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wannabgeek writes:
According to an article in CNET, DoJ is asking questions on whether Apple sabotaged Amazon's "MP3 Daily Deals". It states that Apple managers had informed the labels that any music included in Amazon's promotion would receive no promotion at iTunes. Of course, this is just a preliminary inquiry and may or may not result filing of charges. Nevertheless, it would be interesting to watch what comes of it and if it helps free'ing up the competition, then it's a win for consumers.
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wannabgeek writes:
Turing award for the year 2006 is awarded to Frances Allen, an IBM Fellow Emeritus, for her work in compiler optimizers. From this article: she also "worked on writing intelligence analysis software for the National Security Agency. More recently she helped design software for IBM's Blue Gene supercomputer." It is the first time a woman won this honour. She was also the first woman to become IBM Fellow in 1989.
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wannabgeek writes:
Excite news reports that A paralegal and a military lawyer who brought forward allegations about prisoner abuse at the Guantanamo Bay detention center have been ordered not to speak with the press. A spokeswoman for the Marines confirmed the order, saying the lawyer's supervisor — Col. Carol Joyce, the Marines' chief defense counsel — had directed him not to communicate with the media "pending her review of the facts."
