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AFP - Iraq said on Saturday that the falling global oil price has forced Baghdad to cut its 2009 budget to 67 billion dollars at a time when the country, owner of the world's third largest oil reserves, craves funds to develop its dilapidated infrastructure.
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One of the croissant-snarfing editors at Gizmodo France passed along this article that alleges the Mac Pro's gives off toxic vapors. Translating from the language of lose to the language of guns, soccer moms and hot dogs results in a bit of discombobulation, but the gist...(more)
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Boy Genius just unveiled shots of what is very likely the Kindle 2. Notice the follow-up to the snowspeeder-like original Amazon e-book reader is more rounded, more early-iPod in its proportions, but still white with the same basic screen. The cool sparkly LCD status bar seems...(more)
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Pembroke Pines police in Florida are investigating the apparent suicide death of a 19-year-old teenager whose death was seen on a live Justin.tv feed
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Apart from remodeling their home, astronauts on board the International Space Station are installing a new piece of equipment that may save their lives one day. Or embarrass them. It can go either way: Containing 32 sensors in a device the size of a shoebox, the...(more)
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U.S. intelligence agencies are unable to share information about foreign cyber attacks against companies for fear of jeopardizing intelligence-gathering sources and methods, cybersecurity expert Paul B. Kurtz told lawmakers yesterday. Kurtz, who served on the National Security Council in the Clinton and Bush administrations, spoke...(more)
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On June 26, 2008, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT) introduced the Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act (S. 3212). The press release accompanying the introduction of S. 3212 observes “the ability to ensure there is an accurate, reliable and transparent method for Americans...(more)
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Reuters - Internet search giant Google Inc is known for hosting the most extravagant holiday parties in Silicon Valley, often drawing crowds of over 10,000 and prompting some employees to post ads for party dates on classifieds Website Craiglist.
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American soldiers have become so attached to their battlefield robots that they even cancel tests as "inhumane" if the robots get blown to pieces (even though that is what they were designed for!)
This is a terrific story about how soldiers become attached to anything in their...(more)
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NewsFactor - That rumbling sound you hear is from third-party developers, who are revving up their engines following Wednesday's announcement that Apple will release a Software Development Kit (SDK) for the iPhone.
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T-Systems (owned by Deutsche Telekom like T-Mobile, but not like Mr. T) is apparently selling a very interesting MacBook Pro. All the specs are exactly the same as the current gen. But does that look like a MacBook Pro you've ever seen? The "safe" explanation...(more)
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The US military are not the only ones developing advanced uniforms for soldiers. In fact, Korea may be taking the lead with a new stormtrooper suit that—if goes beyond the vaporware stage—will include every sci-fi technology you can imagine. From a helmet with a heads-up-display to...(more)
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