German software company SAP has agreed to pay its larger competitor, Oracle, $120 million to partially settle allegations of intellectual-property theft. But it’s only the first part of the settlement; you can expect more to co…
Corporate America took a tightfisted approach to its future last year, leading to an overall 3.5% decline in research and development spending at major industry titans, the first such drop in over a decade, according to a Booz …
Google plans to pay out an $8.5 million settlement as part of a privacy class action lawsuit against its Gmail Buzz feature, the Internet giant said Tuesday.
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Google’s (GOOG) Street View cars breached U.K. data laws by collecting personal data.
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office reversed an earlier ruling that no data breach had occurred. The office asked Google to delete the data “as soon as it is legally cleared to do so,” BBC News said.
Google has come under fire in countries including Canada, Germany and Italy for its Street…
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U.K. Rules Google Street View Cars Broke the Law originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:33:00.
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U.S. consumers put shopping on hold in October following the back-to-school season.
MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse, a data service, showed year-on-year declines in spending on items including flat-panel TVs and major appliances, The Associated Press reported.
The lull may continue until the Christmas shopping period begins after Thanksgiving.
Still, the news wasn’t all bad,…
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Consumers Take Break from Shopping in October originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:44:00.
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