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Germany has joined the fray to challenge the Facebook facial recognition feature on privacy concerns.

Johannes Caspar, data protection supervisor in Hamburg, Germany, has asked Facebook to stop running its facial recognition feature on German users and to delete their biometric data, reported UK paper Guardian.

The global economy is more sluggish than first thought, government bonds offer no real return, gold is super expensive and stock markets sell off at the slightest setback.

The success of the Android OS has inspired ?a hostile, organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged through bogus patents,? wrote David Drummond, Google?s Chief Legal Officer, in a blog post.

Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon showed up and gave support at a rally for teachers? rights in Washington D.C on Saturday. Damon flew in from Vancouver over night, where he is shooting for his upcoming movie Elysium.

"I am convinced that every company in every conceivable industry with significant size and valuable intellectual property and trade secrets has been compromised (or will be shortly)," said Dmitri Alperovitch of McAfee in a blog post.

Malware threats to the Android OS are "increasing in prevalence and sophistication," said lookout Mobile Security, which just released its 2011 Mobile Threat Report.

Borderlands 2 has been announced by 2K Games and Gearbox Software. It is currently in development and will be released some time after April 1, 2012.

The world's economy moved closer to stagnation last month as firms in Asia and Europe reined back in the face of an ongoing debt crisis and signs of a new U.S. slowdown, business surveys showed on Wednesday.

A previously submerged Space Shuttle Columbia debris was found in a Texas lake on Monday.

NBA star Kevin Durant dropped 66 points at legendary playground Rucker Park on Monday night, including going 9 of 13 from the three point line, reported CBS News.

Police in Texas have found a round object, about 4 feet in diameter, that belonged to Space Shuttle Columbia, which broke into pieces over the Texas skies on February 1, 2003.

Blizzard is breaking grounds by introducing a real-world currency auction house in Diablo 3. That is, players will be able to sell weapons, armor, and runes they obtain in the Diablo 3 game for real-world currency (e.g. U.S. dollar, euro).

Blizzard is expected to release its beta version of Diablo 3 later this year. Meanwhile, it has opened up registrations for beta testers.

Twitter just received 'a significant round of funding,' stated the company's blog.

Glencore , the world's largest diversified commodities trader, has booked a supertanker to store part of the nearly four million barrels of gas oil it purchased in July, industry sources said on Monday.

Money market funds face uncharted waters if a debt deal is not reached soon in Washington, but Joe Morgan is not ready to abandon ship.

The FBI and multiple state police forces are looking for Celina Cass, the 11-year-old 5th grader who disappeared a little over 6 days ago.

President Obama and House Majority Leader John Boehner have agreed to a deal to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending by $1 trillion over the next 10 years.

The leaders of America have announced a deal to raise the debt ceiling, cut spending by $1 trillion in the next 10 years, and avert a government default come August 2.

President Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, and Democratic lawmakers struck a deal and averted a government default come August 2. The deal will cut $1 trillion in spending over 10 years, announced Obama, reported Reuters.

The search for Celina Cass, the missing 11-year-old New Hampshire girl, is intensifying after nearly 6 entire days since she was last seen.

Google recently boosted its patent war chest with a purchase of 1,029 IBM patents. The sale was first reported by blog SEO by the Sea. It was subsequently confirmed by Google on Friday.

AT&T announced on Friday that it will throttle heavy users on its unlimited data plan starting Oct. 1.

On Saturday 1:30 a.m. local time, an airplane landed on a runway in a Guyana airport, slid off the path, and broke into two parts in a bizarre accident that left 30 people injured, reported ABC News.

Google just quietly bought 1,029 IBM patents. Blog SEO by the Sea first reported the news. A Google spokesperson subsequently confirmed the purchase via an emailed statement.

A drunk Mississippi man reportedly let his 8-year-old son drive on a Louisiana highway, reported the Associated Press.

Google just bought 1,029 patents from IBM. Blog SEO by the Sea first reported the news. Google subsequently confirmed the news on Friday.

Apple's iPhone 4 is over one year old, which is ancient in the technology world. Still, even with this 'old' product, Apple is dominating the smartphone industry.