News tagged with security regulations

Groupon stock closes at lowest level since IPO

(AP) -- Groupon's stock has closed at its lowest level ever amid growing scrutiny over its business just five months after it went public.

Technology / Business

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kodak fate could hinge on selling patents

Iconic US camera maker Kodak Eastman on revealed Thursday that surviving another year could hinge on selling patents or borrowing money.

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created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Google raised Motorola bid by $3B to get deal done

Google prized Motorola Mobility's patent portfolio so much that it threw in an extra $3 billion to get its takeover offer accepted last month.

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

US imposes new rules on high-speed traders

US regulators on Tuesday announced new rules aimed at shedding light on the secretive industry of computerized high-speed trading, which has been blamed for destabilizing financial markets.

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created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 36

New luggage inspection methods identify liquid explosives

Liquid explosives are easy to produce. As a result, terrorists can use the chemicals for attacks -- on aircraft, for instance. In the future, new detection systems at airport security checkpoints will help ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

India allows telecom imports after 8-month ban

(AP) -- India has relaxed an eight-month ban on imports of telecommunication equipment, approving orders from China's ZTE and Huawei and Finland's Nokia Siemens Networks, executives said Wednesday, as security fears fade ...

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

EU objects to Oracle's takeover of Sun

(AP) -- European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s planned $7.4 billion sale to Oracle Corp., escalating a battle over a deal that has already been cleared in the U.S.

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0