Our roundup of today's top news, headlines and stories from the world's most trusted news sources.
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July, 2, 2014 from Internet News Headlines - Yahoo! News(Reuters) - The British data watchdog is investigating whether Facebook Inc violated data-protection laws when it allowed researchers to conduct a psychological experiment on its users. A Facebook spokesman acknowledged that the experime...
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July, 2, 2014 from Phys.org: Internet NewsAuthorities will question Facebook over an experiment in which the social network secretly manipulated the feelings of users to test their mood, officials said Wednesday.
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July, 2, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianOnly a fraction of our connections on social media are people we love. The rest are people we already probably dislike It's cute that Facebook was apparently trying to make me sad by suppressing my friends' good-news updates so that I fe...
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July, 2, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianSeven international web providers lodge formal complaint to court alleging breach of privacy and breaking into their networks Internet service providers from around the world are lodging formal complaints against the UK government's moni...
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July, 2, 2014 from Reuters: Internet News(Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)'s data collection program has been an effective tool to enhance the country's security but some elements of the cyber-spying raises privacy concerns, a U.S. federal privacy watchdog sai...
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July, 2, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianThe latest streaming music acquisition could bring contextual playlists to Google Play and YouTube alike The latest company to be bought by Google is US-based streaming music service Songza, in a deal that the New York Times claims is wo...
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July, 2, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianJustice secretary says government is open to debate on legality of uploading sexually explicit media on internet without consent Publishing sexually explicit pictures of former partners known as "revenge pornography" could soon...
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July, 2, 2014 from Reuters: Internet NewsSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc wants its users in India to hang up on advertisers.
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July, 2, 2014 from Internet | The Guardian41% of UK adults get their news from the internet or apps according to Ofcom research, inching ahead of those who do so through newspapers The percentage of adults in the UK consuming news via the internet or apps has overtaken those who...
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July, 2, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianInformation Commissioner's Office reported to be looking into study in which postings for 700,000 users were secretly altered Facebook is being investigated to assess whether an experiment in which it manipulated users' news feeds to stu...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianAnyone who tells you that trolling is a purely online phenomenon is not living with it. The women on the recent 'frightbats' list have weathered real-world incidents for years I discovered that a male blogger from a rival news organisati...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet on Huffington Post
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet on Huffington Post
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet on Huffington Post
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianTommy Main's death 'unexplained' after reports he took part in game that involves people being filmed punching each other A 23-year-old man has died after reportedly playing an internet game that involves people being filmed punching eac...
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July, 1, 2014 from Phys.org: Internet NewsGoogle on Tuesday said that it has bought Songza, a free online streaming music service that recommends tunes based on what people might be in the mood to hear.
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianUS marshals do not release name of successful bidder as prominent contenders come forward and bitcoin prices rise The US Marshals Service had one winner in its auction of nearly 30,000 bitcoin , a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, without rev...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsBy Nate Raymond and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss (Reuters) - The U.S. Marshals Service had one winner in its auction of nearly 30,000 bitcoin, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, without revealing the name of the successful bidder. The U.S. Marsh...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet News Headlines - Yahoo! News(Reuters) - There was one winner in the U.S. Marshals Service auction of nearly 30,000 bitcoin, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, without naming the successful bidder. The U.S. Marshals Service auctioned off bitcoin seized from the Silk Roa...
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July, 1, 2014 from Phys.org: Internet NewsMicrosoft on Monday staged a takedown of two malware families abusing no-IP services but, in the mission to take down the botnets, legitimate servers depending on dynamic domain name services from No-IP were, as Dan Goodin of Ars Technic...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsTwitter Inc named Anthony Noto as CFO, putting the well-regarded former Goldman Sachs executive who led its successful November IPO in charge of finances. Twitter shares rose as much as 4.8 percent after the messaging service announced i...
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July, 1, 2014 from Reuters: Internet NewsSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc has acquired streaming music service Songza, the Internet search company's latest move to play a bigger role in the fast-growing online music business.
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July, 1, 2014 from Phys.org: Internet NewsThree years ago this month, Google Inc. launched a new social network with high hopes of countering the rising tide of Internet users who were flocking to Facebook.
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianThe British Psychological Society's ethics committee and research ethics reference group have serious misgivings about the recent "experiment" by Facebook ( Report , 29 June). Facebook sought to modify peoples' emotional states...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianIrrelevant, outdated or otherwise inappropriate? A new website helps you to explain exactly how to get information about yourself removed from Google so what are the most frequent reasons customers give? Why do people exercise their &quo...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianAnthony Noto was one of the team at Goldman Sachs who took Twitter public - and now he's one of its top lieutenants as the musical chairs continues Twitter has hired Anthony Noto, a former Goldman Sachs banker who was part of the team th...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsBy Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. concerns over China's cyber spying on American companies will not impede progress on other fronts when top officials from Washington and Beijing meet next week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack...
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July, 1, 2014 from Reuters: Internet NewsALBANY N.Y. (Reuters) - New York's highest court said on Tuesday that a law designed to criminalize cyberbullying was so broad that it violated the First Amendment, marking the first time a U.S. court weighed the constitutionality of suc...
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July, 1, 2014 from ComputerWeekly: Internet technologyTromso-based university uses liquid-cooled HPC systems to keep students warm by recycling excess datacentre heat, saving €1.7m
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsBy Alessandra Prentice MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian ban on swearing in films, plays and books came into force on Tuesday, a policy designed to appeal to conservatives but which Vladimir Putin's critics condemned as a further move ag...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianWhitney Wolfe accuses senior executives at mobile dating startup of conforming to 'misogynist, alpha-male stereotype' Mobile dating startup Tinder is facing a lawsuit from one of its own co-founders, alleging "atrocious sexual haras...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianYahoo has picked up Community for a 13-episode sixth season. Why keep these washed-up shows on life support? Community picked up for sixth season by Yahoo Here's some tough advice that anyone who ever had a wilted houseplant or sick pet ...
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July, 1, 2014 from Phys.org: Internet NewsSignificant concerns are raised about the ethics of research carried out by Facebook after it revealed how it manipulated the news feed of thousands of users.
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July, 1, 2014 from ComputerWeekly: Internet technologyThe BBC has appointed its research and development (R&D) controller Matthew Postgate as the corporation's chief technology officer (CTO)
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianSinger most famed for his Beetlejuice suit and misogynistic lyrics of Blurred Lines took to Twitter for a Q&A in an epic PR fail As far as mishaps involving Twitter and pop stars go, we didn't think anything could top the infamous #s...
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July, 1, 2014 from Phys.org: Internet NewsIn the "LinkedTV" project, researchers are seamlessly connecting TV offerings with the Internet. Audiences will benefit from an informative and personalized viewing experience.
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet News Headlines - Yahoo! NewsBy Graham Wood ATHENS (Reuters) - Outgoing Greece coach Fernando Santos has angered sections of the local media and soccer figures by claiming that some of his players were more interested in personal success than following instructions....
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet RetailingOcado has moved into the black, reporting a half-year profit of £7.5m, while sales rose by 15.6%. Profits at the online grocery business were up from losses of £3.8m at the same time last year, while gross sales grew by 15.6% to reach £4...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianThough it was officially cancelled in May, 13 new episodes of the cult comedy will air later this year thanks to a new deal with streaming site Screen Why the Community comeback? Sometimes it's best to let things die | Brian Moylan Commu...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianDeal follows rival Spotifys acquisitions of startups Tunigo and The Echo Nest to fuel similar ambitions Rdio may not be the most popular streaming music service it has never said how many people use it but it has always been one of the n...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet | The GuardianA policy introduced in September 2011 as part of a transparency drive didn't mention 'research' until four months after the notorious study Facebook changed its terms and conditions to allow data to be used for research after it had used...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet RetailingMarks & Spencer’s multichannel boss Laura Wade-Gery is taking charge of the company’s UK stores in order to ensure a single view of the customer. Wade-Gery, currently M&S’ executive director, multichannel, takes on responsibility...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet RetailingHaven Holidays reports bookings boosted by a fifth thanks to the use of new website personalisation technology. The holiday company measured the number of bookings made when users experienced personalised website content, implemented usi...
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet RetailingOne in three (36%) of the UK’s online retailers are failing to offer customers next-day delivery, according to recent research, even though 46% of UK consumers rate it as their preferred option. Ampersand Commerce’s study into the delive...
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July, 1, 2014 from ComputerWeekly: Internet technologyJust Eat is setting up a development centre in Bristol to build native mobile apps and support its back-end e-commerce systems
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet on Huffington Post
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July, 1, 2014 from Internet RetailingIn today’s InternetRetailing newsletter, we report on the latest results from Ocado, which saw sales and profits rise in the first half of its financial year. Notably its partnership with Morrisons contributed £20m to sales. We als...
