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• Correction: Britain-Copyright Suit story

  In a story April 18 about the Meltwater copyright lawsuit, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the last name of the chief executive officer of ... 

• Column: Kiss goodbye to football as we know it

  Kiss goodbye to football as we know it. In getting machines to help men spot when goals are scored, football is making a mistake. This pact with the ... 

• New app helps Icelanders avoid accidental incest

  You meet someone, there's chemistry, and then come the introductory questions: What's your name? Come here often? Are you my cousin? In Iceland, a ... 

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  Nokia cuts losses but sales continue to plummet

  Nokia continues to take a hammering in the smartphone market, with sales for the handset maker falling by 20 percent in the first three months of the ... 

• Senior British journalist charged over bribes

  The Sun newspaper's executive editor was charged Thursday with authorizing bribes to a government official, making him one of most senior journalists ... 

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  AP Interview: Israel's Olmert begins tech venture

  Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert joined forces Thursday with a leading Kazakh industrialist and an Israeli entrepreneur to launch a new ... 

• EU OKs $2.7bn Siemens takeover of UK rail firm

  The European Union's antitrust body has cleared a 1.74 billion pound ($2.7 billion) takeover of a British rail technology company by German industrial ... 

• Intelsat to raise $472 million in public offering

  Satellite operator Intelsat SA says it expects to raise around $471.7 million from an initial public offering It has set the price for 19.3 million ... 

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  French execs accused of breast implant swindle

  The computer records were scrubbed, inspectors said there was no mention of industrial silicone in quality-control documents, and an employee at the ... 

• ACLU: Slow smartphone updates are privacy threat

  One of the leading U.S. civil-rights organizations is taking on an unusual cause: spotty smartphone updates. The American Civil Liberties Union is ... 

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  APNewsBreak: Diplomats: Iran ups nuke technology

  Technicians upgrading Iran's main uranium enrichment facility have tripled their installations of high-tech machines that could be used in a nuclear ... 

• Rights group sues UK over exports of spy tech

  A human rights group is suing the British government over the export of sophisticated surveillance technology that has been used to spy on dissidents ... 

• Google clears another step in EU antitrust case

  Google has taken another step toward settling a European antitrust investigation focusing on whether the Internet giant is abusing its dominant ... 

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  Milan show mixes design, fashion, architecture

  Bathrooms that beg indulgence. Tiles that reduce pollution. Lighting that mimics a rainbow. Extravagance, social consciousness and innovation are ... 

• Infosys profit down, shares slide on outlook

  Indian outsourcing giant Infosys reported lower quarterly profit and forecast subdued revenue growth on Friday due to fragile business confidence in ... 

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  Pentagon: NKorea could launch nuclear missile

  A U.S. intelligence report concludes that North Korea has advanced its nuclear knowhow to the point that it could arm a ballistic missile with a ... 

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  EPL to use Hawk-Eye; Spain, Germany stall on tech

  The English Premier League on Thursday became the first national competition in world football to approve the use of goal-line technology, with ... 

• Tofu? ToWhit? Senators discuss EPA email aliases

  To whom? ToWhit? Tofu? Senators sidetracked their confirmation hearing Thursday for Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the ... 

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  Bitcoin bursts: Hacker currency gets wild ride

  It's a promising form of electronic cash free from central bankers and beloved by hackers. It — Bitcoin — may also be in trouble, registering ... 

• T-Mobile USA sweetens bid for US carrier MetroPCS

  Deutsche Telekom AG, the parent company of T-Mobile USA, has raised its bid for MetroPCS Communications Inc. to placate shareholders for the cellphone ... 

• Asia stocks up as Wall Street climbs on tech gains

  Asian stock markets powered higher Thursday after a U.S. communications company posted a surprise jump in earnings that led to big gains in technology ... 

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  Lithuania taxman uses Google Maps to find dodgers

  As soon as Google Maps Street View was rolled out in Lithuania earlier this year, tax authorities were ready. Sitting in the comfort of their own ... 

• Google to invest $390m in data center in Belgium

  Internet search giant Google says it is investing 300 million euros ($390 million) to expand its continental European data center. Google Inc. 

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  Google's Android target of new antitrust complaint

  A group of companies led by Microsoft have called on European authorities to launch an antitrust investigation into Google's dominance of Internet ...