News tagged with nonprofit group

Nonprofit to help Megaupload users retrieve data

(AP) -- Users of the file-sharing website Megaupload who feared their data could be deleted as early as Thursday have a reprieve after a nonprofit group stepped in at the eleventh hour.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Poachers threaten rare wild-growing venus flytrap

(AP) -- The venus flytrap's struggle for survival in the wild along coast of the Carolinas faces an added threat from poachers looking to make a buck by uprooting and selling them.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Science fiction-style sabotage a fear in new hacks

When a computer attack hobbled Iran's unfinished nuclear power plant last year, it was assumed to be a military-grade strike, the handiwork of elite hacking professionals with nation-state backing.

Technology / Other

created Oct 23, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 21

Google, Microsoft battle for cloud-computing customers

The pitched battle between Google and Microsoft to sell software applications that run on the Internet "cloud" is escalating.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Group seeks Amazon boycott over sales tax fight

(AP) -- A coalition of nonprofit groups is calling on customers of Amazon.com to cancel their accounts unless the Internet retailer stops resisting a California law that requires more online retailers to charge a state sales ...

Technology / Business

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 8

Craigslist founder joins Wikimedia advisory board

(AP) -- The nonprofit group that runs online encyclopedia Wikipedia said Friday that it named Craig Newmark, the founder of Web classifieds site Craigslist, to its advisory board.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

2,200 applicants in play for federal Internet grants

The federal government is sorting through 2,200 applications seeking $28 billion to bring high-speed Internet access to more people, officials said at an Orlando technology conference Monday.

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nonprofit aims to broaden reach of campaign data

(AP) -- A nonprofit group that specializes in databases tracking the influence of money in politics is making its information available to others.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0