Archive for November, 2011

Spy centre seeking codebreakers

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GCHQ is trying to recruit new spies by asking social network users and bloggers to crack an online code. Read more..

VIDEO: Facebook: Sheryl Sandberg

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Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, talks about privacy, the Social Network movie, Mark Zuckerberg's lifestyle and how his vision for Facebook persuaded her to leave her job at Google. Read more..

Israeli firm saves London’s water

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An Israeli start-up helps the UK save water Read more..

Facebook: A $100bn business?

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Is Facebook really worth its suggested price tag? Read more..

Is 2012 the year of ‘big data’?

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Getronics' CTO says information will become more accessible in 2012 Read more..

Spotify opens up to add-on apps

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The online music service is allowing third parties to write add-on apps adding functionality to its music player. Read more..

Fahrenheit 451 e-book published

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The science fiction novel, in which firemen burn books, is published as an e-book despite its author's dislike of the format. Read more..

Challenges ahead over free data

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Data about health, weather, travel and house prices is released by the UK government for free use by third parties. Read more..

3D printer helps grow new bones

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Engineers say they have developed a bone-like substance that can be created by 3D printers to create a scaffold for new bone tissue to grow over. Read more..

Firms told to delist fake sites

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A US judge orders social media sites and search engines to remove firms selling counterfeit goods from their pages. Read more..