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2015 Best Global Universities 10/27/2014 12:00am • Best Universities Worldwide Colleges across the world are working to prepare students to compete in a global workforce. Read about some of the international populations and initiatives of the top 20 Best Global Universities, ranked by U.S. News based on their academic reputations and research perfor Financial Advisors vs. Robo-Advisors: Which is Right for You? 10/27/2014 12:00am • One recurring theme of the 21st century has been the ascendance of automation technologies that replace human workers. For example, the travel industry has changed dramatically in the past 15 years, as people bypass a local agent and head for Expedia, Orbitz or Priceline. The financial services ind FCC: Phone companies posted private info online 10/25/2014 11:50am • ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two phone companies -- TerraCom Inc. and YourTel America Inc. -- unwittingly posted the Social Security numbers, driver's licenses and other sensitive data of up to 300,000 clients to the Internet, an investigation found, and federal regulators said Stumped doctor ordered cyanide test on dying woman 10/24/2014 06:40pm • JOE MANDAK Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A physician who treated a 41-year-old neurologist after she suddenly collapsed said Friday that he ordered a test that eventually revealed a lethal amount of cyanide in her blood because he could find no other explanation for her sudden illness.Dr. Jon 'Silicon Beach' brings tech boom to Los Angeles 10/24/2014 04:10am • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) -- So long Silicon Valley. These days entrepreneurs and engineers are flocking to a place better known for wave surfing than Web surfing. Amid the palm trees and purple sunsets of the Southern California coastline, techies have built "Silicon Beach Jurors hear doctor's dying wife on 911 recording 10/23/2014 08:14pm • JOE MANDAK Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Jurors heard from prosecution and defense attorneys -- and then from the dying woman herself -- as the homicide trial began Thursday for a University of Pittsburgh medical researcher charged with poisoning his neurologist wife.Assistant District Attorne Magic Johnson ready to assist tech in diversity 10/23/2014 04:38pm • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Retired Los Angeles Laker Magic Johnson became famous for dishing out assists to his teammates during his Hall of Fame basketball career. Now, as an entrepreneur focused on minority markets, he says he is ready to help Silicon Valley hire Google unveils app for managing Gmail inboxes 10/23/2014 02:54pm • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Google is introducing an application designed to make it easier for its Gmail users to find and manage important information that can often get buried in their inboxes.The service, called Inbox, can sort electronic receipts and bank state Why hackers are targeting big-name retail chains 10/23/2014 11:54am • By Ken Colburn, Data Doctors PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Q: Why are so many big-name retail chains being hacked all of a sudden? A: While it may seem sudden, retail chains have long been preferred victims for hackers, primarily because there are huge swaths of personal info to be had. In the past, a c Yahoo CEO defends strategy in face of criticism 10/23/2014 12:10am • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Signaling her reign has reached a pivotal juncture, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is trying to convince restless shareholders that the long-struggling Internet company is heading in the right direction.Mayer staunchly defended her strategy during Build Basic Business Skills With a Master's in Management 10/23/2014 12:00am • While an MBA was once the main degree option for prospective business school students, specialized master's degrees are becoming a more common choice. If prospective students like analyzing data, for example, one of the many new data analytics programs may pique their interest. And if a student's b 5 Open Office Nightmares and How to Survive Them 10/23/2014 12:00am • This one item will change your life. It's a productivity hack and a stress buster. It's a privacy protector and a work-life balancer. 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This item is a door, which you can close to separate you from your officemates for just 10 -- n FTC names privacy expert as chief technologist 10/22/2014 09:20pm • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday named an outspoken Internet privacy expert, Ashkan Soltani, as its chief technologist in a move that signals the agency's focus on protecting consumers' online privacy.A computer scientist and technolog Google's streaming music service adds mood to mix 10/22/2014 08:02pm • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google's music-subscription service will try to anticipate its listeners' mood swings as it amplifies its competition with Pandora, Spotify and other popular services that play tunes over the Internet.Starting Tuesday, the $10-a-month All Ac Six Flags and Yahoo are big market movers 10/22/2014 05:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSESix Flags Entertainment Corp., up $4.40 to $38.90The amusement park operator reported a boost in quarterly revenue and the results topped Wall Street expectatio