TECHNOLOGY NEWS TODAY

• Bank of America CEO candidate under scrutiny: report

  Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 8:41 am ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp's Chief Risk Officer Greg Curl is under scrutiny by New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo's office in connection with the probe of the bank's merger with Merrill Lynch, the New York Times reported. Full Story »

• Posting Pics Online? What Your Photos Say About You

  LiveScience.com – Mon Nov 9, 11:23 am ET

  Those photos you post on Facebook could paint an accurate picture of your personality, new research on first impressions suggests. Full Story »

• Stock market drops as dollar strengthens

  AP – Tue Dec 8, 6:06 pm ET
  AP

  NEW YORK - Investors sought safety Tuesday as concerns about spiraling debt loads and disappointing corporate reports tarnished hopes for an economic recovery. Full Story »

• GM in talks on partial Saab sale to BAIC: sources

  Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 12:54 am ET
  Reuters

  NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co is talking to BAIC, China's fifth largest car maker, about a partial sale of assets associated with its Saab brand, including tooling and technology, two people with direct knowledge of the discussions said. Full Story »

• Tesco sales towards bottom end of forecasts

  Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 5:35 am ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - Tesco Plc, the world's No.3 retailer, posted quarterly sales growth toward the bottom end of forecasts, held back by a drop in food price inflation, but said a gradual consumer recovery remained on track. Full Story »

• You've Got Freedom: AOL ends ties with Time Warner

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 10:28 am ET
  AP

  SAN FRANCISCO - AOL is shaking loose from Time Warner Inc. and heading into the next decade the way it began this one, as an independent company. Unlike the 1990s, though, when AOL got rich selling dial-up Internet access, it starts the 2010s as an underdog, trying to beef up its Web sites and grab more advertising revenue. Full Story »

• European stocks drop in morning trade

  AFP – Tue Dec 8, 7:00 am ET
  AFP/File

  LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets fell on Tuesday as the strength of US recovery was downplayed and after Tokyo's benchmark shares index closes lower for the first time in seven sessions. Full Story »

• US Govt: Zhu Zhu Pets don't violate toy safety law

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 9:18 pm ET
  AP

  LOS ANGELES - Zhu Zhu Pets — one of the holiday season's hottest toy crazes — do not violate safety standards, federal toy regulators said Monday after a consumer group raised concerns over the presence of a heavy metal on one model. Full Story »

• Stocks fall on economy, deficit fears

  AP – Tue Dec 8, 12:16 pm ET
  Reuters

  LONDON - European and U.S. stock markets fell sharply Tuesday after worse than expected German industrial production data and a warning from a leading credit ratings agency that the U.S. government needs to get its public finances in shape soon. Full Story »

• Powerboat jets off to harass Japanese whalers

  AFP – Tue Dec 8, 2:45 am ET
  AFP/File

  SYDNEY (AFP) - A space-age powerboat which holds the round-the-world record sped off from Australia on Tuesday on a mission to harass Japanese whaling ships in Antarctic seas. Full Story »

• Tibetans come to climate talks to plead for action

  AFP – Tue Dec 8, 6:56 am ET
  AFP/File

  COPENHAGEN (AFP) - An unofficial delegation of Tibetans, the first to attend UN climate talks, said Tuesday that global warming and China's environmental policies threatened Himalayan glaciers providing water to more than a billion Asians. Full Story »

• Dubai "needs more time"; investor confidence hit

  Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 6:40 am ET

  DUBAI (Reuters) - Investor confidence in Dubai took a fresh knock on Tuesday as its leaders dithered over a rescue for debt-laden company Dubai World and ratings agency Moody's slapped a downgrade on government-related debt. Full Story »

• Mystery of Changing Star Brightness Deepens

  SPACE.com – Mon Dec 7, 11:46 am ET

  Unusual fluctuations in the brightness of older sun-like stars have long mystified astronomers, and new, detailed observations of the phenomenon have only deepened the mystery. Full Story »

• China Mobile, RIM to offer BlackBerry to China consumer

  Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 6:44 am ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China Mobile (0941.HK) and Research in Motion will offer BlackBerry handsets and Internet service to consumers as well as smaller firms in China, the two firms said on Tuesday.