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IT workers replaced by foreign labor may regain federal benefit

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June 24, 2015

IT workers replaced by foreign labor may regain federal benefit

As Southern California Edison began replacing its IT workers with foreign labor, several IT employees asked the U.S. government for help. They submitted an application for Trade Adjustment Assistance, and explained why they believe trade played a role in their job loss. READ MORE

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1. Video: Tour the three No. 1 Best Places

2. Amazon, eBay, Etsy to remove Confederate flag merchandise

3. Community solar farms to grow 500% this year

4. US visa system back online after major outage

5. Google wristband could give doctors constant stream of patient data

6. Adobe patches zero-day Flash Player flaw used in targeted attacks

7. Man sentenced for powerful Blackshades malware

8. Samsung teams with Red Hat to build enterprise apps

9. IBM, Box partner on cloud analytics technologies

10. Qualcomm partners with large Chinese foundry on chips

11. ITblogwatch: Yes! Jailbreak iOS 8.3 / 8.2 on iPhone and iPad -- untethered (TaiG team to the rescue)

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Amazon, eBay, Etsy to remove Confederate flag merchandise

Amazon, eBay, Etsy and Google Shopping have joined big retailers in removing Confederate flags and related items from their sites, in moves responding to increased vitriol over the symbol after a shooting last week at an African-American church in South Carolina. READ MORE

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US visa system back online after major outage

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Adobe patches zero-day Flash Player flaw used in targeted attacks

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Man sentenced for powerful Blackshades malware

The creator of a tool that was used to steal data from a half-million computers will go to prison for close to five years, the U.S. Department of Justice said. READ MORE

Samsung teams with Red Hat to build enterprise apps

Samsung is partnering with Red Hat to build mobile apps for business users in a deal that recalls Apple's tie-up with IBM this time last year. READ MORE

IBM, Box partner on cloud analytics technologies

IBM and online storage firm Box have formed a wide-ranging cloud technologies partnership that will allow Box users to apply Watson Analytics know-how to their content while IBM customers can use Box's content collaboration platform. READ MORE

Qualcomm partners with large Chinese foundry on chips

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ITblogwatch: Yes! Jailbreak iOS 8.3 / 8.2 on iPhone and iPad -- untethered (TaiG team to the rescue)

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