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CLOUD COMPUTING, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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The Department of Homeland Security has seized and frozen funds intended to go to and from the popular Bitcoin exchange Mt.Gox via the Dwolla payment system.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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The FCC has approved the merger between T-Mobile USA and Metro PCS, the two smallest national carriers below Verizon, AT&T and Sprint.
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SECURITY, BUSINESS
NEWS
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A move by the US Justice Department indicates that Bodog.com has shot its wad. They shut the online gambling site down and indicted its offsite founder.
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BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Monday afternoon, AT&T tossed in the towel and did an about face. Effectively, the US antitrust enforcers and FCC regulators killed their $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. BSN* has predicted this failure since the beginning.
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ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS
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Late Wednesday, AT&T said that it will take a $4 billion charge against earnings because its purchase of T-Mobile USA was a failed idea from day one.
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ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Only one major telecom merger has been blocked in the last decade: DirecTV was trying to merge with Dish in 2002. Many are predicting AT&T's purchase of T-mobile USA could become the second failure.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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APPLE, HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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After hearing about patent-based lawsuits and extortion-style license negotiations employed by Apple and Microsoft, all in order to stop Google's Android - the Mountain View giant striked back.
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APPLE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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By now everyone has heard that Apple has a hidden file with a year’s worth of location information. Internet privacy is an issue that freaks people out, and South Park writers know a hot button issue when they see it.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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If you wondered by Bruce Sewell, Intel's legal chief departed to calmer waters at Apple, this might be the reason: Intel just settled the anti-trust suit and will pay AMD 1.25 billion US dollars.
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BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Apple, Google ad Yahoo are all under the US Department of Justice Microscope. They are being investigated for anti-competitive practices relating to employee contracts. Brace for impact, this may get nasty.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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On March 11th, 2009, AMD released an 8-K filling citing that Intel claims that AMD's x86 license is null and void. On March 15th, Intel released a press release citing that AMD could lose license in 60 days.
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