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Data violations unpunished in EU: rights agency
Data protection in many European countries suffers from a lack of funds, staff, independence and most importantly, a lack of sanctions for violators, the EU's rights agency reported Friday.
May 07, 2010 |
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Computer-security event seeks to spur int'l talks
(AP) -- As governments around the world amass armies of hackers to protect their countries' computer networks and possibly attack others, the idea of getting officials together to discuss shared threats such as cybercrime ...
May 02, 2010 |
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Oracle completes acquisition of Sun Microsystems
(AP) -- Oracle says its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems has been completed.
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Berlusconi moves to impose Internet regulation
(AP) -- Silvio Berlusconi is moving to extend his grip on Italy's media to the freewheeling Internet world of Google and YouTube.
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Microsoft to cut time holds internet search data
Software giant Microsoft said it would slash by two thirds the time it holds Internet users' personal data gathered from search queries.
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Oracle expects EU to approve Sun deal next month
(AP) -- Oracle Corp. said Thursday that its profit jumped 12.5 percent in the latest quarter and that it expects the European Union will finally approve its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. ...
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Europe bids to tax personal fuel consumption
A Europe-wide tax on personal or household fuel consumption was proposed on Friday as EU finance ministers met to discuss who should pay what in the fight against global warming.
Oct 02, 2009 |
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EU unveils more precise satnav system
(AP) -- The European Union has unveiled an updated satellite navigation system that is up to five times more precise than the current GPS system.
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Oracle, Sun link up for new product; HP snubbed
(AP) -- With the fate of its proposed $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. uncertain amid antitrust scrutiny, Oracle Corp. is moving ahead with a new product incorporating both companies' technology, and snubbing ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Intel: $1.4B EU monopoly fine based on mistakes
(AP) -- Intel Corp. is claiming in court documents that European Union regulators made serious mistakes in levying a record euro1.06 billion ($1.45 billion) fine for monopoly abuse last May.
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Europe to stop counting swine flu cases
The number of confirmed swine flu cases in Europe stands at over 46,000 and the European Union will no longer publish weekly figures on the numbers infected, a health chief said Tuesday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Microsoft to ship IE with Windows 7 in Europe
Microsoft said it would not separate its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser from versions of Windows 7 shipped to the European Union when the new operating system launches worldwide in October.
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Intel lawyer: 'uphill battle' to fight EU charges
(AP) -- Intel Corp.'s top lawyer says that fighting the European Union's record $1.45 billion antitrust fine will be an "uphill battle."
May 20, 2009 |
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Norway joins EU's Galileo satnav project
Norway said Friday it will stump up close to 70 million euros in funding for the European Union's satellite navigation project Galileo.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Astronomy's bright future
To mark UNESCO's International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009), six leading astronomers from the UK, the US, Europe and Asia write in March's Physics World about the biggest challenges and opportunities facing international astron ...
Mar 02, 2009 |
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