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Google's 'confident' it'll stay in China

Jul 9, 2010
Google CEO Eric Schmidt now says he's "confident" China will all the company to keep operating in China. So if you're keeping score: First the company pulled its search engine out of China. Then it sought to keep its license to operate in the country. Scott Tong reports.

U.K. investigates data on man-made global warming

Jul 7, 2010
U.K. authorities are criticizing scientists for their defensive approach towards data in an investigation on man-made global warming.

Glenn Beck can call it a 'university' for now

Jul 7, 2010
It may be far from the traditional use of the term, but right now there's nothing stopping Glenn Beck from calling his new online soapbox a "university".

Postal Service moves forward on rate hikes, eliminating Saturday service

The U.S. Postal Service meets today to discuss going forward with a rate increase and the elimination of Saturday deliveries.
Postal Service letter-carrier Raymond Hou sorts through mail along his route in San Francisco.
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A lighthearted approach to the death of newspapers

Jul 5, 2010
So Internet killed the newspaper. This we know. But what were the stages of its demise, and is there still a death rattle going? More from humorist Dave Barry.

Finland new broadband improves rural service

Jul 2, 2010
Now that Finland has made broadband Internet a legal right, service in the country's rural areas will improve.

Google to buy travel tech company ITA for $700M

Jul 2, 2010
Google has made a $700 million deal to buy travel technology company ITA, a move that will help the search engine stay ahead of Bing.

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Google taking it easier with China

Jun 29, 2010
After months of a very publicized fight with the Chinese government, Google softened its approach to the Chinese government -- but they may still give up millions of users.

Google takes steps to stay in China

Jun 29, 2010
Google will stop automatically rerouting users of its China search site to its Hong Kong site. Google's license to do business in China expires tomorrow and Beijing was threatening not to renew it. What does the move mean?

White House wants more bandwidth

Jun 28, 2010
The White House announced a plan today to free up to 500 megahertz of spectrum over the next 10 years to accommodate the increasing demand for wireless technology.