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SmartyPig named to ‘Most Brilliant Companies’ list

Entrepreneur magazine has named Des Moines-based SmartyPig LLC to its 100 Most Brilliant Companies list. SmartyPig is one of 10 companies in the “value” category.

SmartyPig is an online banking company that offers clients a …

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Oh to be young, happy and stressed out at Facebook

Facebook Inc. employees are the youngest and most satisfied, and yet the most stressed, among workers at big U.S. technology companies, Bloomberg reported.

Facebook had the lowest median age, 26, as well as the highest …

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More retail consumers go mobile

The number of consumers who use mobile devices to access content from retailers increased 74 percent to 13 million in the past year, Mobile Marketer reported.

 

Citing a new report from Millennial Media, Mobile …

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Stigma silences some cyber attack victims

Some high-tech firms may be underreportingcyber attacks such as those suffered by Sony Corp., Google Inc. and others in recent weeks, Reuters reported.

 

As companies such as defense giant Lockheed Martin Corp. also work …

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4 web-based programs small businesses can utilize


Small businesses have a variety of free or relatively inexpensive tools available online to help them plan, collaborate and keep organized. Here’s a look at four services that small companies can use to their advantage.…

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Google suspects China in attempted Gmail hacking

Suspected Chinese hackers tried to steal the passwords of hundreds of Google Inc. email account holders, including those of senior U.S. government officials, Chinese activists and journalists, Reuters reported.

Google’s claim sparked an angry response …

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Forecast: Internet, mobile device usage to explode

Internet usage is growing so rapidly that just its incremental, one-year growth between 2014 and 2015 will be equal to all of the Internet traffic recorded worldwide last year, CNN Money reported.

According to the …

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Jobs to unveil Apple iCloud; Google Chrome will stick with notebooks

CEO Steve Jobs will appear at an Apple Inc. conference next week, despite being on medical leave since January, and unveil new versions of Apple’s iOS and Mac operating system as well as a brand-new …

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Intel introduces thinner laptop as alternative to tablets

Intel Corp., the world’s largest chipmaker, is promoting a new type of thinner laptop called an ultrabook, seeing to help the personal-computer industry fend off a challenge from Apple Inc.’s iPad and other tablets, Bloomberg …

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PayPal sues Google over Wallet-related secrets

PayPal Inc., a subsidiary of eBay Inc., has accused Google Inc. and two of its employees of stealing trade secrets that may have led to the launch of Google’s new mobile payment service, CNNMoney.com reported.…