THE Australian dollar is lower along with other risk currencies due to concerns about negotiations in the United States to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. At 07:00 AEDT,the currency was trading at$US1.0493,down from$US1.0514 yesterday ...
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Three service providers that use equipment from Huawei have said they will take strong precautions to ensure the security of their networks in response to a congressional report on this week that said carriers should not buy from Huawei or ...
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Internet freedom could be at stake at a secretive meeting of governments that begun on Monday in Dubai. The United Nations International Telecommunication Union will negotiate new international telecom regulations, including Internet ...
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The US House of Representatives has voted unanimously to approve a resolution aimed at preventing any efforts to hand the United Nations more power to oversee the Internet. The resolution by the lower house of the US Congress had ...
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As more than 12,000 unionized workers and supporters protested at the Capitol in Lansing, the Republican-led state House of Representatives gave final approval to a pair of "right-to-work" bills covering public- and private-sector unions. ...
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Reuters reports that London copper was steady near 2 month highs as signs of a revival in China's economic growth and hopes of further easing by the United States underpinned prices while wrangling over the US fiscal cliff weighed on ...
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Reuters reported that London copper edged up bracing to finish the month higher on signs that a recovery in China's economic growth took root in November although worries over Europe and the United States kept gains constrained. Three ...
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Reuters reported that London copper inched up after a prominent US lawmaker expressed confidence the world's top economy would avert a looming fiscal crisis but worries China's return to growth will be sluggish weighed on sentiment. ...
Author(s): Rob Mosher Author(s): Nicole Steele Transportation Reauthorization Approved After months of intense negotiations, on June 29th Congress cleared a bill (H.R. 4348) that will ensure funding for highway and mass transit projects ...
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IDG News Service-Though U.S.political leaders managed to spark some good news for the economy Friday,technology stocks are down for the week,showing a continued lack of confidence in the sector. The problem has been earnings.Tech ...
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Tuesday's election leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress.In many longstanding technology debates,policy experts see little movement forward,although lawmakers may look for ...
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The UK's Draft Data Communications Bill–aimed at making it easier for authorities to spy on electronic communications–will be useless and quite dangerous if enacted,says Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. "It will force many ...
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IDG News Service - Security researcher Felix "FX" Lindner has a more compelling reason to steer clear of routers from Huawei Technologies than fears about its ownership. While the company blasted for its opaque relationship with China's ...
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Initial decision by Atomic Safety and Licensing Board clears way for construction of a uranium laser enrichment facility. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board(ASLB)of the US ...
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The International Telecommunication Union(ITU)has denied claims it is trying to control the internet through its upcoming revision of telecoms rules. The UN agency is updating its International Telecommunication Regulations(ITRs)at the ...
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