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Monsanto's cash incentives program under federal investigation
Jun 30, 2011
Monsanto is under federal investigation for using cash incentives to persuade distributors to buy the world's top selling herbicide -- Roundup.
LulzSec goes all Wikileaks on Arizona cops
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John Moe
Jun 24, 2011
LulzSec had warned the world a while ago that they would start going after political targets as part of a program called Operation Anti-Security....
Winkelvii, a day after ending legal battle with Facebook, start a new one
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John Moe
Jun 24, 2011
Cameron and Tyler Winkelvoss continue to augment their busy boat rowing schedule with litigation....
Netherlands goes net neutral, Holland soon follows suit, as do the Dutch
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John Moe
Jun 23, 2011
It seemed to find its way into law by way of Skype, specifically people not wanting to be charged extra by their ISP for using big bandwidth things...
Beach warfare over who owns the word 'lifeguard'
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Stuart Cohen
Jun 23, 2011
On Australia's popular beaches, the word "lifeguard" is everywhere -- on t-shirts, swimsuits, and actual lifesaving equipment -- and now a group of lifeguards says it controls the trademark rights to the word.
F.B.I. takes some servers
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John Moe
Jun 22, 2011
Tuesday, several Web sites, including a real estate blog and a blog about restaurants were knocked offline because the F.B.I. raided a data center...
Kodak battles smartphones over camera technology
Jun 22, 2011
The International Trade Commission is set to rule on a big patent infringement case tomorrow. Camera-maker Kodak claims that BlackBerry and Apple are using Kodak camera technology without paying for it, which could mean billions in costs for both sides.
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Lawmakers to discuss cyber attacks
Jun 21, 2011
Leigh Williams, president of BITS, a division of the Financial Services Roundtable, discusses the banking industry's increased cyber security and today's hearing on Capitol Hill.
SCOTUS throws out gender-bias suit against Walmart
Jun 20, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a class-action effort against Wal-Mart Stores could not go forward.
Connecticut AG concerned about Facialrecognitionbook
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John Moe
Jun 17, 2011
George Jepsen is the Attorney General for Connecticut and he's seeking a meeting with Facebook to discuss the company's use of facial recognition...