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Google launches censored China site
Jan 25 2006 10:01PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Google Inc. launched a search engine in China on Wednesday that censors material about human rights, Tibet and other topics sensitive to Beijing _ defending the move as a trade-off granting Chinese greater access to other information.
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Napster cuts roughly 10 management jobs
Jan 25 2006 9:37PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Online music retailer Napster Inc. on Wednesday said it had cut roughly 10 middle management-level jobs, but dismissed reports suggesting it is on the auction block and that a wider round of layoffs was pending.
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Study: Internet expands social contacts
Jan 25 2006 7:29PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Alone on the Internet? Hardly. The cyberworld expands people's social networks and even encourages people to talk by phone or meet others in person, a new study finds.
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Perkins launches second career as author
Jan 25 2006 7:29PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tom Perkins secured a place in Silicon Valley lore long ago as the co-founder of a venture capital firm that financed revolutionary companies like Genentech Inc. and Google Inc.
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Co. to develop 'Star Trek' video games
Jan 25 2006 7:28PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - The "Star Trek" series, now relegated to video rentals and television reruns, plans to beam up some new video games later this year.
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Microsoft to offer access to source code
Jan 25 2006 5:13PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Under threat of daily fines by European Union antitrust regulators, Microsoft Corp. agreed Wednesday to let competitors examine some of the blueprints to its flagship Windows operating system.
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Judge sets BlackBerry case hearing date
Jan 25 2006 4:45PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday set a Feb. 24 hearing date to consider a possible injunction on BlackBerry wireless e-mail service.
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U.N. reports rise in cybersquatting
Jan 25 2006 10:43AM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. copyright agency on Wednesday reported a 20 percent jump in "cybersquatting" complaints last year, coming mainly from top tech firms, trendy fashion brands, Hollywood stars and sports personalities.
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Washington state sues over spam, spyware
Jan 25 2006 8:56AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - The Washington state attorney general's office has sued a New York company and individuals in New York, New Hampshire, Oregon and India under state and federal anti-spam and spyware laws, saying they induced computer users to download software that weakened their computers' security.
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Researchers launch anti-spyware site
Jan 25 2006 12:29AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A corporate-backed Web site being launched by researchers from Harvard and Oxford universities seeks to become a clearinghouse for Internet users on spyware and other malicious software.
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