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Obama meets with Facebook, Google, Netflix and Dropbox on privacy

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

A week before a self-imposed deadline for a review of National Security Agency programs, President Barack Obama sought Friday to assure leading Internet and tech executives that his administration is committed to protecting people's privacy.

White House harnesses power of data for new climate change initiative

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The Obama administration hopes to fight global warming with the geeky power of numbers, maps and even gaming-type simulations. The White House on Wednesday announced an initiative to provide private companies and local governments better access to already public climate…

How private tech industry buses became a symbol of the economic divide in San Francisco

By PBS News Hour

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Turns out Google’s not so hot at predicting flu cases

By Margaret Myers

It seems that Google Flu Trends, which launched to much hype in 2008, has been off the mark.

Google to expand Google Fiber technology

By Bridget Bowman

Google announced Wednesday that it plans to expand its fiber optic communication technology, known as Google Fiber, to an additional 34 cities this year.