jersey in this file photo taken August 26, ...
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State to offer raw data on lobbying campaign finance
Raw data on lobbying and campaign finance scrubbed of personal data such as addresses and bank accounts will be available online from the state of California for download as a single file by Labor Day. Raw data on lobbying and campaign finance scrubbed of personal data such as addresses and bank accounts will be available online for download as a single file by Labor Day, a spokeswoman for ...
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Twitter upgrades log-in security
Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorised log-ins. Twitter said in a blog post that users will be able to enrol in a login verification programme. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and password, users will have to enter the ...
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Dell buyout group discounts companys dismal 1Q earnings
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is part of an investor group competing with a group led by Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell to buyout the companys shareholders. Dell Inc.s prospective buyout group is downplaying last weeks 79 percent decline in first-quarter profits. Tennessee-based Southeastern Asset Management Inc. wrote that Round Rock-based Dells (Nasdaq: DELL) performed well in the business ...
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Twitter adding extra login security measures
NEW YORK Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and password, users will have ...
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Gervais calls out Twitter users for response to Oklahoma tornado
In wake of the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., on Monday, thousands of Twitter users have used the hashtag "#PrayForOklahoma" to pledge their support to the victims and those affected by the deadly storm. But not everyone thinks its ...
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Twitter Adds Optional Additional Security Measure To Logins
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users’ accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and ...
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Five key elements for a successful IPO
Christian Schiller of Cascadia Capital has some advice for companies to help ensure a successful IPO. With old-line manufacturer ESCO Corp. pulling the plug on its IPO plans, it may fall to the high-tech sector to produce Oregons next publicly held company. Portland-based ESCO said Tuesday its now making plenty of cash from its existing operations. That, plus a handy $1 billion credit facility ...
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Glenhill Advisors quietly buys 1M shares of Lionbridge
After losing 20 percent of its stock value after a disappointing first quarter report two weeks ago, Lionbridge Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:LIOX) has regained almost half of that value in recent days after recent insider buys at the software company. Glenhill Advisors LLC, a New York-based hedge fund and 10 percent owner of Waltham, Mass.-based Lionbridge, has bought more than 1 million shares of ...
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Twitter tightens security after high-profile breaches
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others.Twitter said it would implement a new login verification system, "a form of two-factor authentication" which is "a second check to make sure it's really you" when ...
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ETF chairwoman Lower-than-requested funding is vote of confidence
Terry Hazell is chairwoman of the Texas Emerging Technology Fund Advisory Council. Earlier this week, the Texas Legislature approved replenishing the Emerging Technology Fund with $50 million over two years versus $139 million requested by the office of Gov. Rick Perry. The low funding level came after years of controversy and allegations of political influence connected to the fund thats ...
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For Twitter Users Two-Step Verification Is Finally Here
Twitter has finally rolled out a feature users have been clamoring for for months: two-factor authentication. The update adds a layer of security that should help defend you (and any news organizations that haven't changed their passwords yet) from unauthorized log-in attempts. You can enable the feature when it's available by heading ...
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Teens enthusiasm for Facebook is waning says study
American teenagers have "waning enthusiasm" for Facebook, but they're still using the social network while upping their time spent on other social media sites like Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Tumblr, according to a new study.The Facebook diss is because of the "increasing adult presence, people sharing excessively and stressful 'drama' " on the site, says ...
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Twitter adds security measure to logins
NEW YORK - Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins.Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and password, users will have ...
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Stephen Court disaster: any lessons learned?
Over 700 buildings in Calcutta are not compliant with safety regulations with regard to the risk of fire, and the Stephen Court disaster was a tangible example of what can happen when a fire breaks out in an unsafe building. Following that disaster, the local government seems to be taking a harder line on fire safety.
At 2.30pm on the 23 March, 2010, a devastating fire, allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit, ripped through the iconic Stephen Court building in Calcutta, destroying a large part of the 150-year-old office and residential block and killing over 30 people. Read more
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