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Submission + - FCC Release Broadband Report (fcc.gov) 2

Submitted by dave562
dave562 writes: Today the FCC released the results of their study that was focused on measuring real world broadband performance for residential customers across the United States. The study examined service offerings from 13 of the largest wireline broadband providers using automated, direct measurements of broadband performance delivered to the homes of thousands of volunteers during March 2011. Myself and many other Slashdot readers participated in the study.
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Submission + - LulzSec spokesman Topiary arrested in the UK (sophos.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: British police have arrested a 19-year-old man believed to be "Topiary", the official spokesperson of the LulzSec hactivist group.

The man was arrested at his home in the Shetland Islands earlier today (July 27), and is being transported to a central London police station.
Security

Submission + - Anonymous & LulzSec Initiate #OpPayPal (securityweek.com)

Submitted by wiredmikey
wiredmikey writes: Anonymous and Lulz Security, in an open letter to PayPal and its customers titled, “A message to PayPal, its customers, and our friends,” is taking a new approach to punish the company, this time legally.

In a continuing protest against PayPal as it continues to withhold funds from WikiLeaks, the hacktivists are urging users to close their PayPal accounts. “We encourage anyone using PayPal to immediately close their accounts and consider an alternative. The first step to being truly free is not putting one's trust into a company that freezes accounts when it feels like, or when it is pressured by the U.S. government,” the statement said.

In addition to encouraging users to close accounts, in typical Anonymous & Lulz Security fashion, the hacktivists taunted PayPal and the FBI via the @AnonymousIRC twitter feed. “So #Paypal You sue our people for $500.000 | it'll take you years to get a fraction of that. Let us show you what we can do in one day,” they wrote.
Science

Idle: New Species Named For SpongeBob SquarePants 74

Posted by timothy from the love-interest-might-not-appreciate-it dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Sing it with us: What lives in the rainforest, under a tree? Spongiforma squarepantsii, a new species of mushroom almost as strange as its cartoon namesake. Scientists from the San Francisco State University have discovered a new species of mushroom in Borneo with sponge-like properties. Its strange behavior convinced them to name it after the famous Bob. There is no word on whether or not their chances of getting future grant money will be improved by this choice." Did you know (prior to clicking on the Wikipedia link above) that SpongeBob was created by a marine biologist?

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