Browser add-on sounds alarm when Google is watching

Jul 28, 2010
Here's a little something we came across while surfing around the web this morning. It's an extension for your Internet browser called Google Ala...

Twitter to open data center in Utah hoping Fail Whale won't follow

Jul 23, 2010
Twitter is making an attempt to put the Fail Whale to rest by building its own data center.

Baidu still beats Google in China's search war

Jul 22, 2010
Chinese Internet search giant Baidu reported quarterly profits that more than doubled, thanks in part to the engine's ability to gobble up Google's market share.

Baidu vs. Google: China's search way more romantic

Jul 22, 2010
On the profit front, China's Baidu search engine slays the there-contentious Google. This is largely attributed to Google's ongoing issues with the...

U.K. Facebook's 'panic button' could spark change to U.S. site

Jul 12, 2010
Facebook's new "panic button" will allow users on the British site to report suspicious behavior to the police. The move could spark a change to the Facebook's U.S. portal.

Google, China deal a blueprint for business practices

Jul 9, 2010
China renewed Google's license to operate in the country after the search giant made a compromise with the government. The deal could serve as a blueprint for others doing business there.

Google's 'confident' it'll stay in China

Jul 9, 2010
Google CEO Eric Schmidt now says he's "confident" China will all the company to keep operating in China. So if you're keeping score: First the company pulled its search engine out of China. Then it sought to keep its license to operate in the country. Scott Tong reports.

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U.K. investigates data on man-made global warming

Jul 7, 2010
U.K. authorities are criticizing scientists for their defensive approach towards data in an investigation on man-made global warming.

Glenn Beck can call it a 'university' for now

Jul 7, 2010
It may be far from the traditional use of the term, but right now there's nothing stopping Glenn Beck from calling his new online soapbox a "university".

Postal Service moves forward on rate hikes, eliminating Saturday service

The U.S. Postal Service meets today to discuss going forward with a rate increase and the elimination of Saturday deliveries.
Postal Service letter-carrier Raymond Hou sorts through mail along his route in San Francisco.
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