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Internet pioneers oppose US online piracy bills

The founders of Craigslist, eBay, Google, Twitter, Yahoo! and other Internet giants expressed concern to the US Congress on Wednesday over legislation intended to crack down on online piracy.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (19) | comments 10

China directed Google hacking: leaked US documents

The United States believes that Chinese authorities orchestrated a hacking campaign into computers of Google and Western governments, according to leaked documents cited Sunday by The New York Times.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 28, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Responding to the radiation threat

Berkeley Lab researchers are developing a promising treatment for safely decontaminating humans exposed to radioactive actinides from a major radiation exposure event, such as a nuclear reactor accident or ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study twitter-maps new world order

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of tweets spreading news from The New York Times finds that the Internet, while creating an open line of communication across continents, may at the same time be strengthening walls that separate ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Russian teenager behind hot website Chatroulette

A Russian teenager has been identified as the creator of Chatroulette.com, one of the hottest -- and most unusual -- new websites on the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 15, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Newspaper takes stand against 'comment trolls'

They lurk in the comments sections of websites, firing off inflammatory messages behind a cloak of anonymity.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 12

NY Times details rocky relationship with WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange resembles a character from a detective novel and is "elusive, manipulative and volatile," the executive editor of The New York Times says in an upcoming book.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

US to allow web service exports to strict nations

Washington will allow technology companies to export Internet services to Iran, Cuba and Sudan in a bid to exploit their libertarian potential, The New York Times reported late Sunday.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

US newspaper circulation figures herald more bad news

The latest daily circulation figures for US newspapers provided more bad news on Monday for the embattled industry.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

New York Times publishes 'crowd-funded' article

The science section of The New York Times contained an unusual article on Tuesday. The story about a huge floating garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean was not written by a Times reporter but by a freelance ...

Technology / Internet

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US newspapers draw record traffic in first quarter: NAA

US newspapers may have trouble finding a business model for the digital age but they drew record traffic to their websites in the first quarter of 2010, according to figures released Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds major U.S. newspapers are warming up to Wikipedia

(PhysOrg.com) -- Major newspapers in the United States are referencing Wikipedia more often and framing the online encyclopedia more positively in stories, according to a study by a pair of faculty researchers in the Virginia ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Obama stepped up cyberattacks on Iran: report

US President Barack Obama accelerated cyberattacks on Iran's nuclear program and expanded the assault even after the Stuxnet virus accidentally escaped in 2010, the New York Times reported Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New York Times launches 'Times Wire' page

(AP) -- The New York Times launched a new feature on its Web site Tuesday offering readers a running stream of updates from the Times newsroom.

Technology / Internet

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

IU professor's new textbook uses the best science writing from the New York Times

For decades, The New York Times has been one of the nation's premier outlets for stories about science. Now, a retired Indiana University journalism professor has put many of those stories together in a unique ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0