Topic - government

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General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Will Canada Offer Nortel a Bailout?

With significant financial exposure for Canadian investors, the Ottawa government is unlikely to let the one-time national icon sink into (rumored) bankruptcy.
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General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Will Next President Address Telecom Issues?

A heap of telecom issues ranging net neutrality to broadband coverage awaits the next U.S. president, but has the government lost its appetite for regulation?
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Security, Biosciences, Communications

Security Startups Poised to Grab Federal Spending

Terrorism concerns are driving spending on Capitol Hill. That means government contractors could be on the hunt for security specialists.
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Computers, General news

Lenovo, Chinese Lash Out

Computer maker and Chinese government decry U.S. State Department decree banning PCs from classified work.
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Finance

Feds Startup Spending Jumps

U.S. government IT spending sent 17 percent more to small businesses like startups in the second quarter.
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General news, Internet

RH Internet Report

Internet news briefs for the week of April 10, 2006.
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Security, Internet

Judge Limits US Data Hunt

Google loses one argument, but wins a second as U.S. judge restricts government’s access to ‘sensitive’ search data.
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General news, Internet

Acting as China's Web Cops

Is going along with repressive regimes, as Google, Yahoo, and other tech icons are doing, ultimately bad for business?
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General news

Fed Hardware Sales Ease

A decrease in equipment sales to the U.S. government pulls non-defense IT spending down 2 percent.
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General news, Internet

Q&A: Paul Twomey

ICANN’s head says politics are to blame for questions concerning the autonomy of the organization and its relationship with the U.S. government.
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Computers, General news

Government Brings PCs to Poor

Programs to make PCs affordable in developing countries could help market penetration reach 20 percent.
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General news

Bernanke Pick Boosts Tech

Technology leaders express confidence that Bernanke won’t rock the economic boat.
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Finance

U.S. Funds for Tech Startups

Technology companies could score multimillion-dollar contracts through SBIR.
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Biosciences

HGSI Strikes Anthrax Deal

Human Genome Sciences follows Cangene in landing anthrax deal with U.S. government.
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General news, Internet

China Tightens Web News Grip

The government announces new regulations to keep up with technology and encourages its citizens to report ‘unhealthy’ online news.
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Finance

In-Q-Tel: The CIA’s Silicon Valley Bridge

The CIA’s venture capital investment arm is regarded as a success, but it remains largely unstudied. Other government agencies looking to start their own VC wings should learn from the accomplishments—and shortcomings—of In-Q-Tel.
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General news, Internet

MSN Plays by China’s Rules

Microsoft is aiding China’s web censors in what could be a lesson for other multinationals.
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Security, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Fast stats: The Great White North gets green…

More cash heads to Canada, activists tow the line, and cable revenues paint a fuzzy picture.
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Computers, General news, Communications, Finance

Government cash fuels Israel's VC rebound

Rising above neglect from institutional firms and its own unrest, the country wins back investors.
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Archives

Economists veto government Web initiatives

Fearing that the government will use public funds to quash private competitors, three economists collaborate on a report whose goal is to clarify the government's role on the Web.
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