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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 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co., the iconic maker of personal computers and printers, reportedly plans to split itself into two separate companies by spinning off its technology services business. The Wall Street Journal reported the…
October 06, 2014 -
HONG KONG (AP) — The Chinese government might be using smartphone apps to spy on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, a U.S. security firm said. The applications are disguised as tools created by activists, said…
October 05, 2014 -
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Twitter are teaming up on a $10 million project to better understand social networks and figure out new ways to benefit from them. As part…
October 03, 2014 -
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. says it has extended Robert Iger’s contract as chairman and CEO by two years through June 30, 2018. In a statement issued Thursday, board member Orin Smith…
October 03, 2014