TECH & INNOVATION

Spotify says fights piracy, has paid $2 billion to artists, industry

TECH & INNOVATION 11.12.2014 05:49 AM

Spotify says fights piracy, has paid $2 billion to artists, industry (Reuters) - The music streaming portal Spotify made an impassioned defense of its business model on Monday, saying it fights music piracy and had paid out $2 billion to the industry and artists since its launch in 2008.

EU's antitrust chief says needs time to resolve Google probe

11.12.2014 05:46 AM

EU's antitrust chief says needs time to resolve Google probe (Reuters) - Europe's new antitrust chief said on Tuesday that she would take some time to decide on the next step of a four-year-long investigation into Google after her predecessor scrapped a proposed settlement with the Internet giant.

Ex-Apple CEO bets on Web healthcare with MDLive

11.12.2014 05:35 AM

Ex-Apple CEO bets on Web healthcare with MDLive (Reuters) - Former Apple Inc chief executive, John Sculley, is betting that people will increasingly turn to the Internet for confidential counseling and routine medical care.

Samsung Electronics to build $3 billion smartphone plant in Vietnam

11.10.2014 03:24 AM

Samsung Electronics to build $3 billion smartphone plant in Vietnam (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930. KS) has applied for a license to invest $3 billion in building a second smartphone factory in northern Vietnam, a government official said on Monday.

Three space station crewmen return safely to Earth in Kazakhstan

11.10.2014 03:20 AM

Three space station crewmen return safely to Earth in Kazakhstan n">(Reuters) - A veteran Russian cosmonaut and two International Space Station crewmates, one from the United States and one from Germany, returned safely to Earth on Sunday with a parachute landing of their Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan, ending 5-1/2 months in orbit.

Siemens should keep majority if healthcare unit floated: union

11.10.2014 03:18 AM

Siemens should keep majority if healthcare unit floated: union (Reuters) - Siemens has agreed to keep its healthcare unit as a "part of its long-term, strategic core portfolio" and must strive for majority ownership even if the unit is listed on the stock market, according to trade union IG Metall.

Home Depot says about 53 million email addresses stolen in breach

11.09.2014 00:14 AM

Home Depot says about 53 million email addresses stolen in breach n">(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc, the world's largest home improvement chain, said hackers stole about 53 million email addresses in addition to customer data for 56 million payment cards previously disclosed by the retailer.

The Past And Present of Biotechnology—What Designs Nature Will Inspire

10.29.2014 18:39 PM

“At its simplest, biotechnology harnesses cellular and biomolecular processes to develop technologies and products that help improve our lives and the health of our planet.”

Lowe's Will Use Robot Greeters This Holiday Season [Video]

10.28.2014 17:41 PM

Lowe's will introduce new robot shopping assistants at a trial location this November. If you happen to find yourself in a Orchard Supply Warehouse in Northern California this November, don't be alarmed if you are approached by a large LCD screen on wheels, especially when it talks to you.

CVS, Rite-Aid Block Apple Pay

10.27.2014 19:07 PM

Both CVS Health Corp. and Rite-Aid Corp. have disabled the ability for Apple Pay to make mobile transactions at the locations of the two drug store giants.

Introducing Japan's J-deite Quarter: the new real-life Transformer [VIDEO]

10.26.2014 02:43 AM

Japan introduces transforming robot. Japanese engineers have something that children of the 80's are surely longing to have: the 4-foot tall Transformer robot which has the ability to go from robot to sports car.

Report: Android 5.0 Lollipop Coming November 3rd

10.25.2014 17:08 PM

According to the latest reports, Google next version of its mobile operating system, Android 5.0, aka Lollipop, whill roll out to various devices beginning on Novermber 3rd.

Facebook introduces Rooms, revives old-school chatting

10.24.2014 16:32 PM

Facebook launches App “Rooms” that lets one talk about any topic anonymously Before Facebook, Twitter, Google Apps, etc. , there was Yahoo Messenger (YM), MSN and AOL.

Augmented Reality Firm Magic Leap Gets $500 Boost From Google, Others

10.22.2014 18:11 PM

Google and other investors have decided to pump $542 million into a formerly little-known startup called Magic Leap, who seem to specialize in a yet-to-be-seen form of augmented reality.

Google Inbox for iOS & Android Combines Traditional Email and Google Now [Video]

10.22.2014 16:03 PM

On Wednesday of this week, Google announced a new email client app called Inbox, and it was designed by the same Google team that produces Gmail.

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