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Spotify Clears Its Throat for a U.S. Launch in "Coming Months"

Peter Kafka in Media on February 8, 2011 at 9:35 am PT

The music service still doesn’t have a U.S. launch date, but it’s telling the American digerati that their free lunch is just about over.

JibJab Picks Puppets and Politics for 2010 Recap

Liz Gannes in Social on December 20, 2010 at 10:36 am PT

JibJab went for a bit of a narrower focus on American politics in its annual original music video recap of the year, constructing a regretful duet between U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

Twitter Is So Mainstream Now: Eight Percent of Online Americans Use It

Liz Gannes in Social on December 9, 2010 at 12:20 am PT

Young, urban, minority, women, well-educated. What do these demographic factors spell out? The categories of American Internet users who are most likely to use Twitter. That’s according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

Supercomputers Fuel Competition

Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 15, 2010 at 7:51 am PT

China’s installation of the world’s fastest supercomputer is galvanizing efforts by U.S. government agencies and companies to restore American leadership in the technology, a key tool in such fields as climate research, product design and weapons development.

For Sale: Inside.com, Barely Used

Peter Kafka in Media on November 4, 2010 at 11:52 am PT

Psst. Wanna buy a cool Web address? Guardian Media has one for sale. The British publisher is peddling the “Inside.com” domain name, people familiar with the company tell me. Asking price, I’m told, is something north of $100,000.

Qualms Arise Over Outsourcing Of Electronic Medical Records

Amol Sharma and Ben Worthen, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 2, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Indian technology companies are eyeing a coming wave of U.S. spending to digitize health-care records. But sensitivity over outsourcing and resistance by American hospitals to sending medical information overseas could thwart efforts to win big contracts.

Slow Fade-Out for Video Stores

Jessica E. Vascellaro and Sam Schechner, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 30, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Blockbuster Inc.’s bankruptcy last week has made it official: Technology is killing the video-rental store—and a piece of American culture with it.

Chill Out! Obama Doesn’t Hate Your iPad.

Peter Kafka in Media on May 10, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

The President of the United States suggests that perhaps technology distracts us from…sorry, I lost my train of thought there–was just thinking about the new iPhone. Anyway, there are words and stuff. Also, video!

World War WAN: Google Hack Traced to Schools in China

John Paczkowski in News on February 19, 2010 at 5:33 am PT

The online attacks that inspired Google’s “new approach to China” have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in the country, including one with ties to the Chinese military. Anonymous sources close to the investigation into the attacks, which targeted dozens of American corporations, tell the New York Times they originated at Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Lanxiang Vocational School.

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