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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Technology Report: Beware Bitcoin: U.S. brokerage regulator

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03/11/2014
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Beware Bitcoin: U.S. brokerage regulator
(Reuters) - Bitcoin can expose people to significant losses, fraud and theft, and the lure of a potential quick profit should not blind investors to the virtual currency's significant risks, a brokerage industry watchdog warned on Tuesday.
Twitter says most users having 'issues' accessing service
BOSTON (Reuters) - Twitter Inc reported a service outage on Tuesday, saying most users were having "issues" accessing its widely used messaging service on the Web and through mobile applications.
Obama's NSA nominee aims to build trust in beleaguered spy agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pick to lead the National Security Agency pledged on Tuesday to look for ways to build confidence in the beleaguered spy agency and, in a possible shift, stopped short of calling former contractor Edward Snowden a traitor.
SoftBank CEO says Sprint could shake up U.S. 'oligopoly'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executive of Japan's SoftBank Corp on Tuesday called the U.S. wireless market an oligopoly plagued by slow speeds and high prices and said his company's Sprint Corp could shake up the competition, but it would require a scale that Sprint cannot reach alone.
NSA nominee backs protection for companies in any cyber law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee to head the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command said on Tuesday liability protection for corporations that share information with intelligence agencies is crucial in any new U.S. cybersecurity legislation.
Social media tools maker Jive trying to sell itself: tech blog
(Reuters) - Shares in Jive Software Inc, a maker of social media tools for companies, rose 7 percent after a technology blog reported that the company has been seeking a buyer for months.
Lenovo says China strike an IBM matter, but it won't cut wages
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd said it was up to IBM to resolve a wildcat strike at a China-based factory, as a deal to buy the U.S. company's server business had yet to be finalized.
Startups jostle for funding, attention at South by Southwest
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Entrepreneur P.K. Fields was delighted when she won a contest and a chance to pitch her Los Angeles-based startup to a venture capitalist.
Israel's LabStyle launches mobile phone blood sugar monitor
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli start-up LabStyle Innovations Corp on Tuesday launched a mobile-phone glucose meter for diabetics to monitor their blood sugar levels.
Microsoft counts on shooter game 'Titanfall' to fire up Xbox One sales
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is betting on making sci-fi combat game "Titanfall" a hit big enough to boost sales of its Xbox One videogame device, helping it catch up in terms of sales with rival Sony Corp's PlayStation 4 console.
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