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  • PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walk into Eddie DaRoza’s office and you’ll find two of him there: the actual 32-year-old video producer, and a 5-inch statuette of him. “There are a…

    October 13, 2014
  • BRANDON BAILEY & TOM MURPHY AP Business Writers Carl Icahn just can’t help himself. The billionaire activist investor lobbied Apple earlier this year to buy back billions worth of its shares to boost value to…

    October 13, 2014
  • YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese judge has ordered Google to remove search results of a man’s unflattering past in an order the plaintiff’s lawyer compared to Europe’s “right to be…

    October 13, 2014
  • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is expected to step up its efforts to boost recently slumping iPad sales with the unveiling of its latest tablet computer at an Oct. 16 event. The showcase also is…

    October 09, 2014
  • RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration unveiled a new version of HealthCare.gov on Wednesday, with some improvements as well as at least one early mistake and a new challenge. Officials also…

    October 09, 2014
  • RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration unveiled a new version of HealthCare.gov on Wednesday, with some improvements as well as at least one early mistake and a new challenge. Officials also…

    October 09, 2014
  • ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government’s budget deficit has fallen to $486 billion, the smallest pool of red ink of President Barack Obama’s six-year span in office, a new report said…

    October 08, 2014
  • SUE MANNING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A large number of small online donations can turn pet projects into big lifesavers for animals. LoveAnimals.org, a year-old crowdfunding site, is believed to be the first…

    October 08, 2014
  • BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is suing the FBI and the Department of Justice to be able to release more information about government surveillance of its users. The social media…

    October 08, 2014
  • YOUKYUNG LEE AP Business Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Fighting plans to build a nuclear power plant, a South Korean fishing village is holding a referendum Thursday, even though the government has warned the…

    October 08, 2014
  • JUERGEN BAETZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is broadening its crackdown on multinationals’ tax avoidance schemes, opening Tuesday an investigation into Amazon’s practices on suspicion the online retailer is not paying its…

    October 08, 2014
  • YOUKYUNG LEE AP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The world’s biggest smartphone maker is suffering a financial decline in the face of intense competition from Apple Inc. and upstart Chinese brands. In a…

    October 08, 2014
  • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Smartphones, tablets and other gadgets aren’t just changing the way we live and work. They are shaking up Silicon Valley’s balance of power and splitting up…

    October 08, 2014
  • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Personal computer sales have been in a slump for years, as customers flock to increasingly powerful smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. Now Hewlett-Packard, the Silicon…

    October 07, 2014