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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 -
KIMBERLY PIERCEALL Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — With the gambling industry anxious to attract younger players, some slot machine makers are looking to challenge the generation raised on video games. Players in the United…
October 07, 2014 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has completed its acquisition of the mobile messaging service WhatsApp for almost $22 billion, up from the original $19 billion when the cash-and-stock deal was struck early this year thanks…
October 07, 2014 -
NEW YORK (AP) — A plaque that reads “Birthplace of ‘Silicon Valley'” marks the garage in Palo Alto, California, where Hewlett-Packard Co. got its start in the late 1930s. Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard became…
October 07, 2014 -
JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just because you can talk to your car doesn’t mean you should. Two new studies have found that voice-activated smartphones and dashboard infotainment systems may be making the…
October 07, 2014 -
SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Marriott International will pay a $600,000 fine for jamming conference attendees’ own Wi-Fi networks at its Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, forcing them to pay…
October 06, 2014 -
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s antitrust authority says it has approved Facebook’s proposed $19 billion takeover of the messaging service WhatsApp. The 28-nation bloc’s executive Commission said Friday the deal may go ahead because…
October 06, 2014