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• France mulls culture tax on smartphones

  The French government is considering creating a new tax on smartphones and tablets in a bid to raise millions to support the creation of digital ... 

• UK retailers relax rules on GM poultry feed

  Three major British grocery chains have ended their bans on providing genetically modified feed to chickens. Sainsbury's, the Co-operative Group and ... 

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  World grapples with rise in cyber crime

  International law enforcement agencies say the recent $45 million dollar ATM heist is just one of many scams they're fighting in an unprecedented wave ... 

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  Feds in NYC: Hackers stole $45M in ATM card breach

  A worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining ... 

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  UK budget airline to test ash cloud detector

  A U.K. budget airline will create an artificial volcanic ash cloud over Europe this summer to test ash detection technology. The experiment aims to ... 

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  Kerry hopes Russia won't sell missiles to Syria

  Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a ... 

• T-Mobile US sells 500,000 iPhones in a month

  T-Mobile US Inc., the last of the major U.S. carriers to start carrying iPhones, is selling them at a brisk pace, it reported Wednesday. T-Mobile US, ... 

• Dutch gov't website attacked; suspect extradited

  The Dutch government said Wednesday its main website is being hacked, and also confirmed that a man suspected of participating in another major ... 

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  Special effects master Ray Harryhausen dies at 92

  When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his ... 

• Adidas: Asia laborers can send complaints via text

  German sports gear maker Adidas said Monday it is encouraging workers in factories of some of its Asian suppliers to anonymously share possible ... 

• EU: Motorola may have violated antitrust rules

  The European Commission said Monday that Motorola Mobility may have abused its dominant market position by denying Apple the right to use technology ... 

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  Solar plane lands in Ariz., 1st leg of major trip

  A solar-powered airplane landed in Phoenix early Saturday morning after flight from California that included several hours in the air after sundown. 

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  App lets amputees program their own bionic hands

  Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, he's got an app instead. 

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  Platini: All-German final not proof of dominance

  UEFA president Michel Platini is distinctly underwhelmed by Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund reaching the Champions League final and does not see ... 

• Brooks's ex-bodyguard charged in UK hacking probe

  A man who provided protection for the former chief executive of News International has been charged in relation to Britain's wide-ranging ... 

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  China emerging as new force in drone warfare

  Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a ... 

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  UN report wants moratorium on killer robots

  Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. 

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  Police, politicians push surveillance after Boston

  Police and politicians across the U.S. are pointing to the surveillance video that was used to help identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as ... 

• Dutch ponder giving police the right to hack

  The Dutch government has unveiled the draft of a law that would give police investigating online crimes the right to hack into computers in the ... 

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  France defends interest in blocking Yahoo deal

  The French government has defended its veto over Yahoo Inc.'s attempted takeover of video sharing website Dailymotion, even as the move draws jeers ... 

• Tough auto market dents BMW earns, sales in Q1

  Tough auto markets worldwide — including a deep slump in Europe — and investment in new technology dented first-quarter earnings at German automaker ... 

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  UK police to track dementia patients using GPS

  A British police force is hoping to save time and money by giving a few dementia patients GPS tracking devices, a technique already used by health and ... 

• Mozilla: UK spyware company hijacking our brand

  The maker of one of the Internet's most popular browsers is taking on one of the world's best-known purveyors of surveillance software, accusing a ...