Arstechnica
Employees, not hackers, cause most corporate data loss
Much security coverage focuses on malware, hackers, and the dangers both pose to unwary companies, but there's evidence to suggest the problem lies a good deal closer to home. How close? Try one cubicle over.
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This week in open source: distro betas, new Mono and Python
The open-source software community released some exciting new software this week. Ars tested the latest beta releases of Ubuntu and Fedora, the new versions of Mono and Python, and an intriguing new location-aware extension for Firefox.
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The week in hardware: DX 11, Nehalem, and AMD
The big news of the week was the AMD spinoff and Intel's reaction to it, but we did see some action in other areas as well. Info on Nehalem, ATI, and ten minute battery recharges inside.
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The week in Microsoft: Windows XP, Live Search, Silverlight
In this week's top Microsoft news, we cover a Windows XP reprieve, Internet Explorer market share loss, and the upcoming release of Silverlight 2.
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The week in science: flexing solar cells, universal lumpiness, and our mysterious sun
Would a lumpy universe rid us of the need for dark energy? Is low efficiency worth it if our solar cells bend without breaking? Answers to these and many other questions appeared in this week's science news.
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News week in review: mail goggles, counterfeit military chips, and city-owned fiber
Google wants to save you from the modern equivalent of the drunk dial, while a bank robber goes both high- and low-tech, recruiting a distraction through Craigslist and using an inner tube as a getaway vehicle. All that and more inside.
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The week in gaming: a LittleBigPlanet calculator, night vision, and Gears 2
This week in gaming and gadgets brought us a 1,600-piece functional calculator in LittleBigPlanet, the distribution of free night vision goggles, and the death of the used game market at the hands of Gears of War 2.
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This week in Apple: New notebooks, new writers, and more Woz
This week's top Apple news revolved, unsurprisingly, around Apple's recently-announced Special Event. Also on top this week were leaked MacBook photos, iPhone security, comments from Woz about the iPod, and a new addition to our team.
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The math gap: it's cultural (so stop mocking nerds)
A new study examines individuals capable of exceptional achievements in math and reveals that gender and ethnic differences appear to be largely the result of cultural expectations and practices. In other words, stop making fun of nerds!
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Wal-Mart joins MSN and Yahoo, leaves DRM servers online
Wal-Mart is the latest company to change its mind about pulling its DRM key servers offline. After receiving "feedback" from customers who were about to be held hostage by their old music, the company has decided to leave the servers up... for now.
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