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Whistleblowing at the Workplace in Germany

December 9, 2013

(c) pronlinenews.com Whistleblowing is the exposure of misconduct, alleged dishonest or illegal behaviour occuring in an organization. Edward Snowden, a computer analyst whistleblower, revealed secret NSA documents about the surveillance of communications around the world. Snowden is prosecuted by the American authorities for theft of government property and unauthorized communication of national defense information. However,…

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Patent war: “Rockstar” sues Google

December 9, 2013

In 2009, the Canada based company Nortel went bankrupt and therefore sold more than 6000 patents covering wireless innovations and technologies in 2011. Google and a group of other interested parties were trying to get the patents. In the end, “Rockstar Bidco”, consisting of Microsoft, Apple, Blackberry, Ericcson and Sony got the patents with a…

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Ex-Maxwell official criminally charged under FCPA

November 25, 2013

(c) theheraldghana.com Maxwell Technologies S.A. is a Swiss subsidiary of a U.S. company which is developing, manufacturing and marketing energy storage and power delivery solutions for different kinds of areas. Alain Riedo, a Swiss citizen and the former general manager, was criminally charged by U.S. prosecutors with violating anti-bribary and falsifying company records. The Foreign…

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U.S. Supreme Court will review details of EPA’s climate rules

November 14, 2013

(c) inhabitat.com The Supreme Court will review some details of the Environmental Protection Agency’s early efforts to regulate greenhouse gases. The question is, whether the EPA has exceeded its power concerning the latest climate rules. States and industry groups challenged these regulations. In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA was responsible for regulations…

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Ticketed for driving with Google Glass

November 14, 2013

(c)techcrunch.com A woman in California received a traffic ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving. The California law wants to prevent people from driving while watching television or be distracted by similar monitors. However, Cecilia Abadie is not willing to accept this punishment. She is of the opinion that Google Glass cannot be more distracting…

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RapidMiner: Headquarters from Dortmund to Boston

November 6, 2013

(c)rapidminer.com German-founded company RapidMiner has moved its Headquarters from Dortmund to Boston and raised a $5M Series A round. RapidMiner was founded in Dortmund and will maintain an R&D office there. RapidMiner provides software, solutions, and services in the fields of predictive analytics, data mining, and text mining. Their technology allows companies to use previously…

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USA Flights – Passengers may use Laptos during Takeoff and Landing

November 6, 2013

(c) www.onlinekosten.de Experts agree: switched-on mobile phones do not affect the technology of airplanes anymore. The US Federal Aviation Administration now permits the use of electronic devices during takeoffs and landings, starting by the end of the year. It remains prohibited to talk on the phone during flights or to surf in the internet via…

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Death of co-conspirator has no effects on claim

November 6, 2013

(c) freedigitalphotos.net The case: Koch Measurement Devices, Inc. is a Wilmington-based subsidiary of a German glass conglomerate. They distribute high-end glass beer growlers imported by the German company Wassermann. Koch’s principal shareholders are Karl Koch Thermometerfabrik Verwaltungs GmbH (75 %) and Defendant Kenneth Armke II (25 %). Armke was the only employee of the subsidiary…

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4 risky places to swipe your debit card

October 24, 2013

Did you know that you may give a thief direct access to your checking account just by regularly using your debit card? Debit cards may look identical to credit cards, but have one key difference. With credit cards you can simply decline the charges and not pay the bill. Debit cards draw money directly from…

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Upcoming ban on recyclables in roll-out garbage bins in Charlotte?

October 7, 2013

(c) recommunity.com Sorting trash for recycling still is a rarity. The green recycling bins can be found all-around, on public placed and in private backyards. All garbage items put into the gray garbage carts will end up in landfills. Throwing away recyclable items into ordinary garbage bins means throwing away valuable resources and future products.…

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