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Zuckerberg's China trip sparks Facebook frenzy

The sight of a vacationing Mark Zuckerberg in Shanghai has sparked a frenzy of online speculation over the possibility Facebook might return to China, even though the site remains firmly blocked.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computer scientist drives for comprehensive traffic model

Traffic and transit information from smart phones, online maps, or radio and TV is not as timely or accurate as it could be, given all the untapped data that could provide a truly dynamic regional traffic picture.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Male dolphins build complex teams for social success

(PhysOrg.com) -- Male dolphins not only form a series of complex alliances based on their close relatives and friends but these alliances also form a shifting mosaic of overlapping geographic ranges within ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US regulators call for tighter online privacy rules

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called for Internet users to be given an easy-to-use "Do Not Track" feature in a report released on Monday backing tighter online privacy laws.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australia bans Chinese company Huawei from Web network

(AP) -- Australia has banned Chinese technology giant Huawei from bidding to help build a nationwide high-speed Internet network due to concern about cyber attacks traced to China.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hacker 'command' servers seized in US: Microsoft (Update)

Microsoft on Monday said that cyber crime "command" servers in two US states were seized in an ongoing campaign to sever online crooks from infected computers used as virtual henchmen.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Slime mold mimics Canadian highway network (w/ video)

Queen's University professor Selim Akl has provided additional proof to the theory that nature computes.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Internet does not make young people abandon traditional media: study

Almost all 9- to 24-year-old Swedes use the internet. Most of them do so daily, and the older they are, the more they use it. Yet, this does not mean that they have ceased using traditional media, says Professor Olle Findahl, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Yahoo appoints 3 to board in response to investor

(AP) -- Internet company Yahoo has appointed three members to its board of directors, gearing up for a proxy fight with one of its largest shareholders.

Technology / Business

created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patent requests in Europe reach record in 2011

Patent requests in the Europe reached a record high in 2011, in a telling sign that companies are determined to stay on the cutting edge despite a debt crisis and an uncertain economy.

Technology / Business

created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Facebook warns employers not to demand passwords

(AP) -- Facebook is warning employers not to demand the passwords of job applicants, saying that it's an invasion of privacy that opens companies to legal liabilities.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook buys patents from IBM to defend itself

(AP) -- Facebook has acquired patents from IBM as it girds itself for litigation, including a lawsuit by Yahoo.

Technology / Business

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Senator: Employers shouldn't seek site passwords

(AP) -- A Democratic senator from Connecticut is writing a bill that would stop the practice of employers asking job applicants for their Facebook or other social media passwords, he told The Associated Press on Thursday ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Small clique of nations found to dominate global trading web of food, water

It's not easy, or economically feasible, to ship freshwater across the globe. But when scientists use food as a proxy for that water - taking into account how much crops are irrigated and livestock are fed - they can get ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

France gets Toulouse killer Facebook homage page removed

Facebook on Thursday removed a page that paid homage to the young Frenchman who died in a shootout with police after killing seven people, officials said.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0