"Global manufacturers struggling with life-or-death pressures to control costs are finding that the legions of low-wage Chinese workers they rely on have limits."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/25zghvv

"California city bitten by Talex trojan"

http://preview.tinyurl.com/2bny3ks

"China is ramping up efforts to become the world's supercomputing superpower."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/24vjq33

"If you want to go back to nature, you might think twice before leaving your computer and Internet access behind. There's a burgeoning e-commerce sector dedicated to meeting the needs of urban and rural homesteaders -- providing products, information and social networking opportunities."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/24geepd

Yikes! Have things really gotten bad enough that the DoD must get involved? It's well known the private sector deploys technology much quicker that government...so, what's exactly is happening here?

"Making Einstein 2, Einstein 3 Available to Key IT Operators"

http://preview.tinyurl.com/23gllxp

"Google has completed its acquisition of AdMob with the blessing of the Federal Trade Commission. With AdMob, mobile advertising has become a central part of Google's business, with growing mobile searches leading the way. The AdMob acquisition makes Google strong in mobile ads, but Google faces a competitive and growing market."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/29skyws

It would seem you always get what you pay for...even the bad stuff! Ouch!

"Multiple vulnerabilities could enable attackers to access power, HVAC, and physical security systems"

http://preview.tinyurl.com/27rfbag

"A snapshot of our activities, cell phone data attracts both academics and industry researchers."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/2vlu6s2

"More than 5,200 current and former employees working for the city of Charlotte, N.C. are scrambling to check their bank accounts and credit reports this week after a leading benefits consulting firm acknowledged that two DVDs containing a goldmine of personal information have gone missing."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/2v84dr3

"U.S. Strategic Command officials are joining leading security software vendors in warning soldiers serving in the U.S. Armed Forces to be on high alert for a new phishing scam that targets customers at a pair of credit unions catering to servicemen and their families."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/2bzblz7

"Symantec finds 44 million gaming credentials in online warehouse"

http://preview.tinyurl.com/38poae4

Hmm...I don't remember if I drink a lot of coffee or not?

"Drinking coffee could help to prevent the neural degeneration associated with brain disorders and aging, scientists say."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/33ptrls

"American Express may be in hot water after a computer engineer discovered a portion of the card brand's website, which claims to be secure, is sending private information in the clear."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/29kosu7

"Director Guillermo Del Toro has confirmed upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit has been put on hold indefinitely because the movie has been caught in a "tangled negotiation" over the future of the MGM movie studio."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/38gw3vr

This is scary as hell...

"The UK has just released a draft set of rules for its new "three strikes and you're... on a list" approach to online copyright enforcement. The quick and dirty details: ISPs must log copyright infringement warnings, rightsholders can sue when anyone picks up three warnings within a year, rightsholders must prove they use a solid process to uncover violations, ISPs must prove they can properly match IP addresses to names, and there's an appeals process. At first glance, it doesn't seem too bad."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/3746w4x