July 2009
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Google to Challenge Microsoft With Computer... →
July 8 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc., owner of the most- visited Internet search engine, is developing a computer operating system based on its Chrome Web browser, taking aim at Microsoft Corp. in its strongest market. Full Article
Jul 8th
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Stephen Hawking: "Humans Have Entered a New Stage... →
Although It has taken homo sapiens several million years to evolve from the apes, the useful information in our DNA, has probably changed by only a few million bits. So the rate of biological evolution in humans, Stephen Hawking points out in his Life in the Universe lecture, is about a bit a year. Full Article
Jul 7th
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Judge throws book at Usenet.com in RIAA lawsuit →
A court has found newsgroup provider Usenet.com liable for copyright infringement. Advertising to file-sharers, putting “warez” in your site’s meta tags, and tampering with evidence don’t amuse federal judges. Full Article
Jul 2nd