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- US to investigate sudden spike in BlackBerry stock tradingOn January 14, Blackberry saw a spike in stock trading hours before Reuters announced that Samsung was in talks for a $7.5 billion dollar buyout. According to Reuters, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to investigate the spike.
- Tesla takes a bite out of Apple's talentTesla chief executive Elon Musk is enamored with Apple and has the workforce to prove it. What will this mean for Tesla's route to electric car innovation?Â
- Google panel: Don't adopt the 'right to be forgotten' outside of EuropeGoogle's Advisory Panel revealed its report on Friday and concluded that the "right to be forgotten" should be limited to Europe.
- How Google Glass is reinventing itself the second time aroundGoogle Glass gets a second chance at being the future of wearable tech that many hoped it would be.
- It's official: Sprint takes over RadioShackRadioShack filed for bankruptcy Thursday, and Sprint plans to open as many as 1,750 mini-shops in the bankrupt company's remaining stores.
- Twitter CEO says online abuse is driving users away from TwitterTwitter CEO Dick Costolo wrote in an internal memo that harassment and abuse on its platform is driving users away from Twitter. Mr. Costolo took personal responsibility for Twitter's hesitance to deal with abusive users, writing, "It's nobody else's fault but mine."
- Think you know Steve Jobs? Take our quiz!
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was hailed as a "genius" and "the CEO of his generation." Think you know the man behind the legend? See if you can answer all of our questions correctly.
- Swatch reveals smart watch you don't need to charge each night – or everWith the Apple Watch debut only months away, legacy timepiecemaker Swatch made waves with the announcement it is set to drop its own smart watch, that won't need to be charged, in the next three months.Â
- Obama gets bipartisan support for protection of student dataA bill to protect students data collected through educational apps has bipartisan sponsors. This is President Obama's first "Big Data" privacy plan that has gained traction and could be passed with the Republican-led Congress.
- Will live tweets on Google lead to less sharing, not more?Twitter messages will soon appear in Google's search pages. But while the two giants have a win-win scenario for themselves, a study shows that diverse audiences can lead to people self-censoring.
- Learning to walk again: My month spent on a treadmill deskOPINION: I spent a month doing all my writing while walking on a specially-designed treadmill connected to a standing-height desk. My typing speed and focus cratered at first, but once I got used to the treadmill desk, it had the unexpected benefit of making me feel more focused and energized.
- Apple mystery van? Vehicles loaded with sensors spotted in Calif.Mini vans connected to Apple and topped with sensors have been spotted roaming California streets and later in Brooklyn. What is Apple up to?
- How sound waves could power glasses-free 3-D TVsAccording to researchers, large and affordable holographic video displays may be on the horizon, which could lead to glasses-free 3-D TVs.
- FCC chairman proposes strong net neutrality rulesFCC chairman Tom Wheeler wrote Wednesday that he is proposing to reclassify cable Internet companies as "common carriers," subject to increased government regulation. Chairman Wheeler's proposal would disallow providers from blocking or slowing the delivery of legal content.
- iTunes Beats for Android? Apple leaks hit the right note.Apple is reportedly developing a streaming music service that would integrate with iOS, iTunes, and Apple TV, but also with Android devices. Could this integration launch Apple to streaming music stardom?
- Eero promises to solve your Wi-Fi woesEero, a sleek white box that offers a seamless 'mesh network' of Wi-Fi could mean the end of buffering troubles and tricky set-up configurations. Will the promise of good Netflix woo people?
- Washington state bill tries to force Uber, Lyft to act more like normal taxisWashington state lawmakers are considering legislation to regulate smartphone-enabled car services like Uber and Lyft, which may override rules imposed last year in Seattle that dictate how the companies compete with traditional taxis.
- Apple will turn its failed sapphire plant into a data command centerLast year, GT Advanced Technologies, a manufacturer who was going to produce sapphire glass screens for Apple, went bankrupt. This week, Apple announced it will transform the GT facility in Mesa, Ariz., into a global data command center.
- Is Google already the victor in Uber's race for driverless taxis?Uber announced Monday it would be opening a research lab to explore driverless technology. The same day, Bloomberg reported Google has been piloting a ride-sharing app. Will this be a clash of the titans or did Google win the battle before it began?
- Look inside Southern California Edison's cutting-edge power labAfter California passed a law to lower its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels and source one third of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020, Southern California Edison opened its Advanced Technology division.