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Article | 29/09/2010 CDT protests bill requiring registrars to enforce copyright
New legislation that seeks to curb copyright infringement by requiring domain-name registrars to shut down websites suspected of hosting infringing ma...
Article | 29/09/2010 Leaked bill aims to create net neutrality law
Draft legislation from the U.S. Congress would create a new network neutrality law but would prohibit the U.S. Federal Communications Commission from ...
Article | 28/09/2010 Feds eye plan to make Internet snooping easier
The Obama Administration is reportedly considering a statute that would make it easier for federal authorities to intercept communications over servic...
Article | 28/09/2010 EU losing the race to fund IT research
The European Union is currently losing the race to fund and foster research, but the game isn't over, says Europe's digital agenda commissioner.
Article | 27/09/2010 Wall Street not bullish on cloud
Wall street firms have been slow to take full advantage of the potential financial and resource savings available through cloud computing because they...
Article | 27/09/2010 EU drops two Apple iPhone antitrust investigations
The European Commission has dropped two antitrust investigations concerning Apple's iPhone after the company reversed two policies that drew the regul...
Article | 25/09/2010 The what and why of Google's transparency report
Google has unveiled its Google Transparency Report, the company's latest effort to stick to its "don't be evil" mission statement. The new site helps ...
Article | 25/09/2010 FCC takes 'free love' approach to white spaces spectrum
The Federal Communications Commission's new approach to dealing with white spaces spectrum has gone from "proceed with utmost caution" to "if a channe...
Article | 25/09/2010 Satyam to delist from New York Stock Exchange
Satyam Computer Services will be delisting from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in October, as it is not able to comply with the stock exchange's r...
Article | 25/09/2010 Google, others settle with DOJ over no-poaching deals
Google, Apple and several other companies have reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over charges that they agreed not to hire away...
Article | 25/09/2010 Facebook CEO unveils foundation, $100M donation
Following a day of frenzied reports about an upcoming $100 million donation to a struggling school system, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg an...
Article | 22/09/2010 Ohio will not budge on outsourcing ban
Ohio's governor Ted Strickland has defended his order to ban offshoring of state government work, describing it as "common sense".
Article | 23/09/2010 Court ruling further delays 3G auction in Thailand
Thailand's Supreme Administrative Court upheld a lower court ruling on Thursday to halt bidding for 3G licenses in the kingdom, one of the last countr...
Article | 24/09/2010 Survey says US public doesn't support Internet regulation
57 per cent of likely voters in the U.S. don't support any Internet regulation by the federal government, according to a new survey released by Broadb...
Article | 24/09/2010 U.S. military takes cloud computing to Afghanistan
TAMPA -- The U.S. military is taking cloud computing into rugged terrain in Afghanistan, where according to Lt. Gen. Richard Zahner, the basic hardwar...