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Glimpse into events of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks comes from pager messages that have been anonymously published on WikiLeaks.org.
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A Canadian woman suffering from depression goes on holiday and puts some cheery photos on Facebook. Her insurance company withdraws her sick-leave benefits. Originally posted at Technically Incorrect
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Lawmakers may probe whether prominent scientists who are advocates of global warming theories may have misrepresented the truth about climate change.
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pain is following the lead of Finland and making affordable broadband a legal right. Originally posted at Signal Strength
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The California town of Tiburon votes to set up permanent cameras to record the license plate of every car on its roads. Is this one more step toward a surveillance state? Originally posted at Technically Incorrect
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The incubator will link up government problems with the developers and scientists who can help solve them, and former Six Apart executive Anil Dash will head up the non-profit. Originally posted at The Social
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The FCC held a hearing Wednesday to update the five commissioners on the barriers that exist in formulating a new national broadband policy plan. Originally posted at Signal Strength
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Intel's giving nearly 10 percent of its cash hoard to its top rival so it doesn't risk an even bigger payment. It's also hoping to ease other antitrust cases. Originally posted at Deep Tech
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Gag order instructed independent news site not to disclose subpoena demanding copies of "all IP traffic."
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European regulators formally objected to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Oracle vowed to fight the conclusion. Originally posted at Deep Tech
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The former Alaska governor joins a tradition of controversial politicians stoking up more press criticism by attempting to avoid it in the first place.
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A major overhaul of telecommunications regulations tackles issues ranging from data-breach notification to faster number porting to "three strikes" for file sharers. Originally posted at News - Wireless
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Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina says "together we can turn things around," announcing her candidacy for the U.S. Senate in an opinion piece in the Orange County Register. Originally posted at News - Business Tech
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The Internet industry is alarmed by a proposal to block access to scam sites or face fines, regardless of whether that's technically possible.
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New York's attorney general filed a federal antitrust lawsuit Wednesday against Intel that accuses it of paying computer makers rebates to illegally maintain its monopoly power, the newest among several such attacks that have dogged the chipmaker in recent years.
"Intel has engaged in a ...
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Oracle is taking a hard line in dealing with European Union objections to its planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, according to a Financial Times report Tuesday.
EU antitrust regulators are concerned that Oracle, which has a large business in proprietary software, won't be a ...
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Could a new lawsuit threaten the launch of Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader?
In its lawsuit, Spring Design is seeking not only monetary damages from Barnes & Noble, but is also looking to get an injunction barring sales of the Nook, which it says misappropriates its trade secrets.
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A Silicon Valley startup said it sued Barnes & Noble on Friday, claiming that the bookseller misappropriated trade secrets in creating the Nook e-reader.
Cupertino, Calif-based Spring Design said it had a non-disclosure agreement with Barnes & Noble and had been discussing its e-reader plans ...
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The accidental disclosure of a House ethics investigation has kicked up quite a fuss on Capitol Hill as it turns out that more than 30 congressman and aides are under investigation. But after committee chairman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) disclosed the breach on the House floor late ...
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The organization responsible for managing the assignment of domain names and IP addresses has approved a new plan to allow non-Latin characters in Web extensions.
Known as Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), the system is designed to globalize the Net so regions around the world can use ...
