Court orders White House to preserve email
A US judge has ordered employees of President George Bush in the White House to search for and preserve email messages on their workstations and other storage devices.
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Auditor: IRS still vulnerable to cyber breaches
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service remains vulnerable to a wide range of cybersecurity problems, and the agency has fixed less than half of the vulnerabilities identified in a November audit, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office released Friday.
Obama includes internet-based smart energy grid in stimulus package
US President-elect Barack Obama laid out his plan for a huge economic stimulus package, with broadband rollout, an internet-based smart energy grid and computers for schools as part of the plan.
Google, Microsoft say they still support net neutrality
Google and Microsoft said Monday that they have not backed away from their support for net neutrality principles, despite a report to the contrary.
Siemens pleads guilty to bribery-related charges
German electronics firm Siemens and three of its subsidiaries have pleaded guilty to charges related to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), for a range of activity, including attempted bribery of government officials worldwide, according to two U.S. agencies.
AMD lowers Q4 revenue forecast
AMD expects revenue for its fourth quarter to be 25% lower than its third-quarter revenue.
Civil liberties group asks Obama for tech changes
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has a lot of work to do on technology issues when he takes office, with changes needed to protect consumer privacy online and to limit government surveillance powers, a privacy and civil liberties advocacy group said Tuesday.
Obama: Broadband, computers part of stimulus package
Rolling out broadband and putting more computers in schools will be pieces of a massive economic recovery package proposed by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, he has announced.
Nvidia personal supercomputer
Nvidia has announced a computer that has the power of a cluster of computers at a fraction of the cost.
Google's Schmidt: Innovation must come first
Google's Eric Schmidt calls for new government spending to improve broadband and encourage alternative energies.
LCD makers settle price-fixing charges, agree to fines
Three electronics manufacturers -- LG Display, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes -- have agreed to plead guilty and pay a combined US$585 million in criminal fines for conspiring to fix the prices of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Where the US presidential candidates stand on tech issues
The 2008 presidential election gives CIOs and other IT executives a choice of two major-party candidates who are interested in technology-related issues. While the US economy and the war in Iraq have dominated the debate between Republican nominee Senator John McCain and Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama, they have also hit on such IT hot buttons as telecommunications and tech jobs.
FBI: Several nations eyeing US cyber targets
About two dozen nations have developed cyber-attack capabilities and have their eyes on targets inside the US government or businesses, the top cybercrime law enforcement official in the US said.
Congress extends R&D tax credit as part of bailout
The US House of Representatives has voted to extend a research and development tax credit to US businesses as part of its approval of a giant bailout of the US mortgage industry.
Secret IP pact involving NZ draws US lawsuits
Two digital rights advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) in an attempt to get the office to turn over information about a secret international treaty, involving New Zealand, being negotiated to step up cross-border enforcement of copyright and piracy laws.