Software guru McAfee seeks White House as Cyber Party candidate

By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – He does not like Washington, does not plan to travel the country kissing babies or shaking hands and does not want to debate anybody because that is “nonsense,” but John McAfee says he is running for president.

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Founder of British online retailer ASOS steps down as CEO

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Nick Robertson, the founder of British online fashion retailer ASOS, has stepped down as chief executive after 15 years in which he transformed the internet start-up into a retail powerhouse with millions of fans around the world. ASOS, popular with Internet savvy twentysomethings and high-profile supporters such as British singer Rita Ora and U.S.

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Online advertising shines in sputtering Thai economy

By Khettiya Jittapong BANGKOK, (Reuters) – Unfazed by Thailand’s faltering economy, businesses are penciling in bigger budgets for digital advertising as they target Thai consumers via smartphone apps, social networking forums and video-sharing websites. Digital advertising spending this year is forecast to jump by two-thirds to a record 9.9 billion baht ($277.47 million) in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, according to the Digital Advertising Association (Thailand) (DAAT)

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Google rejects ‘unfounded’ EU antitrust charges of market abuse

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Google, the world's most popular Internet search engine, rejected on Thursday European Union antitrust charges that it abused its market power, saying they lacked any economic or legal basis. “Economic data spanning more than a decade, an array of documents and statements from complainants all confirm that product search is robustly competitive,” Kent Walker, Google's general counsel, wrote in a blog

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Online posts by Virginia shooter show alarming trend: victim’s fiance

Social media posts by the man suspected of brazenly shooting two television journalists during a live broadcast in Virginia show a disturbing trend of unashamed exhibition of his crimes on the Internet, the partner of one of the victims said on Thursday. “What we are starting to see is continued boldness from people who want to commit murders in cold blood for notoriety,” said Hurst, who was a news anchor at WDBJ7 and was dating one of the slain journalists, Alison Parker. Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, were shot dead on Wednesday during a live segment for the CBS affiliate in Roanoke, Virginia, at a local recreation site about 200 miles (320 km) southwest of Washington.

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Gunman in Virginia TV shooting had history of workplace issues

While authorities said they had not determined a motive, perceived racism appeared to be a factor in the shootings, according to posts on social media attributed to the shooter and a fax that ABC News said had been sent by the gunman.

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