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Every Day We Write the Book

What would happen if Facebook made its data available for research?

Ahead in the Cloud
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Ahead in the Cloud

Amazon's cloud computing has revolutionized American small business, but can Amazon beat rising competitors?

Will Netflix Destroy the Internet?
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Will Netflix Destroy the Internet?

American broadband capacity might not be able to keep up with everyone who wants to stream movies.

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The Internet's Secret Back Door

Web users in the United Arab Emirates have more to worry about than having just their BlackBerries cracked.

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But He Looked Good on Paper

Web start-ups are having a hard time hiring good programmers.

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Where Will All This Oil Be in August?

As government officials continue to nervously monitor the cap on the Deepwater Horizon well, there are still millions of barrels of oil oozing around in the Gulf...

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7887 Khz, Your Home For Classic Cuban Espionage Radio

The FBI documents that accompanied last week's arrest of 10 alleged Russian spies are alternately creepy—who knew the Tribeca Barnes & Noble was a hotbed of espionage...

Searching For Saddam
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Searching For Saddam

Traffic had slowed to a crawl in Baghdad's Azamiyah district as drivers stopped to ogle the president. It was April 2003, and Saddam Hussein cheerily greeted his...
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