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"China's Alibaba Group said on Friday it will launch an international business-to-business (B2B) platform in the United States by the end of the year, as the company seeks to globalize its brand." - Matt G

"The Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. agency that regulates the telecommunications industry, is becoming more media savvy by joining popular networking sites such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook." - Matt G

"Thousands of Microsofties yucked it up at the expense of rival Apple at their annual get-together at Seattle’s Safeco field on Thursday. Saturday Night Live star Seth Meyers set about the old foe, which had its own festival of self-congratulation yesterday. “Who at Apple let an 8-year-old girl name their new operating system Snow Leopard?,” Meyers asked, according to one employee spreading the good word on Facebook. “What, was Unicorn taken? Was Pony not available?”" - Matt G

"Google Inc, criticized for scanning books without copyright permission, has said it would open its digital library to rivals and bookstores, the search engine giant said on Thursday." - Matt G

good to hear - NoahDavidSimon

"Motorola unveiled on Thursday the first of many cellphones to be developed in partnership with Google, but analysts questioned if it could revive the once-dominant handset maker's fortunes." - Matt G

The emergency rig has arrived at the Montara well head in the Timor Sea. The rig is expected to begin drilling a relief well on Monday in an effort to intersect the leaking pipe. - Matt G

"Musicians from some of the world’s biggest bands are calling on the Government to abandon proposals to cut off the internet connections of people who illegally download music. Artists from bands including Radiohead, Pink Floyd and Blur told The Times that plans announced by Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary, to suspend the internet accounts of those who engage in file-sharing will criminalise a whole generation of their fans." - Matt G

Ed O’Brien, the Radiohead guitarist, said: “My generation grew up with the point of view that you pay for your music. Every generation has a different method. File sharing is like a sampler, like taping your mate’s music. You go, ‘I like that, I’ll go and buy the album’. Or, ‘you know what, I’ll go and see them live’. What’s going on is a huge paradigm shift.” - Matt G

Posted about this earlier, good to see that some parts of the music industry has some brains! - travispuk

"THE "misappropriation" of online newspaper content by rival media companies and internet search engine providers is the major challenge facing print media companies today, the head of Australia's largest regional newspaper publisher says." - Matt G

I note that there was no disclaimer in this article. - Matt G

The notoriously language-challenged Mr Bush romped to the top accolade for his: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - Matt G

Second came bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-California Governor Mr Schwarzenegger, who during an election campaign in 2003 minted the puzzling: "I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." - Matt G

3. Mr Rumsfeld, in February 2002: "Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns: the ones we don't know we don't know." - Matt G

"A DARWIN mum is furious after a pizza delivery man allegedly grabbed her four-year-old son and tried to hold him as "ransom" for payment." - Matt G

"Google Inc (GOOG.O) is disappointed with the lack of breakthrough investment ideas in the green technology sector but the company is working to develop its own new mirror technology that could reduce the cost of building solar thermal plants by a quarter or more." - Matt G

"Scientists have unlocked the genetic code of late blight -- the plant pathogen that sparked the Irish potato famine of the 1840s and 1850s -- and it is revealing clues about why it has been such a formidable foe." - Matt G

never run your economy on one crop! a lesson for the hippies about solar/wind as well! we still need Petrol and nuclear. - NoahDavidSimon

"An Australian wine that was once considered a non-collectable item has sold at a record price, surpassing the country's most acclaimed vintage as wine lovers target rare bottles from the last century. At the annual Penfolds Wine Auction this weekend, the Penfolds 1957 Shiraz St. Henri was hammered off for A$8,110 ($6,991) a bottle, the highest price ever paid for a St. Henri." - Matt G

"Google Inc is infusing its paid search ads with video, product images and other features as the Internet company strives to refine its money-making capabilities in a tough advertising environment." - Matt G

Jamie Oliver a scientist from the Australian Institute of Marine Science has warned that dispersants will need to be used carefully in order to avoid damaging coral reefs in the area. - Matt G

"The replacement tow ship arrived at the relief rig overnight and the relief rig was reported to be 513km from the Montara Field in the Timor sea." - Matt G

"A 29-year-old Panamanian- registered bulk freighter Seli 1 was en route to Gibraltar with 30000t of coal and 660t of fuel on board when bad weather drove it onto a sandbar off Blouberg beach shortly before midnight on Monday. Her 25 crew were rescue" - Matt G

"Moths, caterpillars and fruit flies could soon take the place of millions of mice used every year by scientists testing drugs, researchers said Tuesday." - Matt G

"The Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) in Adelaide says it is worrying that two girls lost in a stormwater drain raised the alert on a social networking site rather than ringing triple-0." - Matt G

Sign of the times! - Kate Foy

"As reported by News.com today Federal Minister for Resources, Martin Ferguson has announced that the government will create a new body to investigate such incidents as the WA oil spill and prevent future occurrences." - Matt G

SCIENTISTS have found a lost world of new species on an island in Papua New Guinea, including a giant rat, a frog with fangs and a fish that grunts. A BBC Natural History Unit found the rat trapped in an extinct volcano - Mt Bosavi - along with up to 40 undiscovered species. - Matt G

"An eight-year legal battle between fast food giant McDonald's and a Malaysian restaurant called McCurry over copyright infringement is set to continue on Monday in the country's highest court." - Matt G

"Vietnam has freed a blogger who was recently detained over a plan to distribute anti-China T-shirts, he said on Sunday, as Communist Party chief Nong Duc Manh prepared to leave on a visit to Australia and New Zealand." - Matt G

If it looks good I may even take a photo. - Matt G

"Shildon in County Durham has been labelled an internet crime hotspot with a higher percentage of fraudulent purchases than anywhere else in the UK. Last year, 24% of all goods delivered to the town were made using stolen credit card details, according to security company The Third Man." - Matt G

"Kai-fu Lee, Google Inc's former China chief who quit the search giant this week, said on Sunday he will launch his own business next week to fund Chinese technology start-ups." - Matt G