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Jockeying starts for Philippine automated polls

News Country's main elections body and poll machine vendors rush ahead of Philippines' first nationwide computerized elections in May 2010.

Monday, January 19 2009 02:01 PM

Tags: Politics, E-voting, Technology, Richard Gordon, Philippines, Spokesperson, Procurement, E-voting, chairman, leader

Researchers seek funds to study cell phone safety

News Scientists have long debated whether cell phones pose health risk and are now looking for money to fund research to help resolve issue.

Thursday, September 03 2009 11:45 AM

Tags: Cellular phones, Children, public health, Wireless, radio frequency, researcher, health care, agency, radio, Cellular phones

House Democrats revise digital signature bill

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Friday, June 01 2001 03:00 PM

eBay ex-CEO to make Calif. gubernatorial bid official

News Former CEO of eBay is expected to officially declare her candidacy for governor of California on Tuesday.

Wednesday, September 23 2009 09:58 AM

Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, eBay Inc., Republican, Governor, Internet, Sen.

US White House pulls e-mail for 'fishy' reports

News Say good-bye to "flag@whitehouse.gov"--it's been deactivated and messages bounce back, a win for critics comparing it to an "enemies list" and surveillance program.

Tuesday, August 18 2009 09:31 AM

Tags: Data security, E-mail servers, Security Management, E-mail Address, Republican, e-mail, aide, White House, health care, Sen.

US Senate panel OKs US$49B energy 'stimulus' plan

News The Senate Appropriations Committee, over Republican objections that not one hearing had been held on the measure, approves a US$365 billion spending bill.

Wednesday, January 28 2009 07:06 AM

Tags: Politics, Green IT, Cybersecurity, Republican, Stimulus, Democrat, Byron Dorgan, Broadband, U.S. Senate, information technology

Yahoo to cut its workforce?

News Company is contemplating another round of layoffs, fueled by financial prospects that are weakening, according to a Silicon Alley Insider report.

Friday, October 03 2008 10:08 AM

Tags: Internet advertising, Marketing, Layoffs, Search, Google Inc., Workforce, Yahoo! Inc., Stock, layoff, Advertisement

Google aims to fix US energy problems

News The nation's energy problems are as big as the financial crisis, CEO Eric Schmidt says, and the time to fix them is now.

Thursday, October 02 2008 12:50 PM

Tags: Green IT, Data centers, Security, Google Inc., Geothermal Energy, energy efficiency, co-founder, Eric Schmidt, job, shareholder

US Justice Dept. to review Yahoo-Google ad deal

News The federal law enforcement agency is preparing to send out document requests to third parties as part of its investigation into the companies' advertising deal.

Wednesday, July 02 2008 11:51 PM

Tags: Antitrust, Internet advertising, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, U.S. Department Of Justice, Source, Advertisement, Yahoo Search, Hitwise

US govt to disclose findings in Web 'mystery charge' probe

News Numerous shoppers have traced mystery credit card charges to Webloyalty, Affinion, and Vertrue. U.S. Congress will reveal the results at a hearing Tuesday.

Tuesday, November 17 2009 08:59 AM

Tags: E-commerce, Data security, Vertrue Inc., Classmates.com, Affinion, advertisement, online retail, U.S. Senate, Continental Airlines Inc., e-mail

Bill would give US president emergency control of Internet

News Critics question revised proposal from U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller to let the White House do what it deems necessary to respond to a "cybersecurity emergency".

Monday, August 31 2009 09:40 AM

Tags: Web sites, Cybersecurity, U.S. Senate, computer, aide, White House, Electronic Frontier Foundation, network, Internet, president