| Wolfram Alpha answer engine best of show at SXSW
(AFP)
- AFP - A new Wolfram Alpha search engine that delivers factual answers to online queries instead of links to Web pages won top honors late Sunday at the South By South West (SXSW) awards ceremony.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:26:50 GMT
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| FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan
(AP)
- AP - Communications regulators are unveiling a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy. Their aim: to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans and make access much faster for people who already have broadband.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:19:46 GMT
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| Smart sanctions can support democratic change: U.S.
(Reuters)
- Reuters - Adjusting and even selectively loosening U.S. sanctions against countries like Iran and Cuba can serve foreign policy goals by encouraging democratic change through greater Internet freedom and other means, a U.S. Treasury official said on Monday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:09 GMT
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| Survey: Readers don't want to pay for news online
(AP)
- AP - Getting people to pay for news online at this point would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:08:41 GMT
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| Google says China talks continue, but pullout signs grow
(Reuters)
- Reuters - Google said on Monday it remained in talks with the Chinese government about censorship of its Chinese-language search portal, despite mounting signs the company could soon shut the site.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:08:16 GMT
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