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Firms Seek Supply Route Around Conflict in Congo

Devon Maylie, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 27, 2011 at 4:45 am PT

While the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake is causing many companies to worry about the electronics supply chain, a different pall is hovering over a rare, blue-gray metal that is mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Justices Split on Violent Games

Jess Bravin, Senior Special Writer, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 3, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

The Supreme Court seemed split Tuesday over First Amendment protection for videogames, scrambling the justices’ typical ideological lineup in a conflict between a new medium’s free expression rights and government efforts to shield youth from bad influences.

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Supreme Court to Hear Videogames Case

Brent Kendall, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 27, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide the constitutionality of a California law that seeks to ban the sale of violent videogames to minors. Two lower courts struck down the law as an unconstitutional restriction on freedom of speech.

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Web Access Is New Clinton Doctrine

Siobhan Gorman, National Security Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 20, 2010 at 11:23 pm PT

The U.S. plans to make unrestricted access to the Internet a top foreign-policy priority, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to announce Thursday. The announcement, which has been scheduled for weeks, comes in the wake of accusations last week that Chinese hackers penetrated Google Inc.’s computer networks.

Girls in Tech "Journalism 2.0" Panel: Speak Loudly and Carry a Big Stick

Kara Swisher in News on August 13, 2009 at 6:07 am PT

Last night, BoomTown moderated a really interesting panel for an organization called Girls in Tech, titled “Journalism 2.0 RoundTable.” Girls in Tech describes itself as a “social network enterprise focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of like-minded, professional, intelligent & influential women.” With those lofty requirements–combined with the fact that I was a girl when we had yet to land on the moon–I have no idea what I was doing there.

The Entire D6 Interview With Activision's Bobby Kotick (2 of 3)

Kara Swisher in News on September 16, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

We’re posting all the interviews from the sixth D: All Things Digital conference that took place in late May. Here’s an interview I did with Activision Chairman and CEO Bobby Kotick about the state of the gaming business. It’s a good week to focus on the gaming industry since Electronic Arts abandoned its hostile acquisition bid for Take-Two Interactive over the weekend. The move was–in part–in answer to Activision’s recent merger with Vivendi Games, which includes Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft, one the most popular multi-player games. This has made Activision one of the gaming industry’s largest companies, due to some of its well-known franchises, especially its hugely popular Guitar Hero, which debuted version IV at D6.

Hi "Lonelyterroris15″ JLieberman Has Subscribed to Your Videos!

John Paczkowski in News on May 19, 2008 at 3:46 pm PT

Add Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) to the list of folks who complain YouTube is neither thorough or expedient in removing objectionable content from its servers, whether it be in violation of copyright or “good taste.”

Hi “Lonelyterroris15″ JLieberman Has Subscribed to Your Videos!

John Paczkowski in News on May 19, 2008 at 3:46 pm PT

Add Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) to the list of folks who complain YouTube is neither thorough or expedient in removing objectionable content from its servers, whether it be in violation of copyright or “good taste.”