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Mark Zuckerberg: People Do Not Need The Privacy Secret
June 12th, 2010 | 
Author: Criticism of the various parties about the privacy settings policy confusing, and constantly changing in direct response Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He says, everything he’s done for the sake of Facebook now follow the needs of people in the era of the open Internet.
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SEC asks Intel about terrorist dealings
ElectronicsWeekly.com (August 7, 2009) – A news item from May 2008 has emerged to bite Intel. The US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked Intel to explain its dealings with Cuba, Iran and Syria.
Scope: Power electronics conference, robots rise, more
Looking Ahead: To the Power Electronics Technology Conference
Opening Oct 30 and running through Nov 1 in Dallas, the Power Electronics Technology Exhibition and Conference has retuned, its sponsors say, to focus on the greatest innovations in power design. The keynote and general- session address highlight two of these innovations. One session covers opportunities to improve efficiency in power electronics, and the other covers the ROHS (restriction-of-hazardous-substances) situation in China. Tutorials cover subjects ranging from basics of components to motor control and energy harvesting. Technical tracks include power design; applications, including the use of ZigBee for energy management; and components.
Microsoft and Yahoo Are Linked Up. Now What?
The New York Times (July 29, 2009) — The bumpy, marathon mating dance between Microsoft and Yahoo finally concluded on Wednesday, when the two companies announced a partnership in Internet search and advertising to take on the industry powerhouse Google.
But there was plenty of skepticism about whether the new partners could make a serious dent in Google’s dominance.
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Tags: Google, Internet search, Microsoft, partnership, Yahoo | 
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Microsoft Offers Europe a Choice of Browsers
BERLIN — The New York Times — Microsoft has offered to give European computer users a choice of Web browsers, an unprecedented move that the company, the world’s largest software maker, hopes will avert another antitrust conviction and big fine.