Yahoo! awarded $610 million in spammer case
Yahoo! on Wednesday said that a judge ordered spammers to pay $610 million for running a larcenous lottery scheme using the Internet pioneer's name.
Yahoo! on Wednesday said that a judge ordered spammers to pay $610 million for running a larcenous lottery scheme using the Internet pioneer's name.
Business
Dec 8, 2011
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Google has begun construction of a new data centre in Hong Kong, the first of three planned for Asia as the Web giant expands to meet the region's growing thirst for information technology.
Internet
Dec 8, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found bright veins of a mineral, apparently gypsum, deposited by water. Analysis of the vein will help improve understanding of the history of wet environments ...
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2011
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(AP) -- The Justice Department is looking into possible anticompetitive practices involving e-book sales.
Business
Dec 8, 2011
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TED for the first time awarded its coveted annual prize to an idea instead of a person, naming the smart city of the future as winner of the prestigious group's backing.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 8, 2011
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(AP) -- It may not be much longer before there's an easier way for Netflix's U.S. subscribers to share their tastes in movies on Facebook.
Internet
Dec 8, 2011
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Crows have a long-term memory so good that they can recall colours for at least a year, a Japanese study has shown.
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have made a new discovery about how old stars called 'red giants' rotate, giving an insight into what our sun will look like in five billion years.
Astronomy
Dec 8, 2011
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(AP) -- The organization in charge of Internet domain names has selected a Chinese scholar as vice president for Asia.
Internet
Dec 8, 2011
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(AP) -- Researchers in Chile released a series of time-lapse photos Wednesday showing the dramatic retreat of a glacier in Patagonia.
Earth Sciences
Dec 8, 2011
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