Plea expected from CEO linked to black market site
The top executive of a New York City-based Bitcoin company is scheduled to plead guilty Thursday to federal criminal charges.
Business
Sep 4, 2014
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Fisheries to cut catch of endangered bluefin tuna
aThe multi-nation fisheries body that monitors most of the Pacific Ocean has recommended a substantial cut to the catch of juvenile bluefin tuna, a move conservationists say is only an initial step toward saving the dwindling ...
Ecology
Sep 4, 2014
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Selfie-centric phone among new Microsoft offerings (Update)
Microsoft will seek to draw more people to its Internet-based services with two new mid-range smartphones it unveiled Thursday, including one designed to help people take better selfies.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 4, 2014
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How good is the fossil record?
Methods have been developed to try to identify and correct for bias in the fossil record but new research from the Universities of Bristol and Bath, suggests many of these correction methods may actually be misleading.
Archaeology
Sep 4, 2014
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Catching greenhouse gases with advanced membranes
Researchers in Japan have engineered a membrane with advanced features capable of removing harmful greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Their findings, published in the British journal Nature Communications, may one day ...
Materials Science
Sep 4, 2014
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Sony attack shows shifting online security threat
The boundary between the online and physical worlds got blurry last week when Sony's PlayStation Network was disabled by an online attack, while simultaneously an American Airlines passenger jet carrying a Sony executive ...
Security
Sep 4, 2014
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Celebrity photo hackers 'committed sex crime'
Those behind the massive leak of naked celebrity photos that shocked the show business world could and should be prosecuted, including for child sex crimes, experts said Wednesday.
Security
Sep 4, 2014
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Chinese firm serves up 'smart chopsticks' for food-wary diners
From recycled cooking oil to fox meat and chemicals, a litany of food scandals have turned Chinese diners' stomachs, but a new "smart chopsticks" concept by Internet search giant Baidu could put the answer in their hands.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 4, 2014
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Stolen photos of stars find 'safe harbor' online
Imagine what the Internet would be like if most major websites had imposed controls preventing the naked photos stolen from Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities from being posted online.
Internet
Sep 4, 2014
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Review: Samsung phones impress, but new apps key
After years of promoting its phones as "the next big thing," Samsung is realizing that bigger isn't necessarily better.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 4, 2014
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