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Social network predators: Psychopaths let loose on the Net

The power of the Net and its most recent technological spawn, “social media,” to bring disparate people together to interact closely (and often intimately) is now quite well-known. What is emerging only now is how this technology-enabled acceleration in the pace with which humans form social connections and apply these connections to their personal lives [...]

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Yemeni President to make media appearance within 48 hours

Wounded Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has not been seen in public since an attack on his palace earlier this month, will make a media appearance within 48 hours, his media secretary said on Sunday, June 26. “The president will appear within the next 48 hours despite our fear that the burns on his features [...]

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FBI’s carpet-bombing approach to LulzSec takes multiple sites off the internet

Sounds like the FBI have been pulling server space right, left and centre in their attempt to clear LulzSec off the internet. That includes wiping out servers that they suspect might have Lulz or Anonymous material on them. The only problem is that genuine companies are hosted on these servers too and they’re getting taken [...]

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Google Tests a New Interface

Another day, another Google experiment. This time, Google tests a new search button inspired by Bing and removes the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button from the homepage, probably because it’s no longer useful. Google Instant makes the search button unnecessary most of the time, so Google could remove it altogether. It’s interesting that the new design [...]

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