'DVD Jon' Takes Crack at ITunes. The young Norwegian hacker, notorious for developing a program to break DVD security codes, turns his talents to iTunes. Jon Lech Johansen creates a program that circumvents iTunes' anticopying program. [Wired News]

 

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Wired News: Baseball Throws Web a Curve. But during this off-season, MLB is on a quest to assert what it considers are its exclusive rights to transmit real-time information about its games online. And some of its partners aren't buying it. [Tomalak's Realm]

 

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The Muse Is in the Software. Ray Kurzweil, an inventor in the field of artificial intelligence, was granted a patent for software that allows a computer to create original poetry. By Teresa Riordan. [New York Times: Technology]

 

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...and how do you define and serve your market?...Developing Nations Begin to Embrace Internet Commerce. Sensing economic opportunities, many developing nations are laying the groundwork for online commerce. By Bob Tedeschi. [New York Times: Technology]

 

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...could I get that design in Olmsted, please?...Could I Get That Song in Elvis, Please?. Vocaloid software allows users to cast their own (or anyone else's) songs in a disembodied but exceedingly life-like concert-quality voice. By Bill Werde. [New York Times: Technology]

 

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Need something?  Get your posse together!  Villages win faster net access. Broadband access is about to arrive in rural Northamptonshire following petitions demanding high-speed internet. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

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:)...don't hold your breath...:)  Nigeria to tackle internet fraud. President Obasanjo vows to combat the scam where people are promised a share in non-existent riches. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

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...so many went in over their heads in the past 5-10 years and they are still recovering...BBC to sell off technology unit. The BBC announces plans to sell off its technology arm, saying the move could save it up to £30m a year. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
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