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January 19, 2010 – Microsoft to Limit Search Data Retention to 6 Months
ZDNet
Microsoft said today that it will reduce the amount of time it stores search data from 18 months to six months, a move that leaves Google as the only major search engine that hasn’t met the latest demands of European privacy regulators, according to reports.
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January 14, 2010 – White House Talks Tech with 50 CEOs
PC Magazine
In the midst of planning disaster recovery for the people of Haiti, the White House on Thursday will host a forum on modernizing government, which will bring together 50 of the nation’s top CEOs to discuss how agencies and officials can better utilize technology.
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January 13, 2010 – Google Threatens to Pull Out of China
BBC
The world’s biggest internet search engine says it may well pull out of the fast growing market after a series of cyber attacks targeting human rights activists.
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December 28, 2009 – Google’s AdMob Purchase Should Be Blocked, Groups Say
Bloomberg
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should block Google Inc.’s planned acquisition of AdMob Inc. because the deal would diminish competition in the mobile- advertising market, two consumer groups said.
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January 13, 2010 – Microsoft, HP Tie Up in Enterprise Deal
PC Magazine
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard announced on Wednesday that the two companies will team up for engineering, sales and marketing initiatives for enterprise hardware and software, in what HP chief executive Mark Hurd termed the deepest collaboration ever between the two firms.
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January 7, 2010 – Microsoft Previews Slate PC at CES
InformationWeek
The tech industry has been abuzz of late with the launch of Google’s new Android-based Nexus One phone and the prospect of the forthcoming Apple “iSlate.” But Microsoft stole back some thunder Wednesday with the introduction of a tablet-style computer--still unnamed--that challenges its rivals on a number of fronts.
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December 29, 2009 – Hacker Breaks GSM Mobile Phone Code
InformationWeek
A German computer scientist working with a team of experts has broken the code used to secure about 80% of the world’s mobile phones. But the group responsible for protecting GSM communications said Tuesday the feat is a “long way from being a practical attack.”
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December 22, 2009 – White House Appoints Cybersecurity Chief
CNET News.com
The White House's new cybersecurity chief faces a tough agenda, but will be able to draw on the lessons of a 40-year career, including stints at Microsoft and eBay.
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