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Online library gives readers access to 1.5 million books
The Million Book Project, an international venture led by Carnegie Mellon University in the United States, Zhejiang University in China, the Indian Institute of Science in India and the Library at Alexandria in Egypt, has ...
Nov 27, 2007 |
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Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate
(AP) -- Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online - stoking debate over whether some scientists have ...
Nov 21, 2009 |
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More regulations make websites less trustworthy, study shows
Placing strict controls and regulations on website operators does not make the Internet more secure and private for users, according to a new study. In fact, stringent policies seem to make the matter worse, says Dr. Karim ...
Aug 02, 2006 |
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Infovell's 'research engine' finds deep Web pages that Google, Yahoo miss
According to a study by the University of California at Berkeley, traditional search engines such as Google and Yahoo index only about 0.2% of the Internet. The remaining 99.8%, known as the "deep Web," is ...
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Sex, videos, friends, games hot with kids online: Norton
Children are searching online for videos, social networks, games and, yes, porn as they grow up in an Internet Age, according to computer security firm Symantec.
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Top 10 Internet Crimes of 2006
What Internet crimes to people complain to the government about?
Apr 20, 2007 |
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Hundreds Click on 'Click Here to Get Infected' Ad
The fact that 409 people clicked on an ad that offers infection for those with virus-free PCs proves that people will click on just about anything.
May 19, 2007 |
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Google Sky Turns Computer Into Telescope
Imagine cruising the heavens from your desktop and seeing all the spectacular images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Exploding stars and faraway galaxies are just a mouse click away through Sky in Google ...
Aug 22, 2007 |
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UC Berkeley offers courses and symposia through Google Video
In another innovative move to share its intellectual treasures with the public, the University of California, Berkeley, announced today that it is delivering educational content, including course lectures and ...
Sep 27, 2006 |
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Why Encryption Didn't Save TJX
TJX: It's the target of the largest known customer record theft of all time, and it's a case in point that encryption is not a silver bullet.
Mar 31, 2007 |
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Wolfram Alpha Could Answer Questions that Google Can't
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new search engine described as an "electronic brain" could make searching the Internet more intelligent. Called Wolfram Alpha, the search engine computes its own answers rather than looking ...
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Hole Found in Protocol Handling Vital National Infrastructure
Systems that control dams, oil refineries, railroads and nuclear power plants have a vulnerability that could cause a system takeover, according to a recent research report.
Mar 25, 2007 |
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Facebook knows too much, ACLU says in warning of quizzes
Privacy advocates have long warned that users of Facebook and other social networks who seek amusement from quizzes like "What Simpsons Character Are You?" might be mortified by the way creators of such applications can access ...
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Let it snow! And five other super-fun Google tricks
Let it snow? Just in time for the holidays, Google has rolled out the latest in a string of neat tricks that you can play with the search engine.
Dec 22, 2011 |
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Hackers plot DIY Sputniks for Internet freedom
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hackers at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, which wrapped up over the weekend, are toasting the New Year with a newly announced plan for a hacker-owned satellite communications ...
Jan 02, 2012 |
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