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Google Glasses Will Be Powered by Android
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8d6382ea38e830e4f3e1412743607be0
Google will start selling eyeglasses that will project information, entertainment and ads onto the lenses, but questions have been raised on how privacy will be regulated.


In Germany, a Limp Domestic Economy Stifled by Regulation
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=96a39d454ad084f451b15a91f6151277
Alongside Germany’s export success is another, creakier economy that suffers from overregulation and holds back not only the country but the rest of Europe, some economists say.


Tax Break for Manufacturers Offset Elsewhere
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=bbd7da5996270308beda7b79797769e4
The Obama administration’s proposal to extend tax breaks to manufacturers would result in other companies losing some lucrative tax benefits.


Bits Blog: Amazon Pulls Thousands of E-Books in Dispute
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0fc4c863fb0c4e8d19cd941c28dfa7ef
Amazon pulled more than 4,000 e-books distributed by the Independent Publishers Group off its site this week after it failed to exact better terms from the distributor.


Qnexa Weight-Loss Drug Wins Advisory Panel’s Support
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a697f6bade4c4aca172984ef82fd7fcc
A committee recommended that the Food and Drug Administration approve what could become the first new prescription drug to treat obesity in 13 years.


Microsoft Files Complaint Against Motorola in Europe
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=bcb21237247daf7b251b7f2240971909
The software maker ratcheted up its battle with Google, which acquired Motorola Mobility last year, by accusing the cellphone maker of charging too much for use of its patents.


Bits Blog: Apple, Google and Others in Agreement on App Privacy
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=07168fcdf3a8fd0e02a11c519c42aa97
Kamala D. Harris said the agreement will strengthen privacy protections for smartphone owners who download mobile applications by forcing developers to post conspicuous privacy policies.


DealBook: Responding to Critics, S.E.C. Defends 'No Wrongdoing' Settlements
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=52ef7730f775b578aafbaf138382081d
Mary L. Schapiro, the S.E.C.'s chairwoman, said she believed that the agency's settlement practices had a deterrent value, but that repeat offenders were a problem.


DealBook: Regulators Plan Safeguards to Prevent Another MF Global
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cccca32a49ba20596a9075e35c556317
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering policy changes that include a plan to allow customers to trade through futures brokerage firms without keeping their excess cash there.


DealBook: Amid Takeover Talks, London Metal Exchange Eyes Expansion
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=115224f859d809cb837e2f5674eb163d
As the board of the world's largest metal futures exchange prepares to meet on Thursday about eight offers, the chief executive, Martin Abbott, continues to plot the company's international expansion.


H.P. Reports Lower First-Quarter Revenue and Profit
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=879ca6e7cdfcabb3677e58adcd1aec44
The decline, in Meg Whitman’s first full quarter in charge, cut across all divisions. Dell Computer also reported lower net income.


DealBook: Iceland Indicts 2 Former Executives of Failed Bank
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b2529d2d5e94a31115a6ead2868ff994
The former chief executive and the chairman of the failed Icelandic lender Kaupthing Bank were charged with fraud and market manipulation.


Shares Close Down First Time in 4 Trading Days
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=855417ee43e76140fe6ff85a077f92d1
The decline was attributed to concern about the Greek bailout deal and a pause after the Dow broke the 13,000 barrier.


Nations Unite Against European Airline Emissions Law
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b55b006cb464345a53e307d7d9ae8d6a
More than 20 nations agreed on Wednesday to coordinate retaliatory measures to protest a European Union law requiring airlines to offset their greenhouse gas emissions.


T-Mobile Files Request to Block Verizon’s Planned Spectrum Deal
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d70ec341e1515f097e1e09209a3fc175
In its filing, T-Mobile, the No. 4 cellphone carrier, told the F.C.C. that Verizon’s acquisition from cable companies would place an “excessive concentration” of wireless spectrum in Verizon’s hands.


State of the Art: OnLive Desktop Plus Puts Windows 7 on the iPad in Blazing Speed - State of the Art
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a2a0ff4db6dbcac187a112516560ae73
The fastest high-speed Internet service is courtesy of OnLive Desktop Plus. The “plus” is a 1-gigabit-a-second Net connection with the ability to view Flash videos on your iPad.


The Trade: The Volcker Rule, Made Bloated and Weak
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=39f8850e56fe9e404c99e4635677de6d
Bank lobbyists could not kill the Volcker Rule, so they got Congress and regulators to render it hopelessly vague and complex.


Deal Professor: Under Volcker, Old Dividing Line in Banks May Return
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6da28cce5582321d7523119e8d313fc8
The Volcker Rule may create a divided world where the old investment banks are challenged by upstarts not limited by the rule.


Monitoring Your Health With Mobile Devices
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Smartphones may some day help people take better control of their health by tracking it with increasing precision and convenience.


App Smart: A Review of Ringer, Ringdroid, Ringtone Maker and Ringtone Studio
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cc6dff2afead1c654e9f43ef346d257c
A selection of smartphone apps allow users to create their own ringtones.


Economix Blog: Casey B. Mulligan: The Safety Net Isn't Free
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=1ae5ae415ab0822bd724fb5b73a6680c
It's all too easy to forget to calculate the impact of the cost of the safety net on the taxpayers who pay for it, an economist writes.


You’re the Boss Blog: How Small Businesses Are Coping With Health Insurance
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b07525470c5a3daf8ff68998865d146a
What percentage of employee health insurance premiums does your company pay?


Green Column: Trade Battles Buffet Europe’s Green Efforts
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=22c96f5424ea51156c742f8bcfcbd96b
Already reeling from economic crises, environmental measures in the European Union are prompting disputes over fuel sources, airliners’ emissions and solar subsidies.


Bits Blog: Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year's End
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=bb221e23a5f15e2e883db397807de557
Google is currently making a pair of glasses that will be able to stream information to the wearer’s eyes in real time.


BUSINESS: Business Day Live | February 22, 2012
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=fa0da2ed325c0944857e99e33ad61c32
President Obama to ask for corporate tax cut; Inquiry focuses on bank overdraft fees; Greek crisis puts a feared financial instrument back in the spotlight.


source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=21ea2cea94b9f7d8bdb3bd9d9686ee02
Articles in this series are examining challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries.


BUSINESS: House Advantage: The Sure Thing
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=086c432fe886aed6226798b0a2d6ea68
An animated explanation of how banks use securities lending to make a profit, while their customers cover the losses.