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China slams US bias in cyberspying row
News Chinese officials hit back at report by U.S.-China body that claimed the Asian giant has stepped up espionage activities directed at the United States.
Tags: International governments, Defense/military, Commission, USCC, USCC Web Site, U.S., Republican, Nancy Pelosi, America, China
H-1B workers wary of terrorist backlash
News Across the nation, workers from Central and South Asia are expressing concerns about discrimination, and some are worried about a broader backlash against foreign professionals.
Politicians form transatlantic spam alliance
News Move will also improve communication between the two countries on e-commerce, an official says.
Tags: Spam and phishing
U.S. Congress tackles e-waste in the House and nationally
News The United States House of Representatives is considering legislation to alter its own e-waste policy, as well as a bill to fund more e-waste R&D.
Tags: Politics, E-waste, Electronics, Rep., Recycling, Computer, consortium, Biggert, Congressmen, R&D
US House of Representatives OKs climate bill
News The bill's cap on greenhouse gases, along with a renewable electricity mandate and Clean Energy Bank, is designed to promote clean energy technologies.
Tags: Green IT, Cap, Allowance, Carbon Emission, Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, greenhouse gas, Global Warming, pollution, power generation
Congressmen question HP chief's stock sale
News Two Michigan Democrats want Mark Hurd to explain why he sold stock just before HP's controversial spying operation became public.
Tags: Legal, Stock options and grants
Report: US vulnerable to Chinese cyber espionage
News Congressional commission report says Chinese could conduct cyber warfare so sophisticated that U.S. may unable to respond.
Tags: Data security, Security Management, Defense/military, Security, Report, Training, Computer, Associated Press, U.S. Government, network
China denies hacking US politicians' computers
News China has been accused of compromising the computers of two U.S. congressmen who have criticized the country's human rights record.
Tags: Hacking, Notebooks and tablets, Security, Computer, Government, phone, USA Today, hacking, McAfee Inc., Laptop Computer
Philippine operators oppose free SMS bid
News Mobile operators in the Philippines have rejected the government's proposal to make short messaging service free to subscribers, according to local daily.
Tags: Data services, Government, Mobile, Philippines, Proposal, Carrier, QoS, Sun Microsystems Inc., phone, network
Congressmen press for next-generation wireless services
News A pair of influential congressmen took aim at federal rules they contend are holding up the development of high-speed wireless Net access services.
Search specialist stakes its claim on names
News Language Analysis Systems plays the terrorism card to pitch tools that make sense of "Smith," "Smythe," "Smits" and "Schmidt."
Tags: Security, Software integration, Search
AOL aims to continue open access fight
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Washington leaders meet with tech execs
News Executives from companies belonging to the group TechNet met with congressional leaders and White House officials on Wednesday to talk innovation, immigration, and patents.
Tags: Business plans, Regulations, Executive, Republican, Broadband, U.S. Senate, Microsoft TechNet, U.S. President Barack Obama, Washington, CEO
