Amazon,Inc.;Leon Max,Inc.;Macy's,Inc.;and Sears,Roebuck and Co.and its Kmart subsidiaries,Kmart Corporation and Kmart,have agreed to pay penalties totaling$1.26 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the ...
In the wake of Instagram's announcement on privacy and terms of services changes, Camera360, an industry leader, has pledged to protect and uphold user privacy. "Our top priority is protecting the privacy and security of our users' ...
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Single-use laundry detergent packs have been called an emerging public health hazard by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Last month, the Consumer Products Safety Commission issued a safety alert for the packs, calling them ...
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SeaChange International will debut its latest subscriber experiences across iPads, smartphones, PCs and other devices at this week’s International Consumer Electronics Show January 8-11, Las Vegas. The new look and feel of the ...
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It started with a bold experiment. A year ago, Budweiser asked its 12 brewmasters to envision their own unique version of one of the world's most iconic beers. After 12 recipes, six beers brewed for national sampling, and 25,000 opinions, ...
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Do you think of taking a daily multivitamin as a form of "health insurance"? More evidence suggests that you may be wasting your money. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard Medical School gave either a ...
Serta said it will discontinue comparative advertising claims it has made about the performance of its iComfort line as compared with Tempur-Pedic sleep sets. The National Advertising Division,an investigative body administered by the ...
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Mobile application developers should minimize privacy surprises for their customers by limiting their data collection and retention and giving users access to the data collected,California Attorney General Kamala Harris has recommended. ...
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Computerworld - Users will some day soon toss aside their keyboard and mouse because their computers will understand their hand gestures and even the look on their face. That's Intel's vision anyway. The world's largest chip maker is ...
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Firms such as Facebook and Google may have to significantly rein in their use personal data if European Union lawmakers get the go-ahead to give users more control over their data. In a report seen by Reuters, Jan Philipp Albrecht, a ...
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Mr. Jacobson draws on four decades of experience in developing Coal Plant Design Simulator software Carl M. Jacobson, President of Coal Sim, LLC, has been recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence ...
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(Pound 6.8bn). So say financial researchers at Greencrest Capital. While this speculative estimate might be little more than a post-Christmas 'what-if', it nonetheless opens an interesting window into the fortunes of the enduringly ...
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Infoworld - If you're searching for a fountain of youth, the easiest way to get that feeling of continual rebirth is to hang around a few tech product launches. Every new rollout comes with the fresh, unabashed feeling that this has never ...
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Montreal-based branded basic apparel manufacturer Gildan Activewear Inc. has finalized the acquisition of CanAm Yarns LLC (CanAm) — its 50-percent-owned yarn-spinning joint venture (JV) with Frontier Spinning Mills Inc., Sanford, N.C. ...
Waitrose has ended its advertising tie-up with cook and TV personality Delia Smith but said it will continue to work with celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal. The upmarket UK retailer signed a three-year deal with the two chefs in 2010, ...
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