Archive for May, 2009

U.S. Gets Majority Stake in New GM

Sunday, May 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The Obama administration plans to take the next step toward resuscitating the American auto industry today, sending General Motors, the storied manufacturer, into bankruptcy protection. Read more..

New Optimism in War on Al-Qaeda — U.S. Officials Cite Gains in Swat Valley

Sunday, May 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Drone-launched U.S. missile attacks and Pakistan's ongoing military offensive in and around the Swat Valley have unsettled al-Qaeda and undermined its relative invulnerability in Pakistani mountain sanctuaries, U.S. military ... Read more..

Cabinet Officials Heading to Towns That Make Autos

Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

FORT WAYNE, Ind., May 29 -- President Obama will send eight Cabinet secretaries and other senior officials into the industrial Midwest next week to fathom the depth of the ... Read more..

Obama Says He Will Name National Cybersecurity Adviser

Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

President Obama used a White House speech yesterday to try to raise national concern about threats to computer networks, drawing praise from some industry executives and lawmakers but criticism ... Read more..

US launches cyber security plan

Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

President Obama unveils plans for a US cyber security tsar, saying digital infrastructure is a "strategic national asset". Read more..

Mind over tech

Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Jumble of letters can beat hackers Read more..

Music lovers

Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

What is in store for Spotify? Read more..

Tech Know

Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

How Arduino is seeping into day-to-day life. Read more..

Big drop in global server sales

Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Worldwide server sales fell 24.5% in the first quarter of 2009, according to a report from market research firm IDC Read more..

Facebook helps reunite ‘Kidnap son’ with his mother

Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

A mother in Dorset is reunited with her son, 27 years after she claims he was kidnapped, after her sister saw him on Facebook. Read more..