Blogging live from Spiral Jetty
Never say never, but this may be the first blog ever posted live from the monumental earthwork on the edge of the Great Salt Lake called Spiral Jetty.
Employee shot, wounded at Virginia Apple store
The victim, a 26-year-old woman, is in serious but stable condition with a wound to the shoulder. Some media outlets are reporting robbery as the motive, but police say it's too early to tell.
Seattle fire knocks out service to Bing Travel, other sites
At least two dozen sites experience protracted outage following Thursday night electrical fire at Fisher Plaza data center. Verizon's Seattle-area DSL service also gets temporarily disrupted.
What soccer team would your company be?
Martin Veitch at CIO.co.uk riffs on how certain football clubs resemble software companies, to good and painful effect.
iPhone 3GS jailbreak, 'purplera1n,' hits Web
Hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone has let loose a jailbreaking app for the iPhone 3GS ahead of the iPhone dev team. For now, it's Windows-only, but a Mac version is supposedly on the way.
Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID
Three just-published patent applications hint at the company's future plans. But it could be a while before we see any of the functionality built into iPhones or other Apple devices.
Symantec's Ramzan on solving the antivirus puzzle
q&a From puzzles and chess to ciphers and antivirus software, Zulfikar Ramzan talks about how he got into the computer security business and where it's headed.
Defending against chemical and biological weapons
At the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Grounds facility in the Utah desert, researchers look for ways to protect soldiers against "bugs" that could easily kill or sideline them.
Touch in Windows 7: Just for show?
Support for multitouch input is one of the most tangible ways that Windows 7 differs from its predecessors. But will many people actually get their hands on the technology?
With 3.5 launch, Firefox faces new challengers
Mozilla's browser broke Microsoft IE's lock on the market. But the new Firefox 3.5 faces other serious alternative-browser ontenders.
Intel urges SMEs: Don't delay PC refresh
Chip giant Intel urges small and medium-sized enterprises to avoid lengthening their PC refresh cycles as a cost-cutting measure during the recession.
Sony PSP could get phone functions
Sony is considering developing a mobile phone-game gear hybrid in a bid to better compete with Apple's highly popular iPod and iPhone, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.
Jackson death prompts malware alert at Google
The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at Google over a potential malware attack.
What PC makers are paying for Windows 7
Microsoft plans to charge PC makers the same for the business version of Windows 7 as it did for Windows Vista, while cutting the price of Windows 7 Home Premium as compared to its predecessor.
RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010
All cell phones will come packed with an RFID chip by next summer giving your phone the possibility of also becoming the keys to your car or house.
'Acid test' for Ubuntu on a netbook
A friend asked me to configure her netbook to my WiFi system so I decided it was time to replace the outdated operating system with a new Ubuntu Netbook Remix.
Tech giants deny helping Iran eavesdrop
A joint venture of Siemens AG and Nokia is denying reports that Iran uses its Web-monitoring technology to censor and spy on its citizens' online activities.
Roadrunner, Jaguar retain supercomputer edge
IBM's Roadrunner and Cray's Jaguar have retained their No. 1 and No. 2 rankings on the Top500 supercomputer list which is released twice yearly.
British Study Madoff Payments to Austrian Banker - New York Times
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British Study Madoff Payments to Austrian Banker
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LONDON — British authorities have started an investigation into millions of dollars of payments from the operations of the convicted money manager Bernard L. Madoff to companies linked to the Austrian banker Sonja Kohn,
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Medici lawyer says Kohn didn't get Madoff payments
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Madoff Kickbacks Alleged in Austria
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Madoff kickbacks alleged in Austria: WSJ
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Talking Business Ire at Madoff Swings Toward the Referee - New York Times
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Talking Business Ire at Madoff Swings Toward the Referee
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Bernard L. Madoff, left, at a hearing in March. At right, victims of his fraud, Judith Welling and Dewitt Baker, spoke after Mr. Madoff's sentencing on Monday. By JOE NOCERA The victims of Bernard L. Madoff, who was sentenced to 150 years in prison on
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Madoff investors rush to beat reimbursement claims deadline
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Marshals Arrive, Ruth Madoff Leaves as Manhattan Home Is Seized
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Madoff money in the hands of Durfee grad
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British Airways Extends Capacity Cuts, Delays Planes - Bloomberg
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British Airways Extends Capacity Cuts, Delays Planes
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July 3 (Bloomberg) -- British Airways Plc, Europe's third- largest airline, will extend capacity reductions, ground planes and delay deliveries of superjumbo aircraft as demand for air travel shows scant signs of rebounding amid the
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BA Cuts Capacity, Delays Aircraft; Cuts CapEx
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Airline BA to cut capacity, delay new planes
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British Airways June passenger traffic fell 3.8%
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For Banks, Wads of Cash and Loads of Trouble - New York Times
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For Banks, Wads of Cash and Loads of Trouble
New York Times
A BOOM'S LEFTOVERS Once flush with cash, Security Bank in Macon, Ga., built a sprawling new headquarters. As the bank struggles to survive, the office is empty and in need of a tenant. By ERIC LIPTON and ANDREW MARTIN MACON, Ga.
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Seven US Banks Seized in Busiest Year for Closures Since 1992
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US regulators close seven banks
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Bank failures accelerate with more troubled loans
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Honduras Court Rebuffs OAS on Zelaya's Return - Voice of America
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Honduras Court Rebuffs OAS on Zelaya's Return
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The Honduran Supreme Court has rejected a call from the head of the Organization of American States to return deposed leader Manuel Zelaya to the presidency. OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza flew Friday to Tegucigalpa for his
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Honduras' new leaders reject appeal for Zelaya's return
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Defiant Honduras coup leaders pull out of OAS
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Tensions mount as Honduras defies OAS
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North Korean Missile Tests Reported - New York Times
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North Korean Missile Tests Reported
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired three missiles into the sea between the Communist state and Japan on Saturday morning, the South Korean military announced. News reports here called them ballistic Scud or Rodong missiles.
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North Korea Launches 3 Missiles Off Its East Coast
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A look at North Korea's missile arsenal
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North Korea 'tests more missiles'
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UK seeks Iran trial clarification - BBC News
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UK seeks Iran trial clarification
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British diplomats are trying to establish whether Iran intends to act on its threats to prosecute staff from the UK's embassy in Tehran. On Friday, a top cleric said some staff members would be tried for inciting protests over Iran's disputed election.
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Trial Announced for British Embassy Staff
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Hardline sermons in Iran stiffen EU resolve
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Iran plans to put British Embassy staffers on trial
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Myanmar Denies UN Chief a Meeting - New York Times
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Myanmar Denies UN Chief a Meeting
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waved upon his arrival at a hotel in Yangon, Myanmar on Friday. Mr. Ban said he had asked the generals to free their many political prisoners, including Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi, but there was no sign
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UN secretary-general defends his approach to the job
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Burma Denies United Nations Suu Kyi Request
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UN chief dismayed over visit ban
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