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Smartphone Video of Boxing Clash Lands Blow to Copyright

The boxing match billed as the fight of the century is over, but the battle over smartphone video streaming of the Las Vegas showdown is just beginning.

Revelations that dozens of smartphone users streamed the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather weekend fight have raised questions about how new technologies can get around copyright restrictions imposed at live venues such as sporting events and concerts.

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Facebook's Sandberg Remembers Late Husband

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg said she was devastated by the sudden death of her husband Tuesday but lucky to have known him and shared her life with him.

U.S. tech executive David Goldberg apparently died after falling on a treadmill and striking his head at an upscale resort in Mexico.

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Small Life Enhancements Come with Apple Watch

Apple Watch isn't so much a lifestyle revolution as it is a collection of small enhancements that add up.

Apple's smartwatch has a wider range of apps than rival watches from Samsung, Motorola and others. In my few weeks with one, I've been following my favorite baseball team more closely. I've walked to places without staring at a phone screen for directions. I've even stepped away from my desk more often — despite my annoyance at the watch for nagging me to move.

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Internet Company Launched by Kim Dotcom Fails to List in NZ

Internet file-storage company Mega Ltd., launched in 2013 by indicted entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, failed Wednesday in a bid to list on New Zealand's stock market.

Mega last year announced plans to list through a maneuver known as a reverse takeover.

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Google Embeds Engineers as Professors

Howard University freshman Alanna Walton knew something was different about the professor teaching her introduction to computer science course.

First, there was her name: Professor Sabrina. She was an African American woman, kept office hours until 2 a.m. if that's what it took to see everyone, and had an additional title: Google In Residence.

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Nepal Quake Highlights Everest Technology

When an avalanche thundered down Mount Everest last weekend, guides tweeted calls for help and dramatic video footage quickly went viral as trekkers accessed wifi on the roof of the world.

When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of the world's highest mountain 62 years ago, news didn't reach the outside world until four days afterwards and no photographs of Hillary were taken at the top.

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LinkedIn Joins Twitter in Post-Earnings Tumble

Dumping social media stocks that show any sign of weakness is trending on Wall Street.

Shares of LinkedIn Corp. plunged 21 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the professional networking service gave a disappointing outlook for the second quarter, weighed in large part by its pending purchase of online learning company Lynda.com.

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New Site, App, Links Celebrities, Charities and Donors

Chatting on the red carpet with Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence; recording a country song with Clint Black; working a relief mission with Patricia Arquette; receiving a serenade from Michael Bolton on a Caribbean island. These are just some of usthe WOW! moments possible for everyday donors through a new online charity service that combines star power with digital marketing savvy to contribute millions to celebrity causes worldwide.

Its name is Chideo — a mashup of the words charity and video — and it's already enlisted more than 100 VIP participants, ranging from YouTubers and sports figures to Academy Award winners like Arquette, who gave a shoutout to the effort at this year's Oscars.

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U.S. Smartphone App Sends Police Incident Videos to Lawyers

Civil rights campaigners on Thursday launched a smartphone app that can video record interactions between police and member of the public, and store them for potential use in legal action.

The free app, developed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), comes amid an upsurge in protests over a series of deaths of African Americans in custody or at the hands of white police officers.

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Dark Tattoos Daunt Apple Watch

Apple aficionados who are also fans of body art are finding out that dark tattoos can daunt the iconic company's hot new smartwatch.

An online Apple support page on Thursday warned that "ink, pattern, and saturation of some tattoos can block light from the sensor, making it difficult to get reliable readings."

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