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DigitalGlobe unveils new tools for troops, others to use imagery

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By Andrea Shalal COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – DigitalGlobe Inc this week unveiled new Web-based tools that could help military troops, relief workers and others use its high-resolution satellite images, social media feeds and other data without needing massive bandwidth. The tools, which are in beta-testing now, give users access to complex data processing done in the cloud, including rapid analysis about everything from helicopter and paratrooper landing sites to social media usage in a specific area

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Pentagon notifying 100 U.S. troops threatened by Islamic State

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The Pentagon said on Monday it was notifying 100 U.S. troops that a group claiming ties to Islamic State militants had posted their names, addresses and photos on the Internet and was calling for American sympathizers to kill them

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Nasdaq to provide trading technology for bitcoin marketplace: WSJ

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(Reuters) – Nasdaq OMX Group Inc agreed to provide a startup the core technology to power a marketplace for trading bitcoins and related digital-currency assets, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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N.Y. man missing ahead of fraud trial over Facebook claim: lawyer

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By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – An upstate New York man, who was set to face trial in May for attempting to defraud Facebook Inc and founder Mark Zuckerberg, is missing, his lawyer said on Monday. Paul Ceglia, 41, had been required to wear an electronic bracelet before his trial. Representatives for Bharara's office and the Marshals Service did not respond to requests for comment.

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European telecoms firms call for pragmatism on net neutrality

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By Leila Abboud BARCELONA (Reuters) – Europe's two biggest telecom operators have called on regulators to be flexible and pragmatic in finalising rules to protect the openness of the Internet, to allow them to give priority to certain kinds of data traffic on their networks.

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UK needs to take urgent action over anti-Semitism, lawmakers say

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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Urgent action is needed to tackle a “disturbing” rise in anti-Semitism in Britain including measures to deal with growing “cyber hate” on social media, a group of senior lawmakers said on Monday. Last week, the body which advises Britain’s estimated 260,000 Jews on security reported that the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain had risen to a record level last year

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U.S. Central command says hack did not compromise operational military networks

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Central Command said on Monday that operational military networks were not compromised and there was “no operational impact” from a hacking incident carried out by people claiming to be sympathizers of the Islamic State militant group

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Amazon’s Golden Globes give it new credibility in Hollywood

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By Deepa Seetharaman and Piya Sinha-Roy SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc's success at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards may help it win over two key audiences: Hollywood’s A-list talent and the shopping customers the retailer wants to join its Prime membership program.

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Apparent Islamic State backers hack U.S. military Twitter feed

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By David Alexander and Jim Finkle (Reuters) – The Twitter and YouTube accounts for the U.S. military command that oversees operations in the Middle East were hacked on Monday by people claiming to be sympathetic toward the Islamic State militant group being targeted in American bombing raids

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Russia watchdog blocks web pages calling for Navalny support protest: activists

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By Andrey Kuzmin MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia's Internet watchdog is working to block social networking sites rallying support for a mass protest next month backing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, activists said on Monday. Navalny, a leader of the 2011-12 Moscow protest movement against President Vladimir Putin's rule, is facing charges of stealing 30 million roubles from two firms, between 2008 and 2012, in a case he has dismissed as politically motivated. ..