First XXX domain names available for purchase
XXX now officially marks the spot for dirty sites on the Internet.
Internet
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Half the world's natural history specimens may have the wrong name
As many as 50% of all natural history specimens held in the world's museums could be wrongly named, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford University and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2015
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Websites try to fight nasty comments, anonymity
Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments.
Internet
Dec 26, 2013
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'Combosquatting' attack hides in plain sight to trick computer users
To guard against unknowingly visiting malicious websites, computer users have been taught to double-check website URLs before they click on a link. But attackers are now taking advantage of that practice to trick users into ...
Security
Oct 30, 2017
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Internet braces for '.Vegas' and other not-coms
(AP) -- Coming soon to the Internet: website addresses that end in ".bank," ".Vegas" and ".Canon."
Internet
Jun 17, 2011
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Intel flirts with exascale leap in supercomputing
(Phys.org) -- If exascale range is the next destination post in high-performance computing then Intel has a safe ticket to ride. Intel says its new Xeon Phi line of chips is an early stepping stone toward exascale. Intel ...
Paleontologists uncover three new species of extinct walruses in Orange County
Millions of years ago, in the warm Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, walrus species without tusks lived abundantly.
Archaeology
Nov 16, 2020
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NASA spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid during close flyby
The little asteroid visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists.
Planetary Sciences
Nov 5, 2023
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Porn sites closer to .xxx Web address (Update)
(AP) -- It may soon be easier to block Internet porn: The agency that controls domain names said Friday it will consider adding .xxx to the list of suffixes people and companies can pick when establishing their identities ...
Internet
Jun 25, 2010
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Go Daddy, an Internet domain registrar, is sold
(AP) -- The parent company of GoDaddy.com, a top registrar of Internet domain names, has been sold to a group of private investment firms for $2.25 billion, a person familiar with the transaction told The Associated Press.
Business
Jul 2, 2011
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