A document from the Chinese government, unearthed by human rights organization Dui Hua and released last week, further implicates Yahoo! (YHOO) in the imprisonment of Shi Tao, a dissident journalist. The document appears to contradict Yahoo’s testimony to Congress last year that it had no knowledge of why Chinese police sought information about the journalist’s…
The social networking scene is a mess. That’s the unfortunate truth; some few websites are huge successes, while others, with millions sunk into their production, have been tremendous flops. In the endless game of king of the hill, it’s easy to forget that Myspace has only been around since 2003, before which Friendster was the…
Apparently, Google’s white background wastes power — to be specific, 25% more than if its background was black. Then again, so does this blog. Want to help save the world? No, you don’t have to stop using Google. Just do your searches through this Google mirror, Blackle. Via Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist (and, in turn, via…
Something I wasn’t aware of before: Boeing (BA) is getting into the business of developing high-energy laser weapons systems for the military. According to a Monday release from Boeing, a truck-mounted laser system under development for the Army will “demonstrate that a mobile, solid-state laser weapon system can effectively counter rocket, artillery and mortar projectiles.”…
For all booming new industries, there comes a time that lumbering government finally takes notice and begins to meddle. For the lucky, that just means taxation. But for some–the internet, say–new laws and regulations are part of the package. Now, it appears that nanotechnology’s time in the bureaucratic spotlight is rapidly approaching. The Food and…
Motorola (MOT) on Tuesday announced that it had signed a deal with Microvision (MVIS) to integrate a laser projector technology into a prototype handset. Microvision’s laser-based technology reportedly achieves higher image quality with lower space and power requirements, making it superior to other projection technologies used by companies like Canesta, which developed a projected keyboard…
Microsoft (MSFT) is setting up to fight it out with Google (GOOG) in the web analytics space, according to a post by web marketer David Naylor on his blog. Aside from being “KICK ARSE AWESOME” (his words), the product, called Gatineau, will offer features that Google Analytics doesn’t, like breakdowns of the audience into age…
Think your wind farm is making a difference? Convinced that you’ll help out by putting solar panels on your roof? Run your VW on biodiesel? Get a life – they’re all empty solutions, and we need to look somewhere else. That is, anyway, what Jesse Ausubel, Director of the Program for the Human Environment at…
Tomorrow’s edition of the Washington Post reports that the Federal Communication Commission’s hearing before a House panel will probably result in open access requirements for the 700 MHz spectrum: