Tag Archives: The Associated Press

Disgraced Sir Tim Hunt’s Apology on Women in Science Rings Hollow

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Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sir Tim Hunt has resigned all posts and left his legacy in disgrace after making sexist comments about relationships in science labs.The Associated Press recounts that...

Apple buying Beats for $3.2B?

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is orchestrating a $3.2 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, the headphone maker and music streaming distributor founded by hip-hop star Dr. Dre and record producer...

AP Exclusive: Man denies he’s Bitcoin founder

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man Newsweek claims is the founder of Bitcoin denied he had anything to do with the digital currency. In an exclusive two-hour interview with The Associated Press, Dorian...

Former NAACP president moves to venture capital

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Just months after stepping down as head of the nation's largest civil rights organization, former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous is changing his career from an East Coast...

AP Exclusive: Health law cybersecurity challenges

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WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Obama administration raced to meet its self-imposed deadline for online health insurance markets, security experts working for the government worried that state computer...

APNewsBreak: New gender options for Facebook users

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MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — You don't have to be just male or female on Facebook anymore. The social media giant is adding a customizable option with about 50 different terms people can use to identify...

Police: Educator in YouTube case admitted sex

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Woman who aired allegations on YouTube told police she was abused 'too many times to count' In her first police interview after a YouTube video was posted accusing her of child sex abuse, a...

US looking to stop spying on NSA spying

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AP Exclusive: US considers how to prevent spying on NSA's searches of Americans' phone records WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Obama administration considers ending the storage of millions of phone records...

Government Panel urges To End Phone Data Spying

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Government oversight panel urges end to phone data spying, records purge WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided government task force that reviewed the National Security Agency's surveillance program...