SAN FRANCISCO — Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe Systems agreed to settle a lawsuit on behalf of more than 64,000 technical employees who claimed their incomes were held down by the companies’ agreements not to recruit one another’s workers. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed in a court filing by lawyers on both sides announcing […]
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Google plans to put sails on its California barge
SAN FRANCISCO — Google plans to include a dozen or so massive sails on its four-story barge under construction in the heart of the San Francisco Bay, creating a floating artistic structure the Internet giant promises will “stand out,” a newspaper reported Friday. After weeks of speculation that barge would be “a party boat,” a […]
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Google says barge will be an interactive learning space
Internet giant Google says it is exploring using a large barge as an interactive learning center. A statement released Wednesday from Google’s press center may help end weeks of speculation about the purpose of structures on two barges, one being built in the San Francisco Bay, another off Portland. The press statement reads: “Google Barge […]
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NSA copies data flowing to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide
The National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, according to documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and interviews with knowledgeable officials. By tapping those links, the agency has positioned itself to collect at will from among hundreds of millions […]
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Mills joins 22 other states in letter to Google
AUGUSTA — Maine’s attorney general is urging Google to put in place more and better transparency and privacy controls. Janet Mills joined 22 other state’s attorneys general in a letter to Google CEO Larry Page this week that says they will be monitoring Google’s activities related to consumer privacy. In the letter, the attorneys general […]