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Gold Off after ECB Leaves Interest Rate Alone

Gold fell in choppy trade on Thursday after the European Central Bank held off flagging an imminent cut in interest rates, deflating an earlier rally in assets seen as higher risk, such as equities and the euro.
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IBM buys Q1 Labs to expand in security software

IBM Corp will buy security software provider Q1 Labs as it looks to expand in a market which has seen recent high-profile cyber attacks on victims from Sony Corp <6758.T> to the British police.
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Banks losing ground on card security

U.S. banks are losing ground in the battle to combat credit and debit card fraud, a new report shows, underscoring the growing threat thieves and hackers pose for the financial system.
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Lawmaker says China engages in cyber spying

The chairman of the House of Representatives intelligence committee on Tuesday accused China of widespread cyber economic espionage and said many U.S. firms were afraid to come forward for fear their computers would be the targets of even more attacks.
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IBM to buy private security software firm

International Business Machines Corp said it plans to buy privately-held security intelligence software provider Q1 Labs for an undisclosed sum as it looks to boost its security portfolio.
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Are HTC Phones Invading Our Privacy?

Some Android phones are believed to allow internet applications to access a user's information, such as their location or text messages. Who is at risk?
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Gold Gets Biggest One-Day Gain in a Month

Gold rose 1.6 percent on Monday, its biggest one-day gain in a month, as bullion resumed its role as a haven from turmoil following its worst monthly loss since the financial crisis in 2008.
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Facebook's Recent Changes: Playing With Your Online Reputation?

Online social networking giant Facebook has recently introduced a lot of changes in the way that its Web site operates and interacts with users. All of us have noticed it. The changes have supposedly been made to allow the site to be more interesting and user-friendly. The question, however, is whether Facebook may have gone a step too far.
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Casey Anthony's Controversial Jail Video Released by Judge (Video)

A video of Casey Anthony that was recorded at the Orange County, Fla., Jail in December 2008 has been released after a Florida Judge ruled on Friday that the video that was sealed because it was considered inflammatory be released to the public. The decision was given out two days after hearing.
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Central Banks' Gold Buying Helps Lift Gold Prices

Central banks' gold buying is lifting the price of the precious metal in a trend that analysts expect to continue even if widespread predictions of a price rise to $2,000 by year-end comes true.
Governor of Baja California Guadalupe Osuna Millan (L) addresses the audience next to Governor of New Mexico Susana Martinez (C) and Governor of Sonora Guillermo Padres Elias at the annual conference of regional leaders from both sides of the border in So

U.S.-Mexico Border Governors Sign Crime-Fighting Pact

Governors along the U.S.-Mexico border agreed on Thursday to examine how to create shared databases where they can swap DNA and other biometric information on criminals in an effort to curb the flow of guns and drugs between the two countries.

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