A Melbourne shopping centre and tourist attraction have banned photographs, in order to prevent terrorism. Because all terrorism begins with the devilish capture of precious photons. Once these photons have been taken away to the terrorists’ spider caves, they are converted into terrorist photons and re-released at the speed of light to attack their targets with relatavistic savageness — via Boing Boing
For years, the RIAA has claimed that having the IP address of a computer that has shared unauthorised files is the equivalent of having the evidence of who was actually sharing files. That, of course, is false. The IP address simply can help you know who paid for the internet access, but not who was using what computer on a network
In a transaction that will reshape the semiconductor industry, Advanced Micro Devices agreed to buy ATI Technologies for $5.4 billion in cash and stock, people involved in the deal said
Troubled telco iiNet has started looking for a buyer for its iHug-branded New Zealand business
Northrop Grumman forecasting development of a laser shield bubble for airports and other installations in the United States within 18 months. The system will be called Skyguard — a joint venture with Israel and the US Army. It will have the capability to generate a shield five kilometres in radius
The Australian government has announced it wants cross media ownership laws and restrictions on foreign ownership removed by 2007
A publishing firm fell foul of the law by using unlicensed typefaces worth £80,000, according to licensing lobby group the Business Software Alliance (BSA). The publishing firm had claimed to be using just one font but in fact was found using 11,000. The publisher was the subject of a BSA enquiry after an ex-employee tip-off, said the BSA, which is funded by software companies
A major drug company, Genentech, is blocking access to a medicine that is cheaply and effectively saving thousands of people from going blind because it wants to launch a more expensive variant of the same product on the market
Several Australian newspapers are gearing up to follow the lead of British counterparts in putting exclusive breaking news online before it appears in print and devoting more newsroom resources to the internet
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Amazon.com has started selling groceries, a cautious step into a business that was one of the biggest casualties of the dot-com collapse
Apple’s iPods are made by mainly female workers who earn as little as £27 per month, according to a report in the Mail on Sunday. The report claims Longhua’s workers live in dormitories that house 100 people, and that visitors from the outside world are not permitted. Workers toil for 15-hours a day to make the iconic music player and the iPod nano is made in a five-storey factory (E3) that is secured by police officers. Apple is currently investigating the sweatshop allegations. [Update: Apple has published their findings]
A takeover battle looms for iiNet after fellow Perth telco Amcom snapped up a 19.9 per cent stake for $18 million, taking advantage of a plunge in the market value of the struggling No3 internet provider
Domain name registration company Melbourne IT Ltd has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire hosting group WebCentral in a deal valued at $61.3 million
Internet telephony is moving beyond small-scale pilots at the big end of town as large operations tackle 5000-plus handset rollouts
Online file-sharing service BearShare, along with operators Free Peers Inc, is packing it up due to a $30 million settlement with the recording industry. The conditions of the settlement were agreed to by the P2P company to avoid further copyright infringement litigation
realestate.com.au has announcing that it has finalised an agreement to acquire all of the shares in Hubonline Global for A$6 million. REA will acquire 87% of the shares in the company for A$5.2 million at completion, and will acquire the remaining 13% within a likely timeframe of 3 months from completion
Banner ads for the National Australia Bank and St George Bank have mysteriously appeared on Pirate Bay, a bittorrent tracker web site, that directs visitors to potentially illegal content
India reaped new fortunes in its recent rise as an outsourcing powerhouse. But now India hears footsteps: China, Hungary, and several other countries are luring offshore outsourcing jobs
Shoppers in the British city of Nottingham are being kept in line by a team of former Ghurkas hired to patrol Ikea. Since the team took over three weeks ago, not a single crime has been reported — via SBS News
China’s environment ministry has ordered cleanups at 20 chemical and petrochemical enterprises, including CNPC and units of Sinopec, after they were found to pose serious safety threats
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