| $4 Billion in Broadband Stimulus Grants Tied to Strict Net Neutrality Rules
- Two federal agencies are now ready to hand out $4 billion in grants and loans to help bring broadband to the people and stimulate the economy, but applicants have to promise to play fairly with whatever devices, applications and services users want to use.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:16:00 GMT
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| Pirate Bay Heading to Davy Jones' Locker
- The $7.7 million sale of The Pirate Bay spells its end as a file sharing maverick.
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:21:00 GMT
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| After Sale, Can Pirate Bay Survive?
- The Pirate Bay, the world's most notorious BitTorrent tracker, is likely to be lucrative for its new Swedish owners, Global Gaming Factory X AB. The site, which is expected to go legitimate, will probably rake in cash from its VPN venture and its YouTube-like service.
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT
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| Jackson's Death Puts Lucrative Beatles Copyrights in Play
- The King of Pop is dead, but controversy over his interest in the Beatles library lives on.
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:36:00 GMT
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| Netflix Prize Team Claims Success
- Two leading teams that joined forces say they've beaten the goal of a 10 percent improvement in Netflix's recommendation algorithm, nearly four years after the $1 million prize was announced. Other contestants now have 30 days to beat Belkor's Pragmatic Chaos, according to the published rules, before the final verification process begins.
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:19:00 GMT
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