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FTC says Snapchat deceived customers 05/12/2014 02:04pm • BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Snapchat has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it deceived customers about the disappearing nature of messages sent through its service and that it collected users' contacts without telling them or asking permis Omnicom, Publicis merger fell over 'equal' terms 05/09/2014 12:16pm • LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- A day after Publicis and Omnicom called off their $35 billion combination, the two CEOs said it came down to a question of balance.The deal to combine France's Publicis Groupe and Omnicom Group on the United States collapsed due to clashes over how to impl Windfall means 'moment of reckoning' for Yahoo CEO 05/09/2014 08:36am • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer faces a $10 billion decision in a few months.The pivotal moment will come when the Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group completes its initial public offering of stock -- an enormous deal that triggers a provision r Obama popular in tech world, policies less so 05/09/2014 05:54am • JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Silicon Valley recoils at the government's cyber data-gathering done in the name of national security. It bristles at new potential Internet rules. Its fast-paced ethos doesn't understand Washington's gridlock.Yet, President Barack Obama remains a po Review: Pregnancy apps track baby, mom's progress 05/09/2014 02:06am • BREE FOWLER AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- When I became pregnant with my daughter, now 4, I didn't even own a smartphone. I did most of my pregnancy research with my desktop computer and those pregnancy books that nearly every first-time mom reads.Now, baby No. 2 is on the way and times have Facebook plans campaign to 'friend' small business 05/08/2014 05:00am • JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook wants to increase its advertising and get more clicks on all kinds of ads. It believes tapping into the lucrative small business market will help it achieve those goals.Sheryl Sandberg, the social media company's operating chief and "Le Intel, PC makers broaden support for Chromebooks 05/07/2014 11:58am • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Another wave of laptop computers running on Google's Chrome operating system will be hitting stores this summer in the latest challenge to Microsoft's dominant Windows franchise.The latest line of Chromebooks unveiled Tuesday run on a new ge Cyclist Collision Sends Two to Hospital 05/07/2014 10:10am • Two cyclists collided in North Arlington last night, leaving one in serious condition. The collision happened around 7:40 p.m. near the intersection of N. Glebe Road and Old Glebe Road. Though the circumstances of the accident are unclear, both cyclists involved were injured and transported to the h Apple awarded $119M, but who's winning the fight? 05/07/2014 05:30am • PAUL ELIAS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- When a jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $119 million for copying features of the iPhone, it was latest chapter in the worldwide legal fighting between the top two smartphone companies.Friday's damage award was far less than the $2.2 billion Apple Stocks drop on mixed earnings; Twitter plunges 05/07/2014 04:34am • BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks fell broadly on Tuesday as investors found little to cheer in corporate earnings reports. A plunge in Twitter led Internet companies sharply lower.Twitter dropped 18 percent after company insiders were allowed to sell stock for the first New, more advanced Va. travel guide available 05/07/2014 04:00am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A new and more high-tech Virginia travel guide is now available.The Virginia Tourism Corporation says that for the first time, the guide is available for download through three leading app stores -- Apple iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon. It also can be found on the corporati Jury says Samsung infringed Apple patents 05/07/2014 12:10am • PAUL ELIAS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A California jury awarded Apple $119 million -- far less than it demanded -- in a patent battle with Samsung over alleged copying of smart phone features, and the jury made the victory even smaller by finding that Apple illegally used one of Samsu The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store 05/06/2014 03:40pm • The Associated Press App Store Official Charts for the week ending May 5, 2014:Top Paid iPhone Apps:1. Blek, Denis Mikan2. A Dark Room, Amirali Rajan3. Heads Up!, Warner Bros.4. Afterlight, Simon Filip5. Minecraft - Pocket Edition, Mojang6. Sumotori Dreams, gravitysensation.com7. Sleep Cycle alarm MONA President Resigns Over ‘Cyber-Bullying’ 05/06/2014 10:00am • The president of Mothers of North Arlington resigned this weekend over members of the popular email listserv engaging in what she called “inappropriate and hateful speech.” Tammy Burke Stember sent out an email to the MONA Yahoo! Group on Sunday afternoon declaring that she was resi Woman raped on Northwest Branch Trail Woman raped on Northwest Branch Trail 05/06/2014 07:51am • SILVER SPRING, Md. -- A woman was raped at knifepoint Monday afternoon on a popular Montgomery County jogging and biking trail, the third notable attack on a woman in the Washington area in less than 48 hours. Maryland-National Capital Park Police say the woman punched her attacker in the face o
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