| The Register |
| 'Zuckerberg's 2011 personal income tax bill: $1.5 billion' | 'That's 'billion', with a 'b' If all goes according to plan, Facebook founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's share of the profit in his company's upcoming initial public offering will result in him facing a tax bill of around $1.5bn for 2011.…' |
| Telepolis News |
| 'Sachbücher des Monats: Februar 2012' | 'Die Top Ten unter den Sachbüchern nebst einer persönlichen Empfehlung' |
| 'Bei den Affen' | 'Mit Tarzan im Dschungel der Städte und der Bücher' |
| 'Unweigerlich abwärts' | 'Der Westen degeneriert, die Machtkoordinaten verschieben sich. Nur durch Rückbesinnung aufs kulturelle Erbe kann sein Niedergang noch aufgehalten werden, meint der Wirtschaftshistoriker Niall Ferguson' |
| 'Hysterie oder autistisches Schweigen' | 'Die Aussichten, in den Banlieues Stimmen zu gewinnen, sind gering. Vielleicht hat die französische Politik auch deshalb so wenig gute Ideen zum Thema' |
| Slashdot |
| 'Ask Slashdot: Are Daily Stand-Up Meetings More Productive?' | ' __roo writes "The Wall Street Journal reports that an increasing number of companies are replacing traditional meetings with daily stand-ups. The article points out that stand-up meetings date back to at least World War I, and that in some place, late employees 'sometimes must sing a song like "I'm a Little Teapot," do a lap around the office building or pay a small fine.' Do Slashdot readers feel that stand-up meetings are useful? Do they make a difference? Are they a gimmick?" Read more of this story at Slashdot.' |
| 'Satellite Phone Encryption Cracked' | ' New submitter The Mister Purple writes "A team of German researchers appears to have cracked the GMR-1 and GMR-2 encryption algorithms used by many (though not all) satellite phones. Anyone fancy putting a cluster together for a listening party? 'Mr. Driessen told The Telegraph that the equipment and software needed to intercept and decrypt satellite phone calls from hundreds of thousands of users would cost as little as $2,000. His demonstration system takes up to half an hour to decipher a call, but a more powerful computer would allow eavesdropping in real time, he said.'" Read more of this story at Slashdot.' |
| 'Yes We Can (Profile You): a Brief Primer On Campaigns and Political Data' | ' An anonymous reader writes "In the Stanford Law Review Online, Professor Daniel Kreiss discusses 'the history of political data, focusing on the recent proliferation in voter data and development of new voter-modeling techniques,' and how 'these data practices undermine privacy and democratic practice, even as they increase participation and voter turnout.' He writes: 'Underlying all of this is a vast data infrastructure that has made targeted online advertising and marketing possible, and has contributed to a revival of field campaigning over the last decade. Online advertising and field campaigning rely on voter modeling based on hundreds of data points culled from surveys, public records, and commercial information sources such as credit histories. This data details the location, demographics, political affiliations, social networks, behavior, and interests of citizens.'" Read more of this story at Slashdot.' |
| 'Doctors 'Cheating' On Board Certifications' | ' Maximum Prophet writes "After taking board exams, doctors have been routinely getting together to remember and reproduce as much of the exam as they can. These notes are then bound and reproduced. According to the American Board of Dermatology, the exams are protected by copyright laws, and any reproduction not approved by the board is illegal. While I have no doubt that the Board believes this, and pays lawyers to believe it as well, I don't think they understand copyright. Perhaps they should invest in better testing methods." Read more of this story at Slashdot.' |
| 'Apple Clarifies iBooks Author Licensing' | ' bonch writes "After drawing criticism over iBooks Author's licensing language, Apple has modified it in a software update to make clear that Apple is claiming rights to the .ibook format itself and not the content therein: '[The license restriction] does not apply to the content of such works when distributed in a form that does not include files in the .ibooks format.' In other words, the content may be sold on competing book stores as long as it is not packaged using iBooks Author." Read more of this story at Slashdot.' |
| BBC World News |
| 'The 'new homeless' of Greece' | 'How poverty is changing the face of Greece's poor' |
| 'Do the dead outnumber the living?' | 'Do the dead outnumber the living - or is it the other way round?' |
| 'New Virgin staff pay for checks' | 'Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.' |
| 'Much of Britain braced for snow' | 'Heavy snow is forecast for most of England and Wales later, with warnings of likely disruption to rail services and on the roads.' |
| 'Week in pictures: 28 January-3 February' | 'A selection of news photos from around the world this week' |
| 'Vote rigging fears ahead of Russian poll' | 'Activists enraged by Putin party's 'dirty tricks' in election' |
| 'Nepal former rebels leave camps' | 'Thousands of former Maoist fighters in Nepal begin the process of demobilisation, five years after they ended their armed revolt.' |
| 'Arrests at Syrian embassy protest' | 'A number of people are arrested following a demonstration outside the Syrian embassy in London, police say.' |
| 'Anger over NY police Muslim memo' | 'Civic groups from around the US are urging New York's attorney general to investigate the New York Police Department surveillance operations.' |
| 'Saigon fall reporter dies at 79' | 'George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of 79.' |
| 'Wikileaks suspect to face trial' | 'Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army.' |
| 'Europe hit by Russia gas shortage' | 'Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.' |
| 'FBI probes Anonymous phone hack' | 'The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.' |
| 'UN 'to vote on Syria resolution'' | 'The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Saturday on a resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria, amid fresh reports of mass killings in Homs.' |
| 'Lance Armstrong team probe closed' | 'US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong.' |
| 'Cuban blogger denied travel visa' | 'A Cuban woman who writes a blog critical of the Communist authorities says she will not be able to travel to Brazil after Cuba refused her an exit visa.' |
| 'Oil spurs Canadian PM China visit' | 'Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canada's oil products.' |
