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Google launches tool to manage 'digital afterlife'
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- Published on 04/11/2013 - 1:35 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — Google has launched a tool that lets users decide what happens with their email, Google Plus and other accounts after they die — or become inactive online for any other reason.
MLB chief rebuffs mayor's request over Oakland A's
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- Published on 04/11/2013 - 1:32 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed will not be sitting down with Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to discuss the Oakland A's pursuit of a San Jose ballpark.
Google to invest $390m in data center in Belgium
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- Published on 04/10/2013 - 1:54 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — Internet search giant Google says it is investing 300 million euros ($390 million) to expand its continental European data center.
China and California sign deal to boost investment
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- Published on 04/10/2013 - 1:49 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — California and China signed an agreement Wednesday to look for ways to boost trade and investment, even as Gov. Jerry Brown acknowledged the state's reputation for red tape and its limited willingness to offer tax incentives.
Calif. official: Bay Bridge fix could take weeks
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- Published on 04/10/2013 - 1:36 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — A California transportation official says it could take weeks or even months to find a solution for bolts that snapped on the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
Virginia, Utah mount joint raid on Calif jobs
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- Published on 04/09/2013 - 1:53 pm
- Written by MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press
(AP) — California sends tomorrow's technology, Hollywood blockbusters and terrific pinot noir to the world. Now, the governors of Utah and Virginia want the Golden State to export more of something else: Jobs.
Calif. tax bill seeks to punish Scouts for gay ban
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- Published on 04/09/2013 - 1:49 pm
- Written by LISA LEFF,Associated Press
(AP) — California lawmakers are considering taking some tax exemptions away from youth groups that do not accept gay, transgender or atheist members — a move intended to pressure the Boy Scouts of America to lift its ban on gay Scouts and troop leaders.
Microsoft assault on Google shows industry shift
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- Published on 04/09/2013 - 1:47 pm
- Written by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer
(AP) — Microsoft is skewering Google again with ads and regulatory bashing that say as much about the dramatic shift in the technology industry's competitive landscape as they do about the animosity between the two rivals.
Calif's 4 a.m. last call bill already fuels debate
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- Published on 04/09/2013 - 10:22 am
- Written by TERRY COLLINS, Associated Press
(AP) — The last call for drinks is 2 a.m. in California, but one lawmaker believes that's just too early to set down the shot glasses and beer steins.
Calif. governor looks to China for investments
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- Published on 04/08/2013 - 2:04 pm
- Written by Juliet Williams, AP Writer
(AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown has designs on building some of the most expensive public works projects in the nation and wants to keep the state moving forward in its slow recovery from the recession.
