Ex-tech exec gets new judge in extradition case
A Namibian prosecutor says a new judge will be appointed to hear the extradition case of businessman Jacob “Kobi” Alexander.
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Case dropped against parents who put baby on eBay
A baby boy removed from his parents’ custody after they offered to sell him on eBay for just a euro — $1.59 — as a joke is back at home, a prosecutor said Thursday.
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The Google Ogle Defense: A Search for America’s Psyche
Question: Do you think your Google habits — your random, untethered wisps of thoughts manifested as search terms like “unexplained hives” and “Kate Beckinsale single?” — can be bundled together to paint an accurate representation of your morality?
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Stolen: Google employees’ personal data (Brendon Chase/CNET News.com)
Brendon Chase / CNET News.com:Stolen: Google employees’ personal data — Google has confirmed that personal data of U.S. employees hired prior to 2006 have been stolen in a recent burglary. — Records kept at Colt Express Outsourcing Services, an external company Google and other companies use to handle human resources functions …
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On-Line Etymology: What, Exactly, is an Ass-Hat?
One of my many responsibilities in my so-called day job is to facilitate large groups of people toward achieving consensus views on knotty strategic issues.
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Virgin defends file-sharing campaign (Jim Reed/BBC)
Jim Reed / BBC:Virgin defends file-sharing campaign — Virgin Media has told Newsbeat there is “absolutely no possibility” of taking legal action or banning internet users as part of a campaign against illegal file-sharing on its broadband network. — The firm has sent 800 letters to customers …
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Yahoo! Property Breakdown and Sum of the Parts (Heather Hopkins/Hitwise Intelligence)
Heather Hopkins / Hitwise Intelligence:Yahoo! Property Breakdown and Sum of the Parts — Rumors are circulating about another attempt by Microsoft to acquire part of Yahoo!. The latest rumors suggest that Microsoft will try to buy Yahoo! Search with a media company (i.e. Time Warner or News Corp) absorbing the rest of the business.
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EU musicians oppose Europe-wide online licensing
The Bee Gees’ Robin Gibb and other European music composers warned Thursday that standardizing music royalties across Europe could hurt musicians and the songs they write.
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Google must divulge YouTube log
Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.The ruling comes as part of Google’s legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement.
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5 Reasons A Dark Theme will Ruin Ubuntu
Over at arstechnica there is a glimpse at the new Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex. A few screenshots show that Ubuntu is still going dark. The direction they are headed is not very clear.
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Google Talk comes to the iPhone. Death of the text message approaching? (MG Siegler/VentureBeat)
MG Siegler / VentureBeat:Google Talk comes to the iPhone. Death of the text message approaching? — Google has unveiled a web-based version of its Google Talk instant messaging client specifically built for the iPhone. Quite simply: It’s amazing — but it has limitations. — Just as with Google’s other apps built …
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Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors cool (Larry Dignan/Between the Lines)
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors cool — Updated: Nvidia said its fiscal second quarter revenue will fall well short of targets because of weak demand, pricing pressure from AMD’s ATI and a faulty graphics processors on older notebook systems.
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Judge Protects YouTube’s Source Code, Throws Users To The Wolves (Michael Arrington/TechCrunch)
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:Judge Protects YouTube’s Source Code, Throws Users To The Wolves — The ongoing Google/YouTube-Viacom litigation has now officially spilled over to users with a court order requiring Google to turn over massive amounts of user data to Viacom. If the data is actually released …
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Apple lops $500 off the price of SSD-based MacBook Air (Slash Lane/AppleInsider)
Slash Lane / AppleInsider:Apple lops $500 off the price of SSD-based MacBook Air — With the price of NAND flash memory continuing its steady sequential decline, Apple Inc. this month cut the price of its Solid State Drive (SSD)-equipped MacBook Air by half a grand, AppleInsider has discovered.
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1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air Drops $500 (Arn/MacRumors)
Arn / MacRumors:1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air Drops $500 — Apple has quietly dropped the price of the high end MacBook Air by $500. — The high end MacBook Air comes equipped with a 1.8GHz upgrade (from 1.6GHz) and a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD). The total price for the high end laptop is $2598.
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