September 2, 2003

Suddenly saving for retirement doesn't sound like a good idea....  4:17:32 PM

Will CDs and DVDs Disappear? PC World - Market research firm Forrester Research claims that new distribution channels like the iTunes Music Store stand to completely replace physical media like CDs and DVDs. "The end of physical media is nearing," said the company. 4:04:14 PM

Confessions of a Terrorist TIME - Author Gerald Posner claims an al-Qaeda leader made explosive allegations while under interrogation. "Zubaydah said bin Laden "personally" told him of a 1991 meeting at which (Prince Turki al-Faisal bin Abdul Aziz) agreed to let bin Laden leave Saudi Arabia and to provide him with secret funds as long as al-Qaeda refrained from promoting jihad in the kingdom." 3:24:37 PM

US Court Overturns 100 Death Sentences Wilkes Barre Weekender, PA  - Federal appeals court in San Francisco overturns an estimated 100 death sentences. 2:34:16 PM

Palestinian Leader Arafat may be Forced into Exile, says Israeli Defense Minister Voice of America - Israel's defense minister says Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat needs to go and may be forced into exile before the end of the year. 12:22:02 PM

MS to hobble ActiveX and Shockwave Flash in Internet Explorer? The Inquirer - AFTER THE SPECTACULAR $521 million judgement against Microsoft, for infringing on a patent that covers plugins in web browsers, no-one was particularly surprised to hear that the Megavole was planning an appeal. But at the same time, the software behemoth is considering what to do if it loses.  Plugins are the helper programs run inside your browser and help you view content like PDF (Acrobat) files. 6:15:28 AM

Cops take a bite, or maybe a nibble, out of cybercrime USA Today - The arrest Friday of a Minnesota high school student, who authorities say wrote a variation of the Blaster worm that has wreaked havoc with thousands of Microsoft Windows users and caused millions of dollars in damage, was a partial but rare victory in the emerging world of cybersleuths. Jeffrey Lee Parson was caught with gumshoe guile and a high-tech paper trail of his own doing. The 18-year-old, who is scheduled to begin his senior year at Hopkins High School in Hopkins today, was arrested last week by Secret Service and FBI agents tracking him for several weeks. 6:10:19 AM

Self-parking car unveiled in Japan Independent Online - Tokyo - Does the mere thought of having to parallel-park your car make you break out in a sweat? Then a car that can park itself without you even having to touch the steering wheel should come as a prayer answered. 6:06:57 AM