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7 January, 2007 Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation

The LA Times reported that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spends 5-10% of its money annually and invests the rest.
21 September, 2007 TPB files charges against media companies

The companies that are being reported are the following:
  • Twentieth Century Fox, Sweden AB
  • Emi Music Sweden AB
  • Universal Music Group Sweden AB
  • Universal Pictures Nordic AB
  • Paramount Home Entertainment (Sweden) AB
  • Atari Nordic AB
  • Activision Nordic Filial Till Activision (Uk) Ltd
  • Ubisoft Sweden AB
  • Sony Bmg Music Entertainment (Sweden) AB
  • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic AB
16 February, 2006 Tech execs get grilled over China business

Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and Cisco, facing attack in Congress, say they're doing more good than harm in China.
22 November, 2005 Free Software Advocate Attracts U.N. Security After Blocking RFID Tags

8 June 2006 Robot device mimics human touch

A device which may pave the way for robotic hands that can replicate the human sense of touch has been unveiled.
24 May 2006 For telecoms, a storm of lawsuits awaits

Earlier this month, USA Today reported that AT&T, Verizon, and BellSouth had turned over the call records of millions of Americans to the US government in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.
19 May 2006 Vigilante introduces biometric fingerprint access control door lock

3 May 2006 Gone in 20 Minutes: using laptops to steal cars

The expert gang suspected of stealing two of David Beckham’s BMW X5 SUVs in the last six months did so by using software programs on a laptop to wirelessly break into the car’s computer, open the doors, and start the engine.

Many modern cars now rely on software entirely which has opened up the doors for organized crackers.
2 March 2006 Pentagon develops brain implants to turn sharks into military spies

Military scientists in the United States are developing a way of manipulating sharks by remote control to turn them into underwater spies or weapons.
14 March 2006 US Military Plans To Make Insect Cyborgs

Facing problems in its efforts to train insects or build robots that can mimic their flying abilities, the U.S. military now wants to develop "insect cyborgs" that can go where its soldiers cannot.
4 February 2006 Future of Nato at risk, says Reid

Defence Secretary John Reid has warned Nato members that they must change for the alliance to survive.
1 April 2005 Tech brain implant reads man's mind

Cybernetics - the fusion of human beings and technology - is helping one paralysed man control his environment by connecting his brain to his PC.
30 March 2004 Concern over biometric passports

The very thin metal mesh into the passport's cover to act as a shield to make it even more difficult (the State Department claims "nearly impossible") to read the passport's chip when the passport is closed.
23 April 2003 Giscard calls for EU president

30 March 2000 Malaysian Gets Life For Growing Cannabis Plant

20 November 1999 World: Europe Solana new Western European Union chief

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