Tech Update: Sony to Trim 8,000 Jobs and Reduce Investment

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December 9, 2008 Tech Update

Sony to Trim 8,000 Jobs and Reduce Investment By BETTINA WASSENER Sony blamed the rapid deterioration in the global economic outlook and the strength of the Japanese currency for the cuts. Panel Presses to Bolster Security in Cyberspace By JOHN MARKOFF Government and technology experts are urging a move away from passwords and toward more secure devices. ADVERTISEMENT Microsoft Offers to Reduce Search Data in Europe By KEVIN J. O’BRIEN Microsoft said it would abide by a European privacy panel’s request to reduce the length of time it kept records of Web searches if its rivals, Yahoo and Google, did the same. Mumbai Terrorists Relied on New Technology for Attacks By JEREMY KAHN The attackers used global positioning system handsets and satellite photos, and communicated with their handlers via hard-to-trace Internet phones. Texas Instruments Lowers Earnings Forecast By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The company said fourth-quarter earnings and revenue would fall significantly below earlier forecasts, as the global market for semiconductors continues to weaken. More in Technology » More In Technology Winners of Prestigious Student Science Awards Are Named Ineffective law enforcement, bad economy fueling cybercrime Obama stimulus plan aims to boost digital economy Windows Vista SP2: Second time's the charm Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

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