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Google Co-Founder Invests in Space Tourism
According to various reports, Google co-founder Sergey Brin has invested in a space tourism company. Furthermore, Brin has expressed interest in going into orbit himself within three years. Brin has plunked down a $5 million down payment for the option to book a seat on a future orbital flight with Space Adventures, a U.S.-based space tourism [...]
Search Engine Journal |
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Starbucks, AT&T, T-Mobile Settle Wi-Fi Dispute
Starbucks Corp, AT&T Inc and T-Mobile have reached a deal to resolve T-Mobile's claim that the coffee chain secretly colluded with AT&T to offer free Wi-Fi Internet access in its cafes despite an exclusive agreement with T-Mobile, Starbucks said in a statement on Wednesday.
PC Magazine |
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin books journey into space
Sergey Brin, the founder of the internet search giant Google, has made a £2.5m down payment on a ticket into orbit after investing in a space tourism company.
Daily Telegraph |
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2 lawmakers say computers hacked by Chinese
Associated Press - June 11, 2008 2:33 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Two longtime House members say computers in their Capitol Hill offices have been hacked by sources apparently working out of...
WLFI Lafayette |
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From cyber-to-outer-space: 5 million dollars from Google leader
New York - Google co-founder Sergey Brin is planning to make the transition from cyberspace to outer space. The young billionaire has invested 5 million dollars as a down payment to space travel company Space Adventures in return for a seat on a flig...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Major security sites hit by XSS bugs
Security sites could be used to spread malware, finds report. The websites of three of the security industry's best-known companies include security flaws that could be used to launch scams against customers, according to a new report.
TechWorld |
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Woman charged with prostitution via website
A popular Internet website gave Cary police the clue they needed to bust a prostitution operation at a local hotel.
ABC11 Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville |
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Google 'will support' privacy law
Google has come under increased pressure to post a link on its home page to its privacy policy.
Independent Online |
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Kremlin calls for Russian-language web
If you think the Internet is complicated enough, try it in Russian.
Independent Online |
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Google co-founder Brin books space flight
NEW YORK - Google co-founder Sergey Brin wants to go to space and has made a $5 million down payment to book a seat on a future private space flight with Space Adventures, the space tourism company said on Wednesday.
Khaleej Times |
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Laptops approved for city council
They've had the money in the bank since February of 2007, but city council finally took the plunge Tuesday night to buy themselves laptop computers. Only Councillor Stu Williams voted against the motion, while councillors Jason Baker, Jeff Earle and Louise Severson were not present. Council's vote last [...]
The Brockville Recorder and Times |
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Find your way around Knoxville in 360 degrees
If you want to find your way around the Knoxville area, there's a new 360 degree feature available online.
WATE 6 Knoxville |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 10th Nov 2006 15:08 UTC
OpenSUSE 10.2 Beta 2 has been released. "I'm glad to announce the second beta of openSUSE 10.2 codename Basilisk Lizard. It contains a large number of enhancements and updates done by the open source community and Novell's development teams.
New Mobile Computing |
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U.S. lawmaker says Chinese hacked Capitol computers
A Virginia congressman says the FBI has found that four of his government computers have been hacked by sources working out of China.
Chicago Tribune |
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Federal judge hearing obscenity case posted sexually explicit photos online
The federal judge who is presiding over a high-profile obscenity trial in California "has maintained a publicly accessible website featuring sexually explicit photos and videos," according to the Los Angeles Times. Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the U.S. 9th Circuit...
USA Today |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 23rd Mar 2007 17:49 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Bruce Perens writes: "There's been a lot of talk about GPL version 3: whether it goes too far to be acceptable to business, whether the Linux kernel developers will ever switch to it, whether our community will fork or undergo unrest over it.
OS News |
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Symantec Takes SwapDrive
Symantec has snapped up privately held file sharing specialist SwapDrive for a rumored $123 million, in an attempt to boost its online backup credentials.
Byte and Switch |
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Dotster's 'eBiz in a Box' Sweepstakes Gives Businesses the Essential Tools to Grow Online
Dotster, Inc. , a leading provider of essential services for businesses on the Internet, announces a new instant win "eBiz in a Box" sweepstakes that gives eight lucky winners the necessary tools to start and advance their businesses online.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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WiFi in the Sky May Mean Big Bucks for Airlines
Airlines are rushing to adopt technology that would let you surf the web at 36,000 feet, and with good reason -- sales of in-flight broadband service could top $1 billion by 2012.
Wired News |
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Orange cuts Internet and roaming tariffs
Beginning in June, Orange customers will pay the best rates for roaming data transfer in the EU with the new options available – Travel data Monthly and Travel Data Daily, both called Orange Travel data, according to a press statement.
Nine O'Clock |
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Microsoft leak reveals new version of Office next year
A Microsoft Web site for developers makes reference to Office SharePoint 2009, hinting at an impending release of the productivity suite. Also, Avaya's CEO steps down for medical reasons and Yahoo rolls back new security features after POP woes.
ITBusiness.ca |
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Google: New Scrutiny in Europe
Regulators clear its $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick, but signal they now view Google as a monopoly
BusinessWeek |
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Lawmaker says Chinese hacked Capitol computers
U.S. congressman Frank Wolf says four of his government computers have been hacked by sources working out of China
The Globe and Mail |
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IBM Teams Up With USGA On Interactive U.S. Open Web Site
The updated Web site offers golf fans streaming video, real-time scoring, and social networking features.
InformationWeek |
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Man in court on child porn charges
A 39-year-old Nanaimo man accused of possessing and accessing child pornography by computer has now made several appearances in provincial court. Joseph Christian Bilodeau was arrested in December after police received a tip that he may have been viewing child pornography.
Nanaimo Daily News |
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