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By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Look out, Internet Explorer. After 20 years of competing against rival web browsers, Microsoft is gearing up to launch its own alternative to its once-dominant…
March 19, 2015 -
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. retail music business was essentially flat in 2014 as growth in streaming revenue helped offset further decline in sales of CDs, a report from the Recording Industry Association of…
March 19, 2015 -
BERLIN (AP) — A German court banned Uber from offering its ridesharing service nationwide on Wednesday, adding to the company’s troubles in Europe. Frankfurt state court spokesman Arne Hasse said the ruling banning the UberPop…
March 19, 2015 -
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Music flooded into the streets around Austin’s convention center as South by Southwest’s music festival kicked off and the interactive portion wrapped up. The head…
March 19, 2015 -
By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans on Tuesday accused the Federal Communications Commission of bowing to White House pressure on its “net neutrality” decision, which has angered the nation’s cable and…
March 19, 2015 -
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook’s Messenger app will soon let you send your friends money, the latest in a crowded field of services aimed at an increasingly wireless and…
March 18, 2015 -
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the most powerful women in venture capital and a well-respected tech investor says she never saw or experienced gender discrimination at the firm at the center of a $16…
March 18, 2015 -
By DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans launched a boldly conservative 10-year budget plan on Tuesday that would favor the Pentagon, partially privatize Medicare and rely on deep cuts…
March 18, 2015 -
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than half of Americans are worried about the U.S. government’s digital spies prying into their emails, texts, search requests and other online information, but…
March 17, 2015 -
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As a plane with a Grumpy Cat flag flew overhead, courtesy of Friskies, the Technorati flooded into panel discussions and happy hour spots at the…
March 17, 2015 -
By JOSH LEDERMAN and JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bolstered by a spate of upbeat economic news, President Barack Obama is claiming the upper hand in the budget fight unfolding in Congress, aiming…
March 17, 2015 -
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A live-streaming app called Meerkat, calls to online activism and pedicabs with a “Game of Thrones” Iron throne seat were the top topics of conversation…
March 17, 2015 -
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The trial of a $16 million gender bias lawsuit against one of Silicon Valley’s most prestigious venture capital firms had the potential for a dramatic showdown…
March 16, 2015 -
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Intel’s stock fell Thursday after the giant chipmaker lowered its first-quarter revenue forecast, citing weak demand for business desktop PCs and a strong dollar that…
March 16, 2015 -
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A month before Apple Inc.’s smartwatch hits the market, China’s thriving copycat manufacturers are selling lookalikes, some openly advertised as Apple copies. “Apple Smart Watch with…
March 13, 2015