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Pentagon bans computer flash drives

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks….

Regulators Reject BBC Plan on Web Video News

The BBC Trust and Ofcom, the British media regulator, said the proposal would have hurt rivals in the private sector, including the Web sites of newspapers.

Europeana Goes Online and Is Then Overwhelmed

A new digital library of Europe’s cultural heritage crashed just hours after it went online and will be out of operation for several weeks, the European Commission said Friday.

Study: Pill as good as chemo for some patients

A cancer treatment that comes in a pill is as effective as the standard chemotherapy for lung patients who had previously been treated for their cancer, according to a study released Thursday.

Study: Pill as good as chemo for some patients

A cancer treatment that comes in a pill is as effective as the standard chemotherapy for lung patients who had previously been treated for their cancer, according to a study released Thursday.

Engineers face jail in economic espionage case

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Two engineers from China who pleaded guilty to the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. are facing sentencing Friday, in a case that highlights national security threats surrounding sensitive technologies….

Why small cars are getting safer

You don’t have to look too far into the past to find a time when automakers didn’t see car safety as a “selling point.” But over the last 30 years, car safety has become a prime factor in the minds of car buyers.

User-generated video under siege

If you visit YouTube.com - where close to half of all online video is seen - the power-to-the-people motto “Broadcast yourself” appears at the top of your browser. Lately, though, it’s hard not to wonder if the “you” in YouTube doesn’t increasingly refer to “them”: the Big Kahuna media companies whose video wares have been [...]

DVDs, Hollywood’s Profit Source, Are Sagging

Total DVD sales are down by about 4 percent for the year, contributing to a creeping dread in the movie capital that buyer interest is plummeting as the global economic crisis worsens.