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Fred the Baker in Dunkin Donuts commercial.

‘Time to make the donuts’ ads won’t return

NEW YORK (AP) – Don’t expect to see Dunkin’ Donuts revive its famous ” Time to make the donuts” ad campaign anytime soon. Paul Carbone, chief financial officer for Dunkin Brands Group Inc., said at […]

14 hours ago

Yahoo discloses number of US govt data requests

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Yahoo is the latest company to disclose how many requests for user data it has received from U.S. government agencies, putting the number between 12,000 and 13,000 in the six months […]

19 hours ago

Kraft Foods' Zesty Guy campaign. (Photo credit: Kraft)

Zesty man over the top for One Million Moms

Kraft Foods’ new “Let’s Get Zesty” campaign features a naked male model partially covered to promote the brand’s Italian Zesty Dressing. The two-page spread in People Magazine among other places raised the ire of the […]

2013/06/14

James Clapper Jr., US Director of National Intelligence (AP Photo)

What’s the problem with PRISM?

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the federal government went looking for phone numbers tied to terrorists, it grabbed the records of just about everyone in America. Why every phone number? “Well, you have to start someplace,” […]

2013/06/10

Global netizens see worrying trend in US spying

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Revelations that the U.S. government has been snooping on Internet users worldwide failed to shock global netizens, who say they’ve already given up on expectations of online privacy in the face […]

2013/06/08

Aerial view of the US National Security Agency Utah Data Center, Bluffdale, Utah. (AP Photo)

Where your online data gets stored

(The Associated Press) – Internet companies such as Apple, Facebook and Google have vast amounts of data on you. These include the photos and video you share, the email you send and receive and the […]

2013/06/07

Is Big Data turning government into ‘Big Brother?’

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking companies and terrorist-hunting government […]

2013/06/07

‘Lean In’ back at No. 1 on NYT best-seller list

NEW YORK (AP) — Caps and gowns are in fashion right now, and so, apparently, are copies of “Lean In” as a graduation gift. Sheryl Sandberg’s manifesto for women in the workplace will again top […]

2013/06/06

Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn (l-r) in scene from movie "The Internship." (20th Century Fox / AP Photo)

Movies with corporate America in starring roles

(The Associated Press) – Over the years, corporate America has appeared in numerous movies. In some cases, characters work for real-life companies. In other cases, movies are based on real-life events — sometimes without the […]

2013/06/04

Mogul to pay $2.5M in settlement

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook billionaire Sean Parker’s lavish, $10-million Big Sur wedding just got even more expensive. The California Coastal Commission and Parker on Monday said they have reached a $2.5 million settlement to […]

2013/06/03

Chris P. Bacon, the potbellied pig with it's wheelchair. (Chris P. Bacon photo via Facebook)

Pig using wheelchair becomes an inspiration

SUMTERVILLE, Fla. (AP) — In many circumstances, a piglet without the use of its hind legs would be put down. But Chris P. Bacon’s unusual condition has made him an international star and an inspiration […]

2013/05/31

Maine teens wary of social media after homicide

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The death of a 15-year-old Maine girl allegedly killed in a bizarre kidnapping plot involving a fake Facebook profile has prompted some of her classmates to scale back their social media […]

2013/05/30

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