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Google reportedly to part ways with China on April 10
April 10: General Robert E. Lee’s last address to Confederate troops, the Titanic’s departure from Southampton, England, my friend Jake’s birthday, and now, Google’s rumored pull-out date in China. The company is preparing to announce its decision as soon as March 22, according to an anonymous source speaking to the China Business News, though it likely won’t be the end of the company’s operations in the region.
Continue reading »etc: The EU has given Oracle’s purchase of Sun Microsystems the official thumbs-up.
The EU has given Oracle’s purchase of Sun Microsystems the official thumbs-up. Read More: AP
Continue reading »Canada says "no" to Yes Men website
When corporate pranksters The Yes Men staged a December stunt against the Canadian government’s emission proposals, the group had no idea that the resulting backlash would take down more than 4,000 unrelated websites. Whatever you think of the hoax, the saga is a reminder of the power of ISPs and Web hosting companies. If they don’t like what you’re saying and doing, there are often no consequences to shutting down or blocking sites, even when tremendous collateral damage ensues.
Continue reading »Net neutrality friends and foes squaring off, Oxford-style
Proponents and opponents of new net neutrality legislation squared off in New York yesterday as part of an Oxford-style debate organized by Tech-Debate.com. The participants included Tim Wu from Colombia Law School, AT&T SVP Robert Quinn and Brad Burnham from Union Square Ventures. What’s an Oxford-style debate, you might ask?
Continue reading »“New Moon” Possibly Leaked to Torrent Sites
The Twilight sequel New Moon , starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, opens in theaters Friday, November 20th, but just as with most anticipated movies, pirates are trying to rush things a bit. Rumors have it that “New Moon” has already appeared on p2p networks and people are downloading free torrents of the movie as we speak. Such rumors always come as a blow to the head for the movie industry, which continues to blame illegal file sharing for its alleged huge losses.
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