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Twitter may censor tweets in individual countries

Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis.

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Facebook, Washington state target online spam

Facebook, Washington state target online spam

Facebook is partnering with Washington state to combat a type of spam called "clickjacking" that is plaguing the social networking site, company and state officials announced Thursday.

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Libraries turn to cloud for e-book lending

Millions of Americans now own Kindles, Nooks and other e-readers. And libraries are taking notice, expanding their collections of e-books they can loan to patrons.
by Martin Moylan

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Google to merge user data across more services

Google to merge user data across more services

Google Inc. is overhauling the way it treats user data, linking information across its array of email, video and social-networking services so that information gathered in one place can be used in another.

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Franken, Klobuchar in tough spot on Internet piracy bill

Franken, Klobuchar in tough spot on Internet piracy bill

Hollywood appears to have lost a fight over two bills that would have tightened penalties for online piracy. Minnesota's eight U.S. House members came out against those bills, which the state's two Senators backed despite the difficult political position.
by Brett Neely

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Protest exposes Silicon Valley-Hollywood rivalry

The SOPA/PIPA fight will test which California-based industry has the most sway in Washington.

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Delegation responds to Internet piracy bills

The state's House members are mostly opposed, but both Senators are supporters.
by Brett Neely

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Officials: Broadband plan would disrupt GPS

Even the modified plans of the company LightSquared to start up a national high-speed wireless broadband network would cause harmful interference with GPS signals.

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Best in show: 6 gadgets that defined CES

Best in show: 6 gadgets that defined CES

Cheaper tablets, thinner laptops and an array of sleeker TVs stood out at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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Non-profit takes on breadfruit challenge to fight hunger in developing areas

Non-profit takes on breadfruit challenge to fight hunger in developing areas

You won't find breadfruit at your local grocery store, mainly because it has an extremely short shelf life. But a Minnesota-based non-profit group wants to help people in developing countries turn the fruit into flour.
by Tim Post

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