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Heady days for tech sector 15 years after bubble burst
AFP, Published on 03/02/2015
» NEW YORK - Fifteen years after the bursting of the dot-com bubble, the tech sector is flying high again, with record amounts of cash pouring in, and renewed fears about inflated valuations.
Sporty tech gadgets put data in users' hands
AFP, Published on 09/01/2015
» Olympic cycling medalist Dotsie Bausch is hooked on data, and she wants everyone to know it.
US theaters advised to ban 'smart' watches and glasses
AFP, Published on 30/10/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - A pair of influential US film industry organizations on Wednesday put out word that movie theaters should ban smart watches or eyewear that could be used to record movies.
Social media's Hootsuite joins $1bn club
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - Hootsuite, a Canada-based social media consulting and analytics firm, said Thursday it raised a fresh $60 million in investments, giving it a reported value of $1 billion.
British government to explore Bitcoin potential
AFP, Published on 07/08/2014
» LONDON - British finance minister George Osborne said Wednesday the government would further explore the potential of digital currencies such as Bitcoin.
Two billion YouTube views and counting for 'Gangnam Style'
AFP, Published on 31/05/2014
» The wildly popular "Gangnam Style" music video cemented its place Saturday as one of the defining soundtracks of the digital age, smashing through the two billion barrier on YouTube.
Cautious optimism at bitcoin summit despite uncertain future
AFP, Published on 11/05/2014
» Some 200 virtual currency enthusiasts excitedly traded namecards and participated in panel discussions Saturday at China's first-ever Global Bitcoin Summit -- but several expressed shock that the event was given the green light in the first place.
Google exits $1,000 stock club after special dividend
AFP, Published on 04/04/2014
» US technology giant Google Thursday exited the rarified club of $1,000 stocks after creating a new class of shares that some say could be used to finance acquisitions.
Move over '123456': passwords to go high-tech
AFP, Published on 13/03/2014
» Internet users may soon have a secure solution to the modern plague of passwords, in which they can use visual patterns or even their own body parts to identify themselves.
Google expands reach with new investment arm
AFP, Published on 20/02/2014
» Google on Wednesday unveiled a new investment arm to put the technology titan's touch on startups hitting stride, in a further expansion from Internet search.