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Oscar for ‘Best Picture’ Worth Its Weight in Gold – ABC News
ABC NewsFor a movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture is, of course, an honor. But what’s it worth at the box office? To find out, IBISWorld, an industry and market research firm, looked…
Oakland: Appearing frail, owner of controversial security firm pleads with … – Contra Costa Times
Oakland: Appearing frail, owner of controversial security firm pleads with …Contra Costa TimesOAKLAND — Wheeled into a courtroom where she spoke reluctantly and weakly to a civil judge, the owner of an embattled security firm…
Oakland: Appearing frail, owner of controversial security firm pleads with … – San Jose Mercury News
Oakland: Appearing frail, owner of controversial security firm pleads with …San Jose Mercury NewsOAKLAND — Wheeled into a courtroom where she spoke reluctantly and weakly to a judge, the owner of an embattled security firm…
Pro-Russia separatists flex muscles in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula – Washington Post
Washington PostSIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — Several hundred armed men in green camouflage, without insignia and carrying military-style automatic rifles, entered and secured areas of the civilian airport in Crimea’s regional capital of Simferopol early Friday. Video…
Honolulu law firm will represent Kauai County in GMO lawsuit – Pacific Business News (Honolulu) (blog)
Honolulu law firm will represent Kauai County in GMO lawsuitPacific Business News (Honolulu) (blog)Carvalho pointed out that the administration will continue to move forward with drafting administrative rules for implementing the law, and has been…
Kauai County hires Honolulu firm for defense – The San Luis Obispo Tribune
Kauai County hires Honolulu firm for defenseThe San Luis Obispo TribuneHONOLULU — Kauai County says it’s hired a Honolulu law firm to defend it against a lawsuit challenging a new law regulating the use of…
Kauai County hires Honolulu firm for defense – San Francisco Chronicle
Kauai County hires Honolulu firm for defenseSan Francisco ChronicleHONOLULU (AP) — Kauai County says it’s hired a Honolulu law firm to defend it against a lawsuit challenging a new law regulating the use of pesticides…
Kauai County hires Honolulu firm for defense – MiamiHerald.com
Kauai County hires Honolulu firm for defenseMiamiHerald.comHONOLULU — Kauai County says it’s hired a Honolulu law firm to defend it against a lawsuit challenging a new law regulating the use of pesticides and the growing…
Lenovo banks on $1 BEELLION Moto turnaround in SIX quarters – Register
RegisterLenovo boss Yang Yuanqing has boasted that he can wipe Motorola Mobility’s $1bn-a-year (£600m) losses in just six quarters once his firm takes the helm at the handset maker. Yang told Bloomberg on the sidelines…
A Call To Arms, After a Dismal Year for Cyber Security – Latin Post
Latin PostWhile thousands of tech companies and organizations, big and small, and many more concerned citizens got out and protested mass internet surveillance earlier this month, one senior VP at a security firm told attendees…
Singaporeans continue love affair with London property – CNBC.com
CNBC.comInvestment firm London Central Portfolio is set to launch a London residential property fund in Singapore next month, focusing on the central districts of the city, and in direct response to growing Singapore demand for…
Citrus Heights repo firm purchased by Nashville company – Sacramento Bee
Citrus Heights repo firm purchased by Nashville companySacramento BeeNashville-based Primeritus Financial Services Inc., a company specializing in auto repossession management, skip tracing and remarketing services, says it has acquired Repo Remarketing in Citrus Heights. The…
Charlotte City Council votes to hire Atlanta firm for airport valet work – Charlotte Observer
Charlotte City Council votes to hire Atlanta firm for airport valet workCharlotte ObserverThe Charlotte City Council voted unanimously Monday to hire an Atlanta-based company to manage the curbside and business valet parking services at Charlotte…
SAN BERNARDINO: Inland company made Academy Awards envelopes – Press-Enterprise
Press-EnterpriseWhen the Academy Awards presenters call for “the envelope, please,” it’s always a special moment for Gary and Isabella Walbourne of San Bernardino. For the better part of two decades, their firm — Pride Envelope…
Update your iThings NOW: Apple splats scary SSL snooping bug in iOS – Register
RegisterUpdated2 Apple has updated its mobile operating system iOS to patch a bug that blows apart the integrity of encrypted connections. Versions 7.0.6 and 6.1.6, available now for download, fixes a vulnerability that could allow…
XTRM Cannabis Ventures Medical Marijuana Stock Hot
XTRM Cannabis Ventures Medical Marijuana Stock Hot XTRM Cannabis Ventures stock is taking off on the heels of legalization of medical marijuana production and moves made made to build a 40-acre manufacturing plant in California….
MWC 2014: What to Expect From Samsung, Nokia, Sony, LG And More – TechnoBuffalo
TechnoBuffaloThe firm already introduced a new phone during CES 2014, the Xperia Z1 Compact, but there’s also hope that we’ll see the Xperia Z2 “Sirius” flagship make an appearance. We’ve seen a few leaks suggesting…
ZTE to debut 6in Android phablet and Firefox OS device at MWC – Inquirer
InquirerCHINESE PHONE MAKER ZTE clearly isn’t one for keeping secrets, as it has revealed what we can expect from it at next week’s Mobile World Congress (MWC). The firm got in touch with The INQUIRER…
Google Acquires Security Startup to Let Users Log In With ‘Ultrasonic Sound’ – Reuters
ReutersWhen it comes to security, Google is trying something a little different. The search giant has acquired SlickLogin, a young security startup that authenticates user identities using — get this — high frequency sounds. The…
OST expects new London office to generate $10M in sales first year – MLive.com
OST expects new London office to generate $10M in sales first yearMLive.comThe Grand Rapids tech firm recently opened its first office outside the U.S. in a London office building along the north bank of the…
UAE’s Gulf Marine Services plans London IPO – Reuters
ReutersDUBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) said on Monday it intended to sell shares on the London Stock Exchange to fund its growth plans, with the oil and gas services…
Kickstarter breach blags users’ details, encrypted passwords – Inquirer
InquirerCROWDFUNDING WEBSITE Kickstarter has been breached by hackers that lifted users’ personal details and encrypted passwords. The firm was notified of the hack by law enforcement officials. It wasted no time and alerted its members…
Google buys secure access outfit Slicklogin – Inquirer
InquirerINTERNET INVESTOR Google has picked up an Israeli security company called Slicklogin that uses noises for passwords. Slicklogin confirmed the deal on its website, saying that it aims at offering a new login and security…
Google buys sound authentication firm – BBC News
BBC NewsGoogle has acquired SlickLogin – an Israeli start-up behind the technology that allows websites to verify a user’s identity by using sound waves. It works by playing a uniquely generated, nearly-silent sound through computer…
Super Bowl was not so super for hotels – Los Angeles Times
Super Bowl was not so super for hotelsLos Angeles TimesHotel occupancy rates for Super Bowl weekend were 61% in Bergen County, N.J., 79% in New York’s Times Square area and 75% in New York’s uptown…
NSA Australia allies ‘spied on US law firm’ in Indonesia row – BBC News
BBC NewsAustralian spies tapped a US law firm representing Indonesia in a trade dispute with the US, new leaks say. The 2013 document obtained by the New York Times does not identify the US law…
Did the NSA really help spy on US lawyers? – Washington Post
Washington PostThe front page of the Sunday New York Times features a new Snowden-based story that looks, at first blush, like a really big deal. Authored by James Risen and Laura Poitras, the story opens…
Report: Document shows surveillance of law firm – USA TODAY
USA TODAYWASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency was involved in the surveillance of an American law firm while it represented a foreign government in trade disputes with the United States, The New York Times…
Nashville nonprofit Soles4Souls names four to board – The Tennessean
Nashville nonprofit Soles4Souls names four to boardThe TennesseanNashville-based nonprofit Soles4Souls will announce the appointment of four new board members Monday, part of ongoing changes since the departure of its founding CEO. The new members are:…
Criticized Colorado Turnpike Contract Made Public – CBS Local
CBS LocalDENVER (AP) – The Colorado Department of Transportation on Friday publicly released its much-criticized contract with a private firm to operate U.S. 36 between Denver and Boulder for the next 50 years. The contract…
China to Further Pressure North Korea Over Nuclear Program – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalBEIJING—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday he received firm commitments from Chinese leaders to take additional steps to pressure North Korea over its nuclear program. Mr. Kerry met in Beijing with…
January 2014 NPD: PlayStation 4 outsells Xbox One by a nearly 2-to-1 margin – VentureBeat
VentureBeatGamers only spent $664 million on physical games at brick-and-mortar stores, which is down 21 percent from $835 million in 2013, according to industry research firm The NPD Group’s monthly report. But the comparison isn’t…
Michael Sam: Studying the Game Tape – The MMQB
The MMQBSeveral hours, 12 games and 922 Missouri defensive snaps later (I couldn’t get my hands on the Indiana and Kentucky games), I feel I have a firm grasp on the 6-1
Dallas Comic Con sold to foreign firm on eve of move from Irving to Dallas – Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning NewsInforma, a publishing company with offices in London and Switzerland, has purchased the three conventions — Dallas Comic Con, Fan Days and Sci-Fi Expo — staged by Flower Mound-based C2 Ventures. Informa organizes…
PlayStation 4 tops video game sales in January – USA TODAY
USA TODAYThe strong start for Sony’s PlayStation 4 continues. The video game console was the top-selling piece of hardware in the U.S. last month, according to data from research firm NPD Group. Although Sony did…
Two-thirds of Airbnb listings in New York City are illegal, report says – The Verge
The VergeAlmost two-thirds of New York City listings on Airbnb are illegal, according to an in-depth report released today by the travel news site and market research firm Skift, a perennial Airbnb ankle-biter. That’s worse…
India-born Satya Nadella named as head of giant Microsoft – onlineindiannews
onlineindiannewsIndia born 46-year-old Satya Nadella was named as the new CEO of 78 billion USD tech giant Microsoft and he attributed his leadership capabilities to playing cricket.Mr Nadella, who takes over as the third CEO…
Syria crisis: Geneva peace talks end in recriminations – BBC News
BBC NewsThe Syrian government and opposition have traded insults after a week-long peace conference in Geneva ended with no firm agreement. Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said the opposition were immature, while the opposition’s Louay Safi…
Corn starch suspected in white powder scares in at least five hotels near … – New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsA letter containing a suspicious powder addressed to former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani caused a scare Friday when it was opened in a mailroom at the firm of Bracewell &…
