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Monday, December 16, 2013

Technology Report: Canada's competition watchdog challenges Google's search dominance

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12/16/2013
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Canada's competition watchdog challenges Google's search dominance
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Competition Bureau has filed a legal motion against Google Inc alleging that the company is abusing its dominant position in online search, joining U.S. and European anti-trust authorities in challenging the practices of the web giant.
Blackrock says has 9.97 percent of Telecom Italia, not 10.14 percent
MILAN (Reuters) - Blackrock said on Monday it held 9.97 percent of Telecom Italia as of November 29 and not 10.14 percent as it had previously stated in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Amazon's German workers strike as Christmas orders peak
BERLIN/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) - Hundreds of Amazon.com Inc workers in Germany went on strike on Monday, just as pre-Christmas sales were set to peak, in a dispute over pay and conditions that has raged for months.
Google acquires developer of military robots
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Big Dog, a four-legged robot that can climb muddy hills, and Cheetah, a robot which can outrun the fastest human, are among the robots that now belong to Google Inc.
Netflix wins U.S., int'l rights for 'Breaking Bad' spinoff
(Reuters) - Video service Netflix Inc has secured the rights to make new episodes of a spinoff of the "Breaking Bad" television series, available within days to customers in Latin America and Europe,starting in 2014, the company said on Monday.
Avago to buy LSI for $6.6 billion to focus on storage chips
(Reuters) - Avago Technologies Ltd on Monday said it would buy LSI Corp for $6.6 billion in one of the semiconductor industry's largest deals this year as it turns to the fast-growing storage chip market to counter volatility in its main wireless business.
Flash storage provider Violin Memory fires CEO amid losses
(Reuters) - Flash storage provider Violin Memory Inc's board fired its CEO in the wake of a sour IPO and deeper-than-expected quarterly losses, sending its shares sharply higher.
Freenet agrees to buy mobile marketer Jesta Digital
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German telecoms and internet services provider Freenet agreed to buy Jesta Digital to expand its footprint in mobile marketing.
New apps predict, provide information about what users want
TORONTO (Reuters) - New apps that listen to conversations or scan emails and calendars can predict and provide information such as websites, videos and maps to users before they ask for them or realize they want them.
Struggling smartphone maker HTC names CFO as head of sales
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp has named current CFO Chialin Chang as global head of sales, according to a statement released by the company on Monday.
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