Tag: technology
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Goldman Sachs asked Google to help clean up its email error
Goldman Sachs has reached out to Google for assistance after one of its staffers sent confidential information to a Gmail account by mistake. The email was supposed to be sent internally and to a .GS.com address. An error was made however and the message and contents went to a gmail.com account. Goldman Sachs has made […]
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Apple, Starbucks and Debenhams among 100,000 to embrace .uk domain
Over 100,000 businesses have rushed to purchase the shorter .uk web suffix, including big names such as Apple, Amazon, Starbucks and Debenhams. Nominet, the register handling the .uk rollout, reported breaking the 100,000 registrations milestone on Thursday. The .uk suffix launched in June, costing £3.50 for single year and £2.50 for multi-year registrations. Nominet said […]
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EU calls for radical copyright reform in light of internet’s disruption
The European Commission (EC) has called for an urgent reform of copyright laws to ensure the internet economy continues to thrive. Neelie Kroes, the vice president of the EC with responsibility for the digital agenda, issued the call for an improved local copyright system, when speaking at the Institute for Information Law in Amsterdam. “Happy […]
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Facebook buys video ad firm LiveRail : Tech Digest
Facebook has bought online video advertising platform LiveRail for a reported $500m (£292m), the Daily Telegraph reports. The Telegraph says that the San Francisco-based company’s technology automatically pairs video ads with the videos that appear on many websites, such as the sites for Major League Baseball, ABC and A&E Networks. Online video advertising is forecast […]
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Notonthehighstreet.com embraces hybrid cloud with Rackspace
Online retailer Notonthehighstreet.com is taking a hybrid approach to the cloud by opting for new private services from Rackspace, in a bid to meet its need for both security and scale. The firm, which last year generated sales of £83m, has gone live on the Rackspace Private Cloud tool to run its applications, complementing its […]
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Have the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact specifications been leaked? : Tech Digest
It’s summertime in the northern hemisphere, a time of the year that the media traditionally calls “silly season”. it’s the season where everyone goes on holiday, and actual news pretty much dries up. So the media has to rely on regular rumour and speculation. Today’s rumour of choice that’s doing the rounds concerns the upcoming […]
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Euro-cops get crash course in fighting cybercrime
A collection of high-ranking police officers are being trained in how to tackle increasingly advanced cyber threats at a two-week event hosted by Europol. Some 37 officers from 22 countries will attend the event, which has been arranged by the Spanish Police Academy in Avila. The cops will receive “high level training and education” in […]
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Samsung to cease production of plasma TVs : Tech Digest
Just as VHS beat the vastly superiror Betamax in the battle of the video recorders last century, it seems that in the flatscreen TV war, plasma is the loser. Samsung has announced that it will stop making plasma TVs by November 30 – following in the footsteps of Panasonic, which announced last year that it […]