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Technology Report: Apple assembly plant conditions still harsh in China-activists

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Apple assembly plant conditions still harsh in China-activists
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Working conditions at Foxconn's gargantuan Chinese factories that assemble Apple Inc's slick gadgets have barely improved despite pledges this year to halt labor violations, workers' rights activists and employees said on Thursday.
Lawmakers blast U.N. "power grab" for the Net
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Thursday said they are united when it comes to keeping the Internet free from centralized control and preventing the United Nations from gaining power over Web content and infrastructure.
Morgan Stanley's Facebook analyst: sober man in world of hype
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Scott Devitt has long stood out for being cautious in a world of Internet bulls.
After Facebook, Silicon Valley warily eyes Square
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Silicon Valley scrambles to assess the impact of the Facebook IPO mess, all eyes are on Square.
FTC picks legal sharpshooter for U.S. probe of Google
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Federal Trade Commission recently intensified its probe of Internet giant Google, it hired the high-powered Washington lawyer who helped send Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh to the death chamber.
Canada minister unaware of any foreign bid for RIM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Thursday he did not know of any request to the federal government to review a possible foreign takeover bid of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.
Energy assets in front line of cyber war
DUBAI (Reuters) - Global energy infrastructure is more vulnerable than ever in an escalating cyber war thanks to "sons of Stuxnet" electronic missiles, which can be created from the virus designed to sabotage Iran's nuclear program.
Google unveils big changes to shopping business
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc unveiled major changes to its shopping business on Thursday that will likely prove controversial in the e-commerce world.
Canada's CGI to buy Logica to create global IT firm
LONDON/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's top IT services firm, CGI Group Inc, agreed to buy larger Anglo-Dutch rival Logica Plc for $2.64 billion on Thursday, a move that more than doubles its size and helps serve multinational clients in Europe.
Megaupload lawyers move to kill U.S. internet piracy charges
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for popular file-sharing company Megaupload, accused of copyright theft and internet piracy, have moved to have the case thrown out in the United States and tens of millions of dollars of assets unfrozen, a U.S. counsel said on Thursday.
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