Faster Forward Archive: Policy and politics
Watson plays 'Jeopardy!' with members of Congress
Holt, a five-time Jeopardy winner and nuclear physicist, was the only member to beat Watson in a round of the game, earning $8,600 to Watson's $6,200. Overall, Watson pulled in $40,300 to the members' $30,000.
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Hayley Tsukayama
| March 1, 2011; 12:54 PM ET |
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Computers, Digital culture, Policy and politics
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Libya shutdown raises questions about bit.ly, security of foreign domains
Libya shutdown raises questions about bit.ly, security of foreign domains
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Hayley Tsukayama
| February 24, 2011; 11:16 AM ET |
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Should schools use GPS to track truant students?
Should schools use GPS to track truant students?
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Hayley Tsukayama
| February 22, 2011; 10:02 AM ET |
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Movie-industry study: Unauthorized video sharing shrinks if viewers have legal options
No, that's not the headline you'll see at the Motion Picture Association of America's site. The Washington-based lobby headlined its own press release (PDF) yesterday in starker terms: NEW STUDY FINDS 23.8% OF GLOBAL INTERNET TRAFFIC INVOLVES THE ILLEGAL DISTRIBUTION OF COPYRIGHTED WORK The study in question was commissioned by...
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Rob Pegoraro
| February 1, 2011; 6:04 PM ET |
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DRM, Net Neutrality, Policy and politics, Video
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Vodafone, France Telcom reportedly restore service in Egypt
Vodafone Egypt and France Telecom have issued statements saying that they have restored some service to their Egyptian customers.
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Hayley Tsukayama
| January 31, 2011; 10:45 AM ET |
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Police: Five Anonymous hacking group members arrested in Britain
Police in the United Kingdom have arrested five men in connection with the Anonymous hacking group, largely credited for denial of service attacks carried out in support of Wikileaks and its editor Julian Assange.
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Hayley Tsukayama
| January 27, 2011; 9:44 AM ET |
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