technology
Billionaires back controversial geoengineering methods
February 21, 2012A small unit of climate scientists, supported financially by notable billionaires, is lobbying governments and international organizations to back experiments in geoengineering
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Will Facebook get a ‘like’ in China?
February 8, 2012Facebook wants to reach China's Internet population, but critics and analysts are doubtful of its prospects there.
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FBI wants to follow people on Facebook and Twitter
February 1, 2012The FBI is planning on monitoring all 'publicly available data' on social networks like Facebook and Twitter, through a new system it wants to develop.
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Cyber war: hype or reality?
January 23, 2012What all this scare talk has done is allow the U.S. military to muscle its way into cyber security in a way that could allow it to monitor virtually everything on the Internet.
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After blackouts, anti-piracy bills lose support
January 19, 2012The bills had the financial backing of major corporate interests including the film and entertainment industries, and cable television, among others.
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