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Computing, telecoms industries set on collision course

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By Eric Auchard and Leila Abboud BARCELONA (Reuters) – Telecom network gear makers are on a collision course with Silicon Valley computing giants as software and cloud computing have begun to change the way operators from AT&T to China Mobile run their networks. As networks move to relatively standard hardware, formerly entrenched equipment groups must increasingly compete for contracts with the likes of Cisco, Hewlett-Packard and VMware, as well as a slew of startups.

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LightSquared preps for tough trial on latest bankruptcy plan

March 6, 2015 admin apple, centerbridge, china-mobile, commission, cutting, federal, gained-momentum, leila-abboud, light, partners-light, repay-lenders

By Nick Brown NEW YORK (Reuters) – LightSquared gained momentum this week in its effort to end its three-year bankruptcy after a judge dealt a blow to its main creditor and adversary, Charles Ergen, ahead of a week-long trial on its latest debt restructuring plan. LightSquared, the would-be wireless provider owned by Phil Falcone’s Harbinger Capital Partners hedge fund, on Monday will begin seeking U.S. Bankruptcy Court approval for a plan to exit Chapter 11, repay lenders and transfer some equity to Fortress Investment Group and Centerbridge Partners.

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Amazon opens store on Alibaba’s online marketplace Tmall

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(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has opened an online store on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's fast-growing online marketplace, Tmall.com as it seeks to expand in China, an Alibaba spokesman said. Alibaba's Tmall offers virtual storefronts and payment portals to merchants

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U.S. says inaction on online piracy risks public safety

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By Krista Hughes WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trade office on Thursday urged a crackdown on website name registrars who fail to take action against sellers of illegal goods such as counterfeit medicines and warned that turning a blind eye puts public safety at risk. The U.S

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U.S. third bitcoin auction spurs more demand with 34 bids

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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S.

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Ride-sharing firm Uber pulling out of San Antonio over regulations

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By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Ride-sharing firm Uber plans to pull its service in San Antonio as of April 1 after the city council there voted to revise some of the city’s transportation regulations, but not enough for Uber’s liking, the company said on Thursday. In December, after nearly a year of sometimes heated debate, San Antonio approved rules that would give smartphone-enabled ride services the right to compete with regular taxi drivers, but with regulations largely fashioned by the taxi industry

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Pentagon to focus more on hack-proofing weapons

March 5, 2015 publisher against-sellers, also-working, antonio, approved-rules, arms-buyer, better-buying, our-weapons, san, security, weapons

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cyber attacks on U.S. weapons programs and manufacturers are a “pervasive” problem that requires greater attention, the top U.S.

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Mandarin Oriental says credit card systems compromised in cyberattack

March 5, 2015 publisher against-sellers, antonio, approved-rules, better-buying, card-companies, isolated-number, its-website, san, security, victim

Hotel operator Mandarin Oriental International Ltd said on Thursday that it was the victim of a cyberattack and that it found malicious software on credit card systems at “an isolated number” of hotels in the United States and Europe. The company said in a statement on its website that it was working with credit card companies, law enforcement and forensic experts as it investigates the matter.

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India asks YouTube to remove Delhi rape film

March 5, 2015 admin bbc, burberry, business, documentary, film, kingdom, mukesh-singh, prince-alwaleed, snapchat, such-as-youtube, thursday-leslee, udwin, venice

India has asked YouTube to remove all links to a controversial documentary about the gang rape and murder of a woman in Delhi after banning its broadcast, a government official told Reuters on Thursday. Leslee Udwin's “India's Daughter” features an interview with Mukesh Singh, one of four men sentenced to death for the rape and torture of a 23-year-old woman on a moving bus in December 2012. “We just forwarded the court order and asked them (YouTube) to comply,” an official at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology told Reuters

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Britain should turn to middle-aged mums to be spies of the future: report

March 5, 2015 publisher burberry, business, committee, downing-street, intelligence, london, prince-alwaleed, search, security, snapchat, target-websites, threats-facing, westminster

Britain's security agencies should look to recruit more middle-aged women and mothers to be new spies and should target websites popular with parents to find them, an influential committee of lawmakers said on Thursday. The Intelligence and Security Committee, which oversees the work of Britain's three spy agencies, said it was crucial there was more diversity if the security services were to be able to address the threats facing the country.