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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Another Blanket Denial By Last.fm — Well, we asked for a denial, and they're giving us one. Russ Garrett, a Last.fm developer, issues another blanket denial of the Last.fm user data fiasco: … Last.fm cofounder Richard Jones, the author of the “TechCrunch are full of s**t” post from February …
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CBS handed over USER DATA (including IP addresses) to the RIAA — Nothing I can say will convince you that this didn't happen, because allegedly CBS did the deed and not us. I hope that CBS will issue their own denial soon, but the wheels of large companies run slowly.
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Anne Eisenberg / New York Times:
New Puzzles That Tell Humans From Machines — ROGUE programs try their best to register at Web sites and then wreak havoc, but a clever puzzle often bars them from entry: a set of distorted, squiggly letters and numbers that people can decipher and type correctly for admission, but that machines still can't.
Jonathan Seff / Macworld:
Apple changes its mind, accepts Eucalyptus app — Recently, Apple rejected the iPhone app Eucalyptus entry into the company's App Store. The reason: the e-book reader, which can search the 20,000-plus item classic library of Project Gutenberg, “contains inappropriate sexual content” …
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Keith Rabois / TechCrunch:
How Facebook, MySpace and YouTube Killed eBay — Editor's note: This is a guest post by Keith Rabois, vice president of strategy and business development for Slide, the social entertainment company. Prior to Slide, Keith was a VP at LinkedIn and an EVP at PayPal in charge of among other things …
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John Markoff / New York Times:
The Coming Superbrain — Mountain View, Calif. — It's summertime and the Terminator is back. A sci-fi movie thrill ride, “Terminator Salvation” comes complete with a malevolent artificial intelligence dubbed Skynet, a military R.&D. project that gained self-awareness and concluded that humans …
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Ouch! HBO's Vampire Show Bites Business Blog. — Here's a scoop from Silicon Alley Insider, published Saturday morning: “Gawker Media announced last night that it acquired BloodCopy.com. It's a blog about vampires. Really.” — No, not really. — While an earlier version …
Philip Lam / Pre News:
ISP is back with some Pre goodies! Battery Life, Service Plans, Accessories. — We haven't heard from the crew at InsideSprintNow for a quite a while now, but they're back, and with some Pre goodness to share. They didn't say much this time around about the Pre, instead …
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Eric Lai / Computerworld:
Microsoft won't let Windows Marketplace users share apps after all — It plans to use its Live ID authentication system to prevent piracy — Computerworld - Contrary to an earlier report, Microsoft Corp. said that purchasers of applications from its upcoming Windows Marketplace …
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Cliff Kuang / Wired News:
Burning Question: Why Isn't Wireless Net Access Available Everywhere? — You might remember a time when everyone—from telco giants to corner coffee shops—was furiously serving up Wi-Fi. McDonald's became an Internet café, and dozens of municipalities nationwide were racing to set up open hot spots.
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Agence France Presse:
Facebook decries Iranian ban — WASHINGTON (AFP) — US social networking site Facebook on Saturday said it had received reports its wesbite had been blocked in Iran, lamenting the apparent government bar as “a shame.” — “We are disappointed to learn of reports that users in Iran …
Ross Miller / Engadget:
Dell dumps Della, just wants to be friends — Looks like someone's gonna have to explain why there's a “no longer in a relationship” status update on her Facebook profile. Just ten or so days after Dell officially hooked up with its female counterpart Della, helping real womenfolk find computers …
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