NYC mayor announces $22M fund for tech startups
(AP) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a message for computer geeks everywhere: Forget sunny Silicon Valley and launch your company here.
View ArticleTo help combat at-sea piracy, ONR recruits DOD community for online wargame
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) intends to launch on May 16 a new Internet wargame, recruiting a community of more than 1,000 players to collaborate on solving real-world problems facing the Navy.
View ArticleBlackBerry founders start quantum computing fund
BlackBerry co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin reunited on Wednesday to fund advances in quantum computing, which promises to vastly increase the speed of computers.
View ArticleMIT alumnus brings solar-powered cookers to the people of the Himalayan plateau
While Scot Frank '08 was interning in China as part of the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program in 2005, he visited the rural Himalayan plateau—which opened his eyes to...
View ArticleSkype founders file lawsuit against eBay
(AP) -- A company owned by the founders of Skype has filed a copyright infringement suit against the Internet phone service and parent eBay Inc. - an action that could crimp eBay's plans to sell Skype...
View ArticleUS record company sues Vietnam site for copyright
A record company that accuses a Vietnamese entertainment portal of making its songs available for free download has filed suit in an American court against the U.S- venture capital firm which invested...
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