NYC judge expresses some doubts about Google deal
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge Thursday questioned whether Google and lawyers for authors and publishers went too far when they struck a deal that would let the gigantic search engine make money presiding...
View ArticleIsraeli raid called off after Facebook slip
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military has "unfriended" one of its own - after a combat soldier potentially updated Israel's enemies on Facebook.
View ArticleMillions spent on unproven technology in name of school reform
Under enormous pressure to reform, the nation's public schools are spending millions of dollars each year on gadgets from text-messaging devices to interactive whiteboards that technology companies...
View ArticleTesting technology's stretch as an arm of diplomacy
WASHINGTON - When two young State Department staff members took a delegation of Silicon Valley executives to Syria recently, they billed it as a chance to use the promise of technology to reach out to...
View ArticleAPNewsBreak: FBI says mastermind of botnet nabbed
WASHINGTON - International authorities have arrested a computer hacker believed responsible for creating the malicious computer code that infected as many as 12 million computers, invading major banks...
View ArticleBlackBerry's security stance sows anxiety
The 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai heightened concerns in India over the government's inability to eavesdrop on encrypted communications.
View ArticleMicrosoft links new Windows smartphones to Xbox Live video games
SEATTLE -- Microsoft is bringing its video-game expertise to the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 line, an attempt to capitalize on the success of the Xbox 360 as the software maker tries to compete with...
View ArticleSweden withdraws warrant for Wikileaks founder
STOCKHOLM -- Swedish prosecutors withdrew an arrest warrant for the founder of WikiLeaks on Saturday, saying less than a day after the document was issued that it was based on an unfounded accusation...
View ArticleSome see a ploy as Craigslist blocks sex ads
SAN FRANCISCO -- Craigslist, by shutting off its "adult services" section and slapping a "censored" label in its place, is engaging in what some analysts describe as a high-stakes stunt to influence...
View ArticleObama to propse permanent R&D tax credit
WASHINGTON -- Under mounting pressure to intensify his focus on the economy ahead of the midterm elections, President Barack Obama will call for a $100 billion business tax credit this week, using a...
View ArticleSome see a ploy as Craigslist blocks sex ads
SAN FRANCISCO -- Craigslist, by shutting off its "adult services" section and slapping a "censored" label in its place, is engaging in what some analysts describe as a high-stakes stunt to influence...
View ArticleIn a computer worm hitting Iran, a possible biblical clue
Deep inside the computer worm that some specialists suspect is aimed at slowing Iran's race for a nuclear weapon lies what could be a fleeting reference to the Book of Esther, the Old Testament tale...
View ArticleChina rejects clean energy probe, calls US unfair
BEIJING -- A senior Chinese official rejected a U.S. trade complaint about Beijing's clean energy policy and said Sunday that Washington might be improperly supporting its own industry. The U.S.
View ArticleOfficials push to bolster law on wiretapping
WASHINGTON -- Law enforcement and counterterrorism officials, citing lapses in compliance with surveillance orders, are pushing to overhaul a federal law that requires phone and broadband carriers to...
View ArticleUnder pressure, YouTube withdraws muslim cleric's videos
Under pressure from U.S. and British officials, YouTube removed from its site Wednesday some of the hundreds of videos featuring calls to jihad by Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.
View ArticleStage set for showdown on online privacy
WASHINGTON -- After "do not call" lists became popular, more than 90 percent of people who signed up reported fewer annoying telemarketing calls.
View ArticleRepublicans to open House to electronic devices
WASHINGTON -- The iPad is coming to Capitol Hill.
View ArticleObama takes on 'tweeters' in Twitter town hall
WASHINGTON -- So much for 140 characters or less. A president, it seems, gets to respond to a tweet on his own terms. President Barack Obama got an avalanche of questions Wednesday at a town hall...
View ArticleAP-MTV Poll: Young people jaded by slurs online
WASHINGTON -- Young people immersed in the online world are encountering racist and sexist slurs and other name-calling that probably would appall their parents and teachers. And most consider it no...
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