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FTC: Medical transcription firm allowed histories to be on search engine

The agency announces a data-breach settlement with the California company

Shout.tv Live Events App Ready to Tackle the Super Bowl

Report: Chatter about Nadella’s appointment as Microsoft CEO grows louder

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that he's negotiating the terms of his contract with the board

Mobile users at risk from lack of HTTPS use by mobile ad libraries, security researchers say

Recent vulnerabilities found in many advertising SDKs for Android apps could be mitigated by using HTTPS, researchers said

Volkswagen looks to drive social Super Bowl

Automaker creates Super Bowl 'war room' to tackle social media opportunities during game

Google and Samsung grow cozier with patent deal, Motorola sale

Samsung will hold onto its TouchWiz skin, but its new Magazine UX will quickly dwindle

Twitter buys 900 IBM patents, dodging a potential infringement suit

The patents likely cover a range of software and tools of interest to Twitter

GOP presses ahead on H-1B, green cards with vague, muddy statement

House Republicans will need help from Democrats to win immigration reform

Pwn2Own hack contest puts record $645K on prize table

New grand prize of $150,000 requires researchers to deal with Microsoft's EMET anti-exploit toolkit

Presto! Want a bigger bedroom? You need a robotic house

UCLA trains architects to design buildings that move and adapt to our needs