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Court approval sought for $324M settlement of tech workers anti-poaching suit Sleeping companies lose big from employee, executive fraud IT News Daily May 23, 2014 Share this email Coming soon to a fridge near you -- targeted ads Targeted advertisements are headed to smart fridges, smart thermostats and other Internet-connected devices, raising potentially new privacy issues for consumers who use those products. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Court approval sought for $324M settlement of tech workers anti-poaching suit 2. Sleeping companies lose big from employee, executive fraud 3. CoreOS Linux distro lands on the Google Cloud Platform 4. Wearable hype could slow by 2016, NPD says 5. HP reports higher profit but cuts up to 16,000 more jobs 6. BBVA in last phase of 110K seat Google Apps deployment Court approval sought for $324M settlement of tech workers anti-poaching suit Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe Systems have agreed to pay US$324.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the companies of entering into secret agreements not to hire each others' workers, according to a filing seeking preliminary approval of the settlement. READ MORE Sleeping companies lose big from employee, executive fraud Companies that fail to continually watch for employee and executive fraud typically lose 5 percent of revenues each year to insider cunning, which amounts to nearly $3.7 trillion globally, a report found. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Bromium Redefining Endpoint Security With Isolation Technology Find out how to secure your enterprise and empower your users to click on anything, anywhere without the fear of being compromised. View Now>> CoreOS Linux distro lands on the Google Cloud Platform CoreOS, a new lightweight Linux distribution customized for massive server deployments, has found a home on the Google Cloud Platform, giving organizations an easy way to test and use the software for their clusters and distributed computer programs. READ MORE Wearable hype could slow by 2016, NPD says Wearable devices are hot right now, but will slow down for a time before rebounding again, market research firm NPD is forecasting. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG TV IDG.tv is now live! Watch all the latest videos from IDG's global network of technology experts, all teed up in searchable channels with a fun, fresh look. Click to continue HP reports higher profit but cuts up to 16,000 more jobs Hewlett-Packard reported increased profits Thursday as its PC business turned in a strong quarter, but the company will slash thousands more jobs to reduce costs. READ MORE BBVA in last phase of 110K seat Google Apps deployment When Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) rolls out Google Apps to its U.S. staff this year, it will wrap up a deployment that started in 2012 for its 110,000 employees globally. READ MORE Follow IT News Share this email You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 IT News, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **