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U.S. aims to detect cyber infrastructure attacks: report
NEW YORK - The U.S. government is launching a program nicknamed "Perfect Citizen" to detect cyber assaults on private U.S. companies and government agencies running critical infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal said in its online edition. The surveillance by the National Security Agency would rely on sensors deployed in computer networks for critical infrastructure such as the electricity grid or nuclear power plants that would be triggered by unusual activity suggesting an impending cyber attack, the unnamed sources told the newspaper.
MySpace sale reports are "fabrications": News Corp exec
SUN VALLEY News Corp <NWSA.O> digital chief Jonathan Miller said on Wednesday his company is not in talks to sell its once popular social networking site MySpace and described reports of any discussions as "fabrications." "We are definitely not in any ongoing talks for a sale of MySpace," he said on the sidelines of the Allen & Co organized media conference.
Apple says to open second flagship store in China
SHANGHAI - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> will open its second flagship store in China, in the heart of Shanghai's financial district on Saturday, the company said on Thursday. The retail outlet, featuring a 40-foot glass cylindrical wall, is located near Shanghai's famous Oriental Pearl Tower.
Amazon launches UK grocery Web site
LONDON - U.S. online retailer Amazon.com Inc has launched an Internet grocery service in Britain, it said on Wednesday, joining a fast-growing but competitive market. The move poses a challenge to supermarket groups Tesco, Wal-Mart's Asda and J Sainsbury, as well as online specialist Ocado, though Amazon will not offer the one to two-hour delivery slots provided by these operators.
Ridley Scott helms YouTube competition for documentary
NEW YORK - Hollywood directors Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald will pull together video from YouTube users for a documentary that captures for future generations the global community in one day, YouTube said on Wednesday. The documentary, called "Life in a Day," will select footage from 20 people around the world who capture moments of their daily lives on July 24. They will be credited as co-directors on the film and flown to its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival held in January.
UK inquiry finds emails do not undermine climate science
LONDON - Emails stolen from one of the world's leading climate change research centers contained no evidence to undermine the case for manmade global warming, a report found on Wednesday. An investigation into the British research unit cleared its scientists of serious wrongdoing, but criticized their lack of openness and said some of their data was misleading.
Google's China webpage licence under review: government
BEIJING told Reuters.
Netflix signs movie deal with Relativity Media
LOS ANGELES - Netflix Inc has struck a deal with Relativity Media LLC to screen its movies ahead of pay-TV channels for the first time, putting it in competition with the likes of Time Warner's HBO or Showtime. Analysts say the Relativity deal is likely the first of many, challenging the years-long exclusivity that premium movie channels now pay for. The choice of Netflix over HBO and its peers reflects how studios are looking to the Web for distribution while finding themselves embroiled in costly price battles with cable networks.
Microsoft plans small job cuts: report
- U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> is planning to cut a small number of jobs as early as this week, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the matter. The size of the job cuts could not be learned, the Journal said.
Sony slashes Reader price in war with Kindle and Nook
LOS ANGELES - Sony Corp <6758.T> has cut the price of its Reader devices, joining an electronic-reader price war between Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> and Barnes & Noble Inc <BKS.N>. On Sony's website, the Daily Edition version of the Reader was listed at $299.99, down from $349.99. The Touch Edition was priced at $169.99 from $249.99, and the basic Pocket Edition was discounted to $149.99 from $169.99.
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