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Weekly Roundup: The Olympics are here! But watch your back
By
Staff writers
| August 09, 2008
In the week-long countdown to the Olympics, online fraudsters have stepped up their efforts to swindle sports fans out of thousands of dollars, while human rights advocates cried foul over online Chinese censorship.
Business
Google laments AOL buy
By
Shaun Nichols
| August 09, 2008
Google has suggested that it may lose money over its US$1bn investment in AOL.
Business
IBM looks to take local green software global
By
Ry Crozier
| August 08, 2008
IBM and Sydney-based Supply Chain Consulting are working with up to 40 local customers to implement green management strategies.
Hardware
Researchers tout super-stretchy electronic material
By
Liz Tay
| August 08, 2008
Researchers have created ‘super-stretchy’ integrated circuits that could be used in intelligent surfaces for curved objects, or in movable parts such as the joints of a robot’s arm.
Software
Computer bests human in Go
By
Shaun Nichols
| August 09, 2008
A computer has beat a top human player at the board game Go for the first time.
Business
Research casts doubt on viral marketing, Long Tail
By
Iain Thomson
| August 09, 2008
Research by HP Labs into the social actions of internet users has revealed some surprising results that cast doubt on the effectiveness of viral marketing.
Security
Journalists expelled from Black Hat for hacking competitors
By
Iain Thomson
| August 09, 2008
Three French journalists from Global Security Magazine have been thrown out of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas for hacking into fellow journalist’s computers.
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