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First there was the Stuxnet computer virus that wreaked havoc on Iran's nuclear program. Now comes Duqu, which researchers on Tuesday said appears to be quite similar.

Samsung Electronics Co. and Google Inc. on Wednesday confirmed that the Galaxy Nexus will be released in November in the United States, Europe and Asia. The Galaxy Nexus is the first device that will be powered by the newest version of Android operating system called Ice cream sandwich.

U.S. stocks resumed their rally after hopes of a big bailout for the Eurozone were rekindled.

The PlayStation Vita release date and specs have been revealed. Sony's highly-anticipated next-gen portable console will be hitting stores in North America, Latin America and Europe on Feb. 22, 2012, according to SCEA's CEO and President Jack Tretton at the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday.

Sony Corp said on Wednesday it would launch its new handheld games device, the PlayStation Vita, on February 22 in the United States and Europe.

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee The U.S. economy is unlikely to slip back into recession, and an improvement in recent indicators has been encouraging, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Tuesday.

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee The U.S. economy is unlikely to slip back into recession, and an improvement in recent indicators has been encouraging, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Tuesday.

U.S. bank executives are eager to buy back their stocks at depressed prices, but regulators appear to be reining them in, showing a clear disagreement over how risky the financial world is today and how much banks need to conserve capital.

The 2011 Orionid meteor shower, litter that's left behind by Halley's comet, is coming and is expected to peak before dawn on Friday.

The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel Dr. Doom Roubini.

Intel Corp forecast quarterly revenue above Wall Street's expectations, defying concerns that the growing popularity of tablets and a shaky economy are eating into demand for personal computers.

After decades at the center of the media world, including jobs as Newsweek's editor-in-chief and his current position as CNN's managing editor, there was still one topic Mark Whitaker never covered: his own life.

IndyCar will get help with its investigation of the crash that killed Dan Wheldon from Formula One's governing body, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and the Automobile Competition Committee of the United States, an umbrella organization of auto racing sanctioning bodies in the United States.

The United States is still crafting a legal framework to guide any offensive moves in cyberspace, months after the Pentagon unveiled a broad cyber strategy, the head of the military command responsible for such operations said on Tuesday.

Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday that France and Germany had agreed to boost a euro zone financial rescue fund to two trillion euros ($2.76 trillion), pushing U.S. stocks and the euro higher despite doubts about whether there was such an agreement.

Following an e-mail from the Obama for America campaign offering a unique approach to fundraising, many Democrat supporters are turning Tuesday night's GOP debate into a drinking game.

Apple Inc plans to shutter U.S. retail stores for several hours on Wednesday so employees can take part in a company-wide celebration of co-founder Steve Jobs' life, a person familiar with the celebration said.

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee The U.S. economy is unlikely to slip back into recession, and an improvement in recent indicators has been encouraging, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Tuesday.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc's bonuses are set to drop at least 20 percent this year and experts warn plunging revenue could push pay for the year even lower.

The Femme Fatale pop star dropped her latest video Monday night, according to the singer's Twitter account.

U.S. stocks soared on upbeat earnings from big banks and a report that Germany and France will endorse a gigantic bailout package for the Eurozone.