Cyberactivists unblock Wikileaks for Thai Netizens
By GRANT PECK 2010-08-21T09:26:47ZBANGKOK (AP) -- A group of anonymous Internet activists has set up a website to display information about Thailand that comes from the whistle-blower site Wikileaks, which is blocked to some viewers in the Southeast Asian country.... hosted.ap.org |
Craigslist strikes adult services under pressure
By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD 2010-09-05T10:51:16ZCraigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."... hosted.ap.org |
Czechs halt Google's 'Street View,' cite privacy
By KAREL JANICEK 2010-09-22T11:15:31ZPRAGUE (AP) -- The Czech Republic has refused to grant Google permission to expand its "Street View" because the mapping feature invades peoples' privacy, the government's privacy watchdog said Wednesday.... hosted.ap.org |
Premier: China won't block rare earth exports
By ELAINE KURTENBACH 2010-10-08T08:41:17ZSHANGHAI (AP) -- China is not using its control over supplies of rare earth - exotic metals crucial in advanced manufacturing - as a diplomatic "bargaining chip," state media quoted Premier Wen Jiabao as saying during a visit to Europe.... hosted.ap.org |
Squeezing More Speed Out of Copper
Telecom companies are looking at ways to increase data capacity through our existing infrastructure. Here are some new ideas for improving the network we've already got feeds.pcworld.com |