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.

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.

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.

Martin Veitch at CIO.co.uk riffs on how certain football clubs resemble software companies, to good and painful effect.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

Mozilla's browser broke Microsoft IE's lock on the market. But the new Firefox 3.5 faces other serious alternative-browser ontenders.

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 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.

The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at Google over a potential malware attack.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


Reuters

British Study Madoff Payments to Austrian Banker
New York Times
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, ...
Medici lawyer says Kohn didn't get Madoff paymentsReuters
Madoff Kickbacks Alleged in AustriaWall Street Journal
Madoff kickbacks alleged in Austria: WSJMarketWatch
myfoxny.com -This is London -Bloomberg
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Telegraph.co.uk

Talking Business Ire at Madoff Swings Toward the Referee
New York Times
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 ...
Madoff investors rush to beat reimbursement claims deadlineLos Angeles Times
Marshals Arrive, Ruth Madoff Leaves as Manhattan Home Is SeizedBloomberg
Madoff money in the hands of Durfee gradFall River Herald News
The Associated Press -guardian.co.uk -The Epoch Times
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Telegraph.co.uk

British Airways Extends Capacity Cuts, Delays Planes
Bloomberg
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 ...
BA Cuts Capacity, Delays Aircraft; Cuts CapExWall Street Journal
Airline BA to cut capacity, delay new planesThe Associated Press
British Airways June passenger traffic fell 3.8%MarketWatch
Forbes -BBC News -Reuters
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Seattle Times

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. ...
Seven US Banks Seized in Busiest Year for Closures Since 1992Bloomberg
US regulators close seven banksReuters
Bank failures accelerate with more troubled loansBerkshire Eagle
Freeport Journal-Standard -TheStreet.com -Wall Street Journal
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ABC News

Honduras Court Rebuffs OAS on Zelaya's Return
Voice of America
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 ...
Honduras' new leaders reject appeal for Zelaya's returnCNN International
Defiant Honduras coup leaders pull out of OASAFP
Tensions mount as Honduras defies OASLos Angeles Times
New York Times -TIME -MiamiHerald.com
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Boston Globe

North Korean Missile Tests Reported
New York Times
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. ...
North Korea Launches 3 Missiles Off Its East CoastWashington Post
A look at North Korea's missile arsenalThe Associated Press
North Korea 'tests more missiles'BBC News
CNN International -AFP -Voice of America
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BBC News

UK seeks Iran trial clarification
BBC News
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. ...
Trial Announced for British Embassy StaffWashington Post
Hardline sermons in Iran stiffen EU resolveTimes Online
Iran plans to put British Embassy staffers on trialLos Angeles Times
The Associated Press -Christian Science Monitor -FOXNews
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Times Online

Myanmar Denies UN Chief a Meeting
New York Times
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 ...
UN secretary-general defends his approach to the jobLos Angeles Times
Burma Denies United Nations Suu Kyi RequestTIME
UN chief dismayed over visit banThe Press Association
BBC News -CNN International -Reuters
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