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From TechRepublic: A 20-year-old who prosecutors say highjacked computers to damage computer networks and send waves of spam across the Internet was sentenced on Monday to nearly five years in prison. Jeanson James Ancheta, a well-known member of the “Botmaster Underground” who pleaded guilty in January to federal charges of conspiracy, fraud and damaging U.S. …
From CNN: Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday he wished he were not the world’s richest man. “I wish I wasn’t. There is nothing good that comes out of that,” said Gates, whose personal fortune sank by billions since last week when the software giant disappointed investors by saying new investments would crimp earnings. …
From Wired News: When technology serves its owners, it is liberating. When it is designed to serve others, over the owner’s objection, it is oppressive. There’s a battle raging on your computer right now — one that pits you against worms and viruses, Trojans, spyware, automatic update features and digital rights management technologies. It’s the …
From InformationWeek: The digital divide is narrowing as citizens in emerging markets get online via computers and mobile phones, with some regions now on a par with developed nations, a ranking of Web-savvy nations showed on Wednesday. “Encouraging is the apparent narrowing of the digital divide,” said the annual study published by U.S. computer company …
From BusinessWeek: The family of Joan Miro had a bone to pick with Google. The search giant used some of his images in its Web-site logo on Apr. 20 — until Miro’s family very publicly complained Google was violating the Spanish artist’s copyrights. Advertisement The logo came down and the flap is already dying down. …
From MSNBC: Internet users around the world send an estimated 60 billion e-mails every day and many of these are spam or scam attempts, business leaders said on Tuesday. Deutsche Telekom Chief Executive Kai-Uwe Ricke said cyber criminals were growing more active and sophisticated, and the vast e-mail traffic meant industry, government and Internet users …
From TechWeb: Digital photographers could soon lose their ability to anonymously shoot sensitive or illegal subject matter, thanks to new research that can link digital images to the camera with which they were taken. The research, conducted at Binghamton University in New York, analyzes the slight variations created by the image sensor in each camera …
From MSNBC: It looks and acts just like a CD player. It plays CDs and hooks into your stereo system. Take a closer look at Olive’s Symphony, however, and you can tell there’s more going on underneath. A lot more. The Symphony is actually a multi-faceted personal computer with the sole purpose of managing and …
From TechRepublic: Tech companies are getting religion. Companies such as Sony, Panasonic, Avid and Hitachi are helping churches spread the gospel as part of an effort to cash in on an exploding market known as “house of worship technology.” In recent years, members of the clergy have begun competing with MTV, video games and the …
From Reuters: Security breaches from computer viruses, spyware, hacker attacks and theft of equipment are costing British business an estimated 10 billion pounds ($18 billion) a year, according to a survey on Tuesday. The loss is 50 percent higher than the level calculated two years ago, said the study by consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers for the Department …