News tagged with security guard

Sudden wealth part of Silicon Valley's everyday

(AP) -- In Silicon Valley, where sudden wealth is hardly something new and CEOs favor hoodies over bespoke blazers, Facebook's IPO on Friday didn't bring everyday life to a halt.

Technology / Business

created May 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Foxconn shows off changes at factory campus

The global controversy surrounding the treatment of assembly-line workers who manufacture iPhones and iPads - and just about every other consumer device - is triggering an unprecedented effort by Apple Inc. and its chief ...

Technology / Business

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Megaupload boss to remain on bail in New Zealand

Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom won a legal battle to remain free on bail in New Zealand Wednesday but must reportedly wait to find out if funds will be released to pay for luxuries such as a butler and nannies.

Technology / Other

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Interpol swoop nets 25 suspected 'Anonymous' hackers

Interpol has arrested 25 suspected members of the 'Anonymous' hackers group in a swoop covering more than a dozen cities in Europe and Latin America, the global police body said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 8

Kim's 11-ace debut round recalled on Twitter

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's death was noted on Twitter as an epic loss to golf, with hundreds recalling the Stalinist state media's reports of Kim's 11 holes-in-one in a single round in 1994.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Downwardly mobile: When consumer decisions are influenced by people with lower socioeconomic status

People assume that consumers are influenced by celebrities and high-status individuals, but according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, it may be the janitor or the security guard who makes you want to run ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

From airports to ocean: Anti-terror patrol randomizing system begins trials in Boston Harbor

It began with work on randomizing airport security police patrol routines at Los Angeles International Airport while still maintaining the same level of protection. The example spread across the nation, and is now methodically ...

Technology / Other

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Zero tolerance ineffective in schools, study finds

Zero tolerance policy in schools - which can mandate automatic punishment for weapons, drugs, profanity and various forms of disruptive behavior - is failing to make students feel safe, contends a new study by two Michigan ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Digital revolution creates achilles heel for Swiss bank secrecy

The digital revolution is turning into the achilles heel of Swiss banks, according to security and banking experts quizzed about recent stolen data turning up in the hands of neighbouring countries.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 14, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1