Symantec is improving its automatic detection system by improving its heuristic engine, which evaluates program behaviors to identify potential virus risks.

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"There is no other purpose than to strengthen the country's competitiveness by creating a new growth engine and improving the people's lives by creating many good jobs, " she said.

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Microsoft hopes it will juice up the traffic on its search engine, ultimately improving how much it can earn from click advertising.

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Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook was building the foundation to be the best "personalized newspaper" for users, an ambition Twitter has also expressed by working closely with publishers and improving its news-surfacing engine.

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