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Study: DNA websites cast broad net for identifying people
About 60 percent of the U.S. population with European heritage may be identifiable from their DNA by searching consumer websites, even if they've never made their own genetic information available, a study estimates.
New Maryland website hosts workforce development resources
A new state website aims to connect employers in Maryland with workforce development resources.
Websites to help businesses catch up on Maryland filings, sans paper
Updates to websites of the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation will help business owners catch up on missed filings and bring their businesses into good standing.
Md. bill for travel websites could be headed for veto override
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Senate president said Monday he’s confident Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill designed to ensure that third-party travel websites pay all of the state’s sales tax […]
Hesse, Getka, Biser and Cannon join Planit
Erin Hesse has joined Planit as an associate account executive. She began with the company as an intern in January. Hesse will support the account team on clients that include […]
Disney to banish junk-food ads from kid shows
NEW YORK — Disney says its programming will no longer be sponsored by junk food. The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it will become the first major media company […]
Bill seeks to make websites accessible to hearing-and visually-impaired
ANNAPOLIS — Civil-rights and business groups battled Wednesday over legislation that would require many restaurants, theaters and other entities in Maryland to make their websites accessible to the hearing- and […]
Feds seize 150 websites in counterfeit crackdown
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities have shut down 150 websites accused of selling knock-off or pirated merchandise to unsuspecting online bargain hunters. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton and Assistant […]
The newest deal for Baltimore – Google Offers
The latest entrant in the deal-of-the-day websites targeting Baltimore kicked off today in the form of Google Offers. The search giant, which had tried to buy Groupon, launched its beta […]
Amazon apologizes for server outage, offers credit
NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. apologized Friday for a data-center outage that brought down major websites including Foursquare and Reddit and offered Web services customers a 10-day credit. The company […]
Google tweaks search to punish ‘low-quality’ sites
NEW YORK — Google says it has tweaked the formulas steering its Internet search engine to take the rubbish out of its results. The overhaul is designed to lower the […]
Business software battle begins between makers Oracle, SAP
OAKLAND, Calif. — A battle between two of the world’s biggest makers of business software hinges on the value of a trove of millions of stolen customer-support documents. In its […]
