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By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Take an obscure abbreviation, add insider-speak and you end up with the latest version of Washington argot. CRomnibus. (Pronounced: KROM-ne-bus.) That’s the term Capitol Hill mavens and…
December 03, 2014 -
BERLIN (AP) — European governments have agreed to fund the development of Ariane 6, a next-generation rocket that will be used to launch satellites into orbit. The decision taken Tuesday at a ministerial meeting in…
December 03, 2014 -
By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press Some cybersecurity experts say it is unlikely North Korea was behind the cyberattack that crippled Sony Pictures’ computers and possibly leaked unreleased movies online. Speculation has been rampant that the…
December 03, 2014 -
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Legendary Apple CEO Steve Jobs had seven words for a subordinate when he learned that a rival company was about to introduce a program that…
December 03, 2014 -
By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Now is a good time to get a smartphone. The latest devices hit shelves in time for the holiday shopping season, and there’s likely to…
December 02, 2014 -
By SAM HANANEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — From the violent lyrics of rap music to the crude comments of teenagers in video-game chat rooms, the Supreme Court struggled Monday over where to draw the…
December 02, 2014 -
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After nearly a decade in legal wrangling, a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit over Apple’s iPod music players heads to trial on Tuesday in a California federal…
December 02, 2014 -
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cyber Monday is turning into Cyber Month. Retailers rolled out discounts and free shipping deals on Cyber Monday, with millions of Americans expected to log…
December 02, 2014 -
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has approved BlackBerry’s purchase of encryption firm Secusmart after signing a “no-spy” agreement with the Canadian smartphone maker. Duesseldorf-based Secusmart provides special smartphones to German government officials that are meant to…
December 01, 2014 -
By SAM HANANEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Elonis claimed he was just kidding when he posted a series of graphically violent rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his estranged wife, shooting up a…
December 01, 2014 -
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union institutions are piling pressure on Google to change the way it operates its business and applies EU rules. The European parliament on Thursday approved a…
December 01, 2014 -
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. firm that helps connect more than 700 companies with customers through social media says a Syrian group hacked the company’s web address to…
December 01, 2014 -
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD Associated Press Traveling by plane, train or automobile can be a headache. Mixing in Thanksgiving can make it a throbbing migraine. Technology provides some pain relief in the form of apps to…
November 28, 2014 -
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co.’s latest earnings report shows that despite three years of efforts to turn its business around, the venerable tech giant still has a lot…
November 28, 2014 -
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Against the team of hackers, the poor car stood no chance. Meticulously overwhelming its computer networks, the hackers showed that — given time — they would…
November 26, 2014