BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S.car giant General Motors Corp (GM) plans to invest $12 billion in China from 2014 to 2017 and build more plants next year as it steps up its presence to compete with (GM to invest $12 billion…

While Heartbleed and credit card breaches at Target and Michael’s have us all on the watch for our security, the most secure number in your inventory isn’t your credit card number: It’s your Social Security number. See on lifehacker.com

Three months after craft retailer Michaels announced it may have been the victim of a data breach, the company confirms the worst: nearly 2.6 million consumers’ credit cards are affected. In January, Michaels, a large arts and … See on consumerist.com

If J. Edgar had biometrics: state repression isn’t new, but technology raises the stakes: Orig… http://t.co/u3m3o1hTRW @WatchFrogsBoil See on http://www.constitutioncampaign.org

Biometric identification that goes beyond fingerprintsUSA TODAYReady for ID by body odor? Or the butt scan? Neither are we. See on http://www.usatoday.com

Patent Office preps for surge in applications GCN.com The upsurge “has resulted in increased demand for USPTO services,” the agency said, and “put considerable strain on the USPTO’s workforce, workloads, information technology infrastructure and… See on gcn.com

Nintendo engaged in lawsuit over alleged Wii U patent infringementPolygonSecure Axcess, a company “dedicated to monetization and management of Internet security patents,” is suing Nintendo of America and Nintendo Co. See on http://www.polygon.com

Mobile Wallet Market Will Reach USD 1602.4 Billion in 2018: Transparency … See on http://www.digitaljournal.com

Chinese Web giant Baidu launches mobile wallet.Finextra (press release)Search engine provider Baidu has become the latest Chinese Web firm to move into the mobile money arena, launching a payments and wealth management wallet. See on http://www.finextra.com

Onislam.net Students to Create Satellite in Kazakhstan Onislam.net According to Baktybayeva, the satellite with a symbolic name Polytech #1 (the Kazakhstan State Technical University is commonly referred to as Polytech) will give an opportunity for… See on http://www.onislam.net