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Last Update on February 08, 2012 08:15 GMT
IN THE NEWS: OCCUPY OAKLAND-HACKERS
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Anonymous may have struck again. The hacker group appears to have posted the addresses and other personal information of Oakland, California, city officials to the Internet. The information went up on a website attributed to the group. A note with the post expresses anger over how police have treated members of Occupy Oakland and city budget cuts that have been approved. The mayor, police chief and city council members were among those whose information was included in the posting.
IN THE NEWS: APP ECONOMY JOBS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Looking for a promising career in a down economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in the apps built for smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network. Demand for those applications has created more than 450,000 jobs in the U.S. since 2007. That's based on an analysis released by technology trade group TechNet. The estimate counts 311,000 jobs at companies making the apps and another 155,000 at local merchants that have expanded their payrolls due to a ripple effect caused by increased spending at their businesses. The study says this so-called "app economy" is in the early stages of a boom driven by the mobile computing and social networking crazes.
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Reynolds, Time Warner and CVS see 4th quarter gains
UNDATED (AP) -- Reynolds American, the nation's second-biggest tobacco company, says its fourth-quarter profits rose 16 percent as higher prices and productivity gains helped offset declining cigarette sales.
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Looking for work? There may be an app for that
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in the apps built for smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network. ...
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IN THE NEWS: OCCUPY OAKLAND-HACKERS
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Anonymous may have struck again.
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TIMES SQUARE-HEART SCULPTURE
NEW YORK (AP) -- Love has a heart beat in Times Square.
