News tagged with security wall

Facebook stocks up for Google fight

As Facebook and Google jockey for dominance of the Web, the social networking titan's $5 billion stock offering will give it a hefty warchest for the ongoing fight, analysts said.

Technology / Business

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Long-awaited Facebook IPO looms in New Year

Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has deflected talk of going public for years but it looks like it is finally going to happen in 2012.

Technology / Business

created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Chinese hacked into US Chamber: report

A Chinese group has hacked into America's largest business lobbying organization, compromising all data on its servers and information about its three million members, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Kodak hopes to sell online photo-sharing unit: report

Iconic US camera maker Eastman Kodak is seeking to sell its online photo sharing website as the company teeters on the verge of bankruptcy, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Technology / Business

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alibaba chief 'interested' in buying Yahoo!

The head of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba is "interested" in buying Yahoo! and has been approached by private equity firms and other groups about doing a deal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Technology / Business

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Report: Groupon may delay IPO

Groupon Inc. may delay its plans to go public due to concerns about the stock market's stability, according to a report.

Technology / Business

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lascaux's 18,000 year-old cave art under threat

They call her the Old Lady, for she is some 18,000 years old and frail, which is why she is protected by steel doors, security cameras and the gentlest nurturing the 21st century has to offer.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US reaches plea deal with NSA spy whistle-blower

An ex-senior official in the top secret US National Security Agency will plead guilty to exceeding authorized use of a computer in a classified information leak case, court papers showed Thursday.

Technology / Other

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

RSA Security offers to replace SecurID tokens: WSJ

US computer security titan RSA Security is offering to replace the SecurID tokens used by millions of corporate workers to securely log on to their computers, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Former physicist investigates May 6 flash crash

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since the "flash crash" of May 6, 2010, investors have been wondering exactly what happened that Friday afternoon. As stock markets were trending down due to concern about the debt crisis ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 13 | with audio podcast weblog

US-Mexico border wall could threaten wildlife species

A 700-mile security wall under construction along the United States' border with Mexico could significantly alter the movement and "connectivity" of wildlife, biologists say, and the animals' potential isolation is a threat ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Business 101: Must Apple discuss CEO Jobs' health?

(AP) -- This week, Apple Inc. wasn't shy about touting the sales of its latest mobile device. But the company didn't say anything confirming reports from over the weekend that co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs had a liver transplant ...

Technology / Business

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