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UAE sees BlackBerry issue solved before deadline
ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates is "very optimistic" about reaching an agreement in a dispute with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion <RIM.TO> <RIMM.O> before an official deadline, a top Abu Dhabi official said. The UAE has threatened to suspend Research In Motion's <RIM.TO> <RIMM.O> BlackBerry Messenger, email and Web browser services from October 11 until the government could get access to encrypted messages.
"The Social Network" opens in NY to buzz, controversy
NEW YORK - Billed as an exhilarating, visceral tale about the founding of Facebook, "The Social Network" gave the opening of the New York Film Festival on Friday an aura of anticipation and a touch of controversy. The film has attracted widespread attention with its assertion that it tells the true story of the birth of the website -- which now boasts more than 500 million members and is worth tens of billions. Yet, it is based on a book criticized for its reporting methods.
Top tech firms settle employment probe
WASHINGTON - Google, Apple, Adobe Systems, Intel, Intuit and Disney's <DIS.N> Pixar reached a settlement with the Justice Department that bars the companies from agreeing to not poach each other's top employees, the department said on Friday. The firms had reached a series of agreements with each other -- Apple <AAPL.O> had deals with Google <GOOG.O>, Adobe <ADBE.O> and Pixar while Google had separate deals with Intel <INTC.O> and Intuit <INTU.O> -- agreeing not to cold call each others' workers, the department said.
Facebook's Zuckerberg gives $100 million to Newark
NEW YORK - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced a $100 million gift to the beleaguered public schools of Newark, New Jersey, to help improve public education in a city he has no connection to. The billionaire announced the grant on Friday on the Oprah Winfrey television show. He denied suggestions the timing was aimed at deflecting attention from a movie that depicts the 26-year-old in an unflattering light.
EU to drop Apple probes after firm's policy changes
BRUSSELS - EU antitrust regulators will scrap two investigations into Apple Inc's <AAPL.O> iPhone after the company allowed cross-border repair services and eased restrictions on applications for its popular smartphone. The European Commission, the watchdog across the 27-country European Union, announced its decision on Saturday, saying the changes by Apple would allow consumers to choose between different alternatives.
French court orders Google Inc to pay libel damages: report
PARIS in libel damages to a man who claimed that searches for his name automatically yielded a list of harmful suggestions. The man, whose name was not given, said the suggested terms that came up when typing his name on Google.fr -- including the words "rape," "rapist" and "prison" -- were damaging for his reputation, court documents showed.
Cyber attack appears to target Iran: tech firms
LONDON - A computer virus that attacks a widely used industrial system appears aimed mostly at Iran and its sophistication suggests a state may have been involved in creating it, Western cyber security companies said on Friday. Kevin Hogan, Senior Director of Security Response at Symantec <SYMC.O>, told Reuters 60 percent of the computers worldwide infected by the so-called Stuxnet worm were in Iran, indicating industrial plants in that country were the target.
Ottawa says hopeful on RIM deal with India
OTTAWA - Canada's trade minister said on Friday he believes Research In Motion <RIM.TO> will be able to reach an agreement with India that gives police and security agencies access to encrypted BlackBerry communications. Peter Van Loan said after meeting with India's minister of commerce and industry, Anand Sharma, that the two discussed the matter and how it might be resolved.
Oracle's Ellison says microchip firms could be good fit
SAN FRANCISCO - Software giant Oracle Corp <ORCL.O> is keen to make more acquisitions to bolster its technology and a microchip company could be a good fit, CEO Larry Ellison said on Thursday. With global mergers and acquisitions in the rise, particularly in a hot U.S. tech sector, investors are speculating on the next big target.
India, RIM working on glitches in email access: source
NEW DELHI - India and Research in Motion <RIM.TO> have hit technical glitches in their talks on access to corporate email, but access to the messenger services is satisfactory, a government source said on Friday. "Messenger service is working fine, so far. We are getting manual reports, we are satisfied," the source said.
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