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State Asks Facebook to Shut Down Inmate Pages

State Asks Facebook to Shut Down Inmate Pages

Authorities are discovering that many California inmates also have Facebook pages, which they can access through contraband cell phones.

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Investors Wonder Whether This Is the End of Tech Bubble 2.0

Investors Wonder Whether This Is the End of Tech Bubble 2.0

Every stock was down when the markets closed yesterday, leading some investors to wonder whether this signals the end of the 2.0 bubble.  “Investors will flock to more conservative fields in uncertain periods.”

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Will Spending Cuts Impact Silicon Valley?

Will Spending Cuts Impact Silicon Valley?

Reuters is reporting that today’s market fluctuations might have a significant long-term impact on the resurgent Silicon Valley economy. In an article focusing on San Jose networking giant Cisco, reporter Noel Randewich spells out how the spending cuts sparked by the so-called “debt crisis” might affect Silicon Valley and the world economy.

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Anonymous Hacks Syrian Defense Ministry

Anonymous Hacks Syrian Defense Ministry

The Syrian military has a new enemy to deal with, and it is not anyone that can be taken down with tanks and guns. The hacker group Anonymous has taken on Syria’s Ministry of Defense.

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Zynga Gets Wordy

Zynga Gets Wordy

First a boast. In a recent game of Scrabble, I used up all my letters by placing the word PITHIEST on two triple word scores. Total score for word: 194 points, including the 50 bonus points for using up all my letters. Unfortunately, I was playing against a computer.

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Robot Car Accident Blamed on Human Driver

Robot Car Accident Blamed on Human Driver

Google’s self-driving robot car has taken yet another step toward becoming more like a human-operated vehicle. It got into an accident and blamed the other driver.

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Poverty and Homelessness

Poverty and Homelessness

The de Saisset gallery launches a new exhibition addressing poverty and homelessness in America over the decades.

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Germany Says Nein to Facebook’s Facial Recognition

Germany Says Nein to Facebook’s Facial Recognition

Recent reports say that the Data Protection Authority in Hamburg, Germany, has sent a letter to Facebook demanding that it obtain user permission before identifying users through facial recognition tools.

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Stats Confirm iPhone Success

Stats Confirm iPhone Success

Apple is the second largest company in the world and, for a time leading up to the debt crisis, it had more money in the bank than the federal government.

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South Bay Guitar Shops

South Bay Guitar Shops

From country acoustic guitars to heavy metal axes, the South Bay features several guitar shops that offer a wide variety of instruments.

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