News tagged with federal
Google makes concessions on digital book deal (Update)
Nov 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. will loosen its control over millions of copyright-protected books that will be added to its digital library if a federal judge approves a revised legal settlement addressing the earlier ...
Google's desire to scan old books has critics casting it as Goliath
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Google's ambitious plan to scan millions of old, out-of-print books, many of them forgotten in musty university libraries, has turned into one of the biggest controversies in the young company's history.
Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Lawmakers are moving to ban the use of computer laptops and other personal electronic devices in airline cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles.
BetOnSports.com founder gets 4-plus years
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports.com was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison, ending a lengthy investigation and prosecution into one of the world's largest offshore sports gambling ...
Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick ...
Web marketer ordered to pay Facebook $711M damages
Oct 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Facebook said Thursday a California court has awarded the social networking Web site $711 million in damages in an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace.
Google Voice service blocks fewer than 100 numbers
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. says its free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to fewer than 100 phone numbers likely to be adult chat lines and free conference call services.
Google expands availability of its free voice mail
Oct 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. wants to answer your mobile phone calls when you can't or just don't want to talk.
Roth IRA conversion not a good fit for all, tax expert says
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Starting next year, anyone can convert retirement savings into tax-advantaged Roth individual retirement accounts, but the much-touted switch isn't for everyone, a University of Illinois expert on tax and elder law warns.
Six net neutrality principles proposed
Oct 26, 2009 |
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. voted last week to start a process to formulate rules that could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to uphold six principles that would preserve ...
AFL-CIO head flexible on taxing high-value plans
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The head of the AFL-CIO said Monday he's willing to consider a tax on high-end health insurance plans to help pay for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, as long as middle-class workers ...
Judge dismisses 'Adult Services' Craigslist suit
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit aimed at driving classified ads for prostitution off the Craigslist Web site.
Mobile phone giant Nokia sues Apple over iPhone
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, took on the iconic iPhone on Thursday by suing US rival Apple for infringing 10 Nokia patents on mobile phone technology.
FCC votes to begin crafting 'net neutrality' rules
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal regulators took an important step Thursday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain kinds of Internet traffic.
First White Spaces Network Brings Broadband Internet to Rural America
Oct 21, 2009 |
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For the first time in the U.S., unused TV broadcast channels freed up by the transition to digital TV are being used to wirelessly deliver high-speed Internet connectivity to business, education and community users. These ...
