We don't want to run U.S. cybersecurity efforts, NSA chief says
April 21, 2009Speaking at the RSA security conference, the head of the National Security Agency today downplayed concerns about the spy agency's role in national cybersecurity affairs.
Digital trail led investigators to alleged Craigslist murderer
April 21, 2009Police credit digital forensics work in the arrest of a man charged with murdering a woman he had targeted for robbery via a Craigslist advertisement.
eBay execs call e-fencing bills unfair
April 21, 2009EBay officials criticized three bills targeting 'online marketplaces' while pledging to work with law enforcement officials to help investigate cases of suspected sales of stolen goods on the online auction site.
Microsoft gains familiar ally in IE antitrust battle in Europe
April 21, 2009The Association for Competitive Technology, a trade group that backed Microsoft in its previous antitrust case in Europe, was accepted as an interested third party in a new one that involves Internet Explorer.
Laptops bring youth off the streets
April 21, 2009Laptops can be easily taken for granted by those who have direct access to them, but the devices are a salvation for some at-risk teenagers and young adults caught up in gang and drug-related activity in San Francisco.
Satyam's current execs to remain in charge after ownership change
April 21, 2009Tech Mahindra, an India-based outsourcer that is taking control of scandal-wracked Satyam Computer Services, said it will leave Satyam's current management team in place.
Editor's Note: The U.S. is taking vacuous steps toward Cuba
April 20, 2009The Obama administration's announcement that it was authorizing U.S. telecom providers to forge service agreements with their counterparts in Cuba was vacuous at best.
Hollywood's Victory Over Pirate Bay Will Be Short
April 20, 2009From Sweden, London, to Hollywood, protectors of copyrights are celebrating the conviction of the four men behind the world's most popular torrent tracker The Pirate Bay. The four convicted men behind The Pirate Bay, Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde, and Carl Lundstrom, say they can't and won't pay the $3.6 million in damages and promised the site will continue running. So much for Hollywood's sweet victory and happy ending.
NASA: Mars rover IT problems may be age-related
April 20, 2009NASA engineers are continuing to work to determine what has gone wrong with the Spirit Mars rover so it can continue its mission to explore the surface of the planet.
Global Dispatches: Infosys sees declining sales
April 20, 2009Infosys expects to hire 18,000 new workers this year despite its projection of declining sales; and a trade group that includes Oracle, Microsoft and Sun has joined in the EC's latest antitrust complaint against Microsoft.
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