Smart devices prey to hackers

An unprecedented boom in wearable technology and smart homes will make 2015 a year of huge rewards for American consumers — and terrifying opportunities for hackers. Did you think North Korea's hack into Sony Pictures was bad? Try a hack of your insulin...

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Report: Yahoo pursued Scripps Networks acquisition

Yahoo engaged Scripps Networks Interactive last year about a possible acquisition, according to a report Thursday in Business Insider. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is interested in potentially taking the riches her company reaped from the Alibaba IPO and...

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GM recalls 92K trucks, SUVs for ignition lock defect

DETROIT — General Motors is recalling 92,221 full-size trucks and SUVs for a defect in ignition lock systems that can cause safety problems in hot conditions. Thursday's recall covers certain 2011-2012-models and certain 2007-2014-models that were repaired...

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Hot Property: In 2015, new digs on the block

What we will see in Greater Boston residential real estate this year will be a lot like what we saw last year. Another big wave of high-end apartment complexes will open between winter and spring, including 315 apartments at the Ink Block in the South...

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Hyundai, Kia brace for weakest growth in a decade

SEOUL, South Korea — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. are forecasting their weakest growth in yearly car sales in more than a decade as competition intensifies and the global economy slows. Hyundai Motor Group, the world's fifth...

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State clears dispensary to grow, sell medical pot in Salem

A Massachusetts company will begin growing cannabis and selling medical marijuana from a Salem dispensary, thanks to the first certificate of registration issued by the state. The state Department of Public Health yesterday announced the clearance for...

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US stocks post sixth straight year of gains

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks ended a strong 2014 with moderate declines Wednesday. Even with the losses, the Standard & Poor's 500 index finished the year up 11.4 percent, or 13.7 percent when dividends are included. It was the sixth straight year of...

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Hasbro to replace penis-shaped Play-Doh toy

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It was an embarrassing Christmas for Nivea Cabrera after she was accused by her fiance's mother of letting her 5-year-old granddaughter play with a sex toy. A mortified Carbrera asked the child where she got the penis-shaped plastic...

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Sony hack hits actors in Boston

The massive Sony hack that has spurred an FBI investigation and nearly canceled the rollout of "The Interview" is hitting home with Boston actors who this week received a letter from Sony stating they may be vulnerable to identity theft. "When I received...

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Business leaders bullish on 2015

After a year of strong economic growth in Boston, local business leaders tell the Herald they predict booming startups, cheap gas and steady development in 2015. Here are their forecasts: Robby Bitting, marketing director at MassChallenge, on Boston...

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5 things to know: Obama health law again in play

WASHINGTON — New episodes in the nation's long-running political drama over health care are coming via your news feed in 2015. The fate of President Barack Obama's health care law again hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court weighs another legal...

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Apple devices dominate at christmas

The holidays were filled with a lot of Apples lighting up for the first time. Mobile devices made by Apple accounted for 51% of the devices being activated around the world on Dec. 25, according to Yahoo-owned research firm Flurry. The iPhone 6 was...

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France drops its super tax on millionaires

PARIS — It was supposed to force millionaires to pay tax rates of up to 75 percent: "Cuba without the sun," as described by a critic from the banking industry. Socialist President Francois Hollande's super tax was rejected by a court, rewritten and ultimately...

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'American Sniper' tops this week's TV ad spend

In this week's edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, "American Sniper" held the top ad spend position last week, with an estimated $9.8 million spent across 985 national airings on 46 networks, led by MTV and Comedy Central....

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Gas explosion at Chinese factory kills 17

BEIJING — A gas explosion at an auto parts factory in southern China killed 17 people and injured 33 others on Wednesday, state media reported. Three of the injured were in critical condition, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The Southern Metropolis...

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Developer serves up plan for building behind Back Bay tennis club

Developers are proposing a 10-story mixed-use, glass-faced building that would rise above a 1902 Beaux Arts building on Boston's Boylston Street, across from the Hynes Convention Center. The $40 million project by Boston-based Hamlen Co. would replace...

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Chipotle apologizes for NY worker's police protest

NEW YORK — Two Chipotle chief executives have apologized to New York City police officers who were greeted by a restaurant employee making the "hands up, don't shoot" gesture popular with protesters. Co-Chief Executive Officers Steve Ells and Monty...

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Making their Fort Point: Group to brand Southie district

Fort Point residents, businesses and property owners are backing a branding campaign that celebrates the historic South Boston neighborhood's waterfront location, industrial warehouse buildings, artists and growing number of companies and hot restaurants....

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Alert issued after likely HIV porn set infection

LOS ANGELES — California public health officials issued an alert Monday after finding "very strong evidence" that an adult film actor became infected with HIV as a result of unprotected sex on an out-of-state film shoot. The Department of Public Health...

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No health insurance? Penalties to rise in 2015

WASHINGTON — The cost of being uninsured in America is going up significantly next year for millions of people. It's the first year all taxpayers have to report to the Internal Revenue Service whether they had health insurance for the previous year,...

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Key decisions on drones likely from Congress

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is on the verge of proposing long-awaited rules for commercial drone operations in U.S. skies, but key decisions on how much access to grant drones are likely to come from Congress next year. Federal Aviation Administration...

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Russian ruble drops 7 percent as economy shrinks

MOSCOW — The Russian currency extended its losses on Monday after a report showed the economy has started shrinking in annual terms for the first time since 2009 as the country is buffeted by falling oil prices and Western sanctions. Meanwhile, the...

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Greece heads for early election, stoking financial concerns

ATHENS, Greece — Greece will hold early national elections on Jan. 25, stoking concerns over the future of the country's financial bailout, after lawmakers failed to elect a new president in a third and final round of voting Monday. The conservative-led...

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Vermont Yankee plant prepares to shut down

VERNON, Vt. — The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant is getting ready to shut down. Its owner, Entergy Corp., says it is closing the plant for economic reasons. The plant in Vernon is expected to disconnect from the regional power grid Monday. The plant...

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Allianz says it's lead insurer for AirAsia plane

BERLIN — Allianz says it is the lead insurance firm for the AirAsia jetliner that went missing off Indonesia with 162 people on board. The Munich-based reinsurance giant said Monday that its subsidiary Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty UK is...

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