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FBI agent explores how social engineering attacks get a boost from social media

February 7, 2017 by · Leave a Comment 

Cybercriminals use social networking outlets to tailor their social engineering attacks, increasing their chance of success. A solution is in the works to mitigate the effects of these threats.

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Qatar Airways expects Trump’s travel ban to be relaxed: report

February 7, 2017 by · Leave a Comment 

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker on Tuesday said he expected U.S. President Donald Trump would eventually relax a travel ban targeting seven predominantly Muslim countries, New Zealand media reported. The travel ban, Trump's most controversial act since taking office last month, was halted temporarily on…

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U.S. government agency sued over sale of ‘certified’ used cars

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The Center for Auto Safety and five other groups filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday for allowing used cars to be advertised as “certified” or safe despite being the target of an outstanding safety recall. The FTC reached an agreement in January 2016 with General Motors Co and two dealership companies, Jim Koons Management and Lithia Motors Inc , that allows them to advertise cars as “certified pre-owned vehicles” even though they might have an issue …

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Channeling Steve Jobs, Apple seeks design perfection at new "spaceship" campus

February 7, 2017 by · Leave a Comment 

By Julia Love SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Inside the original Macintosh computer, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs inscribed the signatures of his team, revealing his deep concern for even the hidden features of his products. The campus is something of an exception to the trend of radically open offices aimed at fostering collaboration, said Louise Mozingo, a professor and chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at U.C. Berkeley.

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U.S. tech titans lead legal brief against Trump travel ban

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The companies – including Apple Inc , Google Inc and Microsoft Corp – banded together late on Sunday to file a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

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Japan, Hitachi to stump up $8.5 billion for Horizon nuclear project in Wales: source

December 15, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

The Japanese government and a Hitachi Ltd unit will compile a package worth around 1 trillion yen ($8.5 billion) for a UK nuclear power plant project, a government official involved in the project said on Thursday. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation and the Development Bank of Japan will provide financing for the project, the official told Reuters. The funding plans are a boost for the project, one of several new nuclear plants planned

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Yahoo says one billion accounts exposed in newly discovered security breach

December 15, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Yahoo Inc warned on Wednesday that it had uncovered yet another massive cyber attack, saying data from more than 1 billion user accounts was compromised in August 2013, making it the largest breach in history. The number of …

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Australia’s Crown Resorts leaves Las Vegas, sells down Macau

December 15, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

By Byron Kaye and Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia's No. 1 casino company Crown Resorts Ltd is planning a near-total exit from the world's two biggest gaming hubs, Las Vegas and Macau, as a gambling crackdown in China hits profits and throws its expansion plans into disarray. The retreat from overseas casinos shows the impact the Chinese government's anti-graft campaign is having on casino…

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U.S. charges former American Realty executives with inflating results

September 8, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

U.S. prosecutors on Thursday announced criminal fraud charges against two former American Realty Capital Properties Inc executives stemming from a 2014 accounting scandal that wiped out roughly $4 billion of the real estate investment trust's market value. Former Chief Financial Officer Brian Block, 44, was charged with six criminal counts, including securities fraud, conspiracy and making false statements, according …

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How old-school factories stay alive in China’s south

May 22, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Squeezed by high costs and unpredictable demand, some factories in southern China's manufacturing heartland are turning to a new strategy to survive: hiring workers by the day. It is a far cry from Beijing's vision of a slick, hi-tech manufacturing future of computers and chip makers: on a warm morning in the southern town of Shiling, dozens of workers gather on a city street to haggle for a day of work making bags for $20 …

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