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China tops U.S, Japan to become top patent filer

China became the world's top patent filer in 2011, surpassing the United States and Japan as it steps up innovation to improve its intellectual property rights track record, a Thomson Reuters research report showed on Wednesday.
RIM: No Truth to the Blackberry 10 Rumors

RIM Stock Advances on Acquistion Reports

There was also a report that Amazon.com Inc. considered buying Research in Motion (RIM). But RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, is said to have turned down overtures from Amazon since the company is determined to repair current shortcomings on its own, according to a report from Reuters.
The Olympus logo on its camera is seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Tokyo

Japanese Prosecutors Raid Olympus over Accounting Scandal

Japanese prosecutors raided offices of Olympus Corp and the home of a former executive Wednesday in a probe into a $1.7 billion accounting scandal that has threatened the survival of the once-proud camera and medical equipment maker.
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Mozilla Seals Search Deal With Google Until 2014

Mozilla has been a valuable partner to Google over the years and we look forward to continuing this great partnership in the years to come, said Alan Eustace, Google's Senior Vice President of Search.
Olympus Corp's digital camera is seen through a show window which bears rain drops and reflects lights from traffic at an electronic shop in Tokyo

Olympus Offices Reported Raided by Tokyo Authorities

Japanese prosecutors raided Olympus Corp units on Wednesday in connection with a huge accounting scandal that has threatened the existence of the 92-year-old maker of cameras and medical equipment, Japanese media reported.
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The new Miramax: $325 million in new business

In the year since buying the most valuable contemporary film library on the market, the new owners of Miramax have closed $325 million in new licensing agreements while resisting the urge to start making movies, according to Miramax executives.
Attorney General of California Kamala Harris attends a news conference to announce the creation of the Mortgage Fraud Strike Force in Los Angeles

California Attorney General Sues Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Tuesday sued Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after the mortgage companies' regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), tried to block subpoenas seeking mortgage information.
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Restaurant.com Crashes During $25 Gift Card for $1 Offer

The same day Restaurant.com promoted a $25 gift card for the price of $1 offer, the Web site crashed due to high traffic volume. According to the Restaurant.com Facebook page, $25 gift certificates were being sold for only $1 using the promo code Joy for this week only beginning Tuesday. However, some users experienced an error response when logging onto the Web site.
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Is Kevin Ryan, CEO of Gilt Groupe, the King of Silicon Alley?

That's what Kevin Ryan, founder and CEO of Gilt Groupe, intended to do after leading DoubleClick, the online advertising platform, to a $1.1 billion sale as CEO of the company. And in the three years following that sale, from 2005-2007, he did exactly as he'd intended. But despite Ryan's previous entrepreneurial success, he never imagined that one of the five companies he'd start would change e-commerce forever. That groundbreaking company was Gilt Groupe, a members-only website orig...

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