Apple to launch Apple TV with gaming focus: NY Times

(Reuters) – Apple Inc will make gaming a key part of an Apple TV product it is expected to unveil at an event on Wednesday, according to a New York Times online report on Sunday. The article, which cited unnamed people briefed on Apple's plans, said the new product is expected to have a starting price around $150, more power for better graphics, a new remote that could double as a controller and an app store for buying games. Apple representatives were not immediately available for comment.

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EU, U.S. clinch data-sharing deal for security, terrorism cases: document

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and the United States have clinched a deal protecting personal data shared for law enforcement purposes such as terrorism investigations, according to a document seen by Reuters. The two sides have been negotiating for four years over the so-called “umbrella agreement” that would protect personal data exchanged between police and judicial authorities in the course of investigations, as well as between companies and law enforcement authorities.

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Latvian man charged by U.S. over Gozi computer virus pleads guilty

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Latvian man pleaded guilty on Friday to engaging in a scheme to transmit a computer virus that infected more than a million computers worldwide and caused tens of millions of dollars in losses. Deniss Calovskis, 30, pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan to conspiring to commit computer intrusion, admitting that he had been hired to write some of the computer code that made the so-called Gozi virus so effective. The plea followed Calovskis' extradition in February from Latvia, where he was arrested in November 2012 and held for 10 months in jail.

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Mozilla says hackers stole information from Bugzilla

(Reuters) – Mozilla, creator of the popular Firefox web browser, said hackers had stolen security-sensitive information from Bugzilla, its bug tracker, and used it to “attack” Firefox users. The account that the hackers broke into was shut down shortly after the company discovered it had been compromised, the company said in a blog post. (http://mzl.la/1N7L9fC) (Reporting by Devika Krishna Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)

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Canadian government under fire in case of drowned Syrian toddler

By Julie Gordon VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canada’s Conservative government came under fire on Thursday after it emerged that the family of a Syrian toddler whose body washed up on a Turkish beach had wanted to emigrate to Canada, rattling Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s re-election bid.

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Students at Washington’s Howard University complain about mold, rats

Officials at Howard University on Thursday met with students who have been complaining about rats, mold, high tuition and other issues at the school, one of the oldest historically black U.S. colleges

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