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Would-be buyer of Pirate Bay backpedals in court

(AP) -- The would-be buyer of Web site The Pirate Bay backpedaled in a Dutch court Tuesday, saying that it is uncertain whether the purchase will ever be completed.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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US senators propose 'anti-Saverin' tax evasion law

Two US senators, angered by what they said was Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's deliberate tax avoidance, announced legislation Thursday to stop him and other exiles from re-entering the country.

Technology / Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 15

Spot a bot to stop a botnet

Computer scientists in India have developed a two-pronged algorithm that can detect the presence of a botnet on a computer network and block its malicious activities before it causes too much harm. The team ...

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Religion riskier than porn for online viruses: study

Web wanderers are more likely to get a computer virus by visiting a religious website than by peering at porn, according to a study released on Tuesday.

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created May 01, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 20

America's clean energy policies need a reality check

America's approach to clean energy needs to be reformed if it is to meaningfully affect energy security or the environment, according to two new articles by Stanford writers.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 89 | with audio podcast

Md. becomes first to OK password protection bill

(AP) -- Maryland is poised to become the first state to ban employers from demanding applicants or workers hand over their log-in information for social media sites like Facebook.

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created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Hollywood warms to China's new openness

(AP) -- There's a new breach in China's great cultural wall and Hollywood is cautiously moving in.

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created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Internet thieves piggyback on legitimate users

Theft of Internet service is on the rise, and experts say only a few of the culprits are being caught.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Amazon aims to wring deep discounts from publishers

The bad news came to McFarland & Co. in an email from Amazon.com Inc. The world's largest Internet retailer wanted better wholesale terms for the small publisher's books. Starting Jan. 1, 2012 - then only 19 days away - Amazon ...

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created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Celebrities pile into tech startups

Robert DeNiro co-owns restaurants and Jennifer Lopez sells perfume and clothes, but the most coveted job for multihyphenate celebrities these days is something a bit less glitzy and a lot more geeky - tech entrepreneur.

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created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

When your ship comes in

Every day, thousands of cargo containers from around the world pass through our nation's sea ports carrying items we need, and possibly some that are not so welcome: drugs, explosives, chemical, biological, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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